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Summary: for Moose County content but 3 for mystery
Review: This 7th book in the popular Cat Who series opens in November as all of Moose County waits for the arrival of 'the Big One' the first snow fall of the season. Jim Qwilleran, known as Qwill or Mr. Q, has recently inherited a fortune contingent on his residence in Moose County for 5 years. He has decided to leave his career as a journalist 'Down Below' and stay in Moose County, '400 miles North of everywhere'. Qwill has begun to use his fortune to help the people of Moose County by various contributions channeled through the 'K fund'. His largest planned project is setting up a museum in the mansion full of antiques he has inherited but the one possibly nearest his heart is luring a decent cook into one of the local restaurants. The cook has arrived accompanied by a friend of Qwill's from down below, Hixie Rice, and is a bit of a mystery. Other matters that concern Qwill are the romance of his housekeeper, Iris Cobb, who is another friend from his days Down Below and his own budding romance with the local librarian, Polly Duncan. Qwill has also taken an interest in the local newspaper and the family that runs it. His companion, Koko, a Siamese cat has taken an interest in pushing valuable volumes of Shakespeare plays off the bookshelves. As always by the end of the book Qwill has resolved all issues and realizes that Koko was ahead of him all the way. The emphasis in the series has always been more on the characters, the cozy element and less on the mystery aspect. This is particularly true in this one. If you are a Moose County fan you MUST read this book as it moves the series along on serveral important fronts but if you are looking for a mystery this probably isn't the book for you. The resolution is rather contrived and frankly by the time you get to it you may have forgotten half of the questions it was supposed to answer.
Rating: 
Summary: A stinker
Review: This book and the others of this series that I have read so far have been so much fun. It is an ongoing story. It is a story in a story. I do not have pets, but I almost want to get a simese cat or two. Both of my kids are into them, too. I grew up with Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. It is the next generation of fun decent mystery series.
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Summary: I love this series!
Review: This book and the others of this series that I have read so far have been so much fun. It is an ongoing story. It is a story in a story. I do not have pets, but I almost want to get a simese cat or two. Both of my kids are into them, too. I grew up with Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. It is the next generation of fun decent mystery series.
Rating:
Summary: A stinker
Review: This book is an excellent example of poor mystery writing. For example, one full chapter is devoted to a boring description of a blizzard that has incredibly little to do with the plot. It seems that the author delights in providing inconsequential sidebars, perhaps because she may get paid by the word. The ending is VERY disappointing. I could not recommend this book to a soul.
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Summary: AN UNLUCKY FAMILY
Review: This is number 7 in "The Cat Who ... " series. Is the family that publishes Pickax's weekly paper jinxed? Qwill doesn't believe it, and after the father dies in a supposed accident, like other members of the family had before him, Qwill searches for the truth. Koko provides clues by knocking Shakespeare books of the shelves. I like the way Qwill eventually puts all the clues together, even though it takes him a while.
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