Rating: 
Summary: Worst Book I Have Ever Read!!!!!
Review: It's too bad i cannot give Zero stars, because frankly this book deserves that poor of a rating. Let me start off by saying this is my first "Cat" book. THis will also be my last "Cat" book. THe main charecter was a likeable guy and the setting seemed good in a small town.
HOwever, im still wondering what the hell is this book about?
It reminds me of the Seinfeld episode when they are pitching their Pilot to NBC. "It's a show about nothing." This is a book about nothing.
I thought the book was going to be good because it starts off fast w/ a missing hiker who ends up getting buried close by Qwill. However, we never learn how this kid ends up there, what was the cause of death was.
This book was 287 pages of Qwill running errands. Stopping by here, getting that. It's like the story was based around Qwill's projects (nothing that was interesting or related to the so-called "mystery").
Please avoid this book like the plague. However, if you like to read Mysteries that involve 284 pages of the main charecter getting Nails for mounting something on his wall, and 3 pages of the mystery being revealed then this book is for you.
Rating: 
Summary: quick read
Review: I found this novel to be fast reading, but not entirely captivating. This was my second "Cat Who" novels, not the best. Being a cat lover myself, I found myself chuckiling at quirky similarities between Koko & Yum Yum and my two cats.
Rating: 
Summary: for Moose County content less for anyone else
Review: Jim Qwilleran, semi-retired journalist and heir to the vast Klingenschoen fortune, has decided to where to spend his family vacation. He and his family (two Siamese cats) will be leaving their Pickax residence to spend a month at the (lake)shore resort town of Mooseville, all within Moose County - 400 miles north of everywhere.The story begins with the news that a backpacker has gone missing, followed closely by two deaths. Qwill suspects that these are not accidents but something more sinister, a feeling he seems to share with his cat. Together they begin to piece these and other smaller mysteries together despite the usual Moose County distractions of parades, Moose County family secrets and romances, until they arrive at some startling revelations. For those who are fans of this long running series this installment will not disappoint. There are plenty of appearances by Moose County regulars, the Rikers, Derek Cuttlebrink and others, that will get us up to date on the latest county happenings. One of the long going themes of the series, the local sightings of UFOs over the lake, is brought to the forefront with Qwill being forced to re-think his skepticism on the subject. For those who are not familiar with this series it is a very popular long running series of 'cozy' mysteries that is worth reading, just don't start with this one.
Rating: 
Summary: Mrs. Braun did good on this one, but...
Review: As far as I am concerned it is this book that begins the decline of this series. Here you just don't get the feeling that you are reading a story Ms. Braun felt much like writing. Her heart is not in it. There are long discourses on such toatally uninteresting things as roasted potato's on skewers.It is like Ms. Braun is {understandably after 18 books}running out of ideas and is having a tough time filling space. The ending of this book is just plain stupid. It explains where KoKo came from and a more disappointing explanation Ms.Braun just could not have found. It's almost like she just tossed off something to put an end to the book and her out of her misery. From this book on the series is not nearly as well written as the previous books are. For die-hards go ahead if you feel a bad cat who book is better than none. For those just discovering the series stay with the earlier books.
Rating: 
Summary: The Cat Who Ran out of Ideas?
Review: Qwill is looking for some relaxation, so he takes Koko and Yum Yum up to his cabin by the lake. But far from relaxing, he finds himself doing more then his normal columns for the paper. He's got a new restaurant and play to review. The locals have become obsessed with UFO sightings. And a hiker has disappeared. Looks like he and Koko have their work cut out for them. Or they might if this were an ordinary book in the series. It really does seem like the author is running out of steam with the series. While it's never been the height of suspense, usually the cases progress with some regularity over the course of the book. Here, however, we are treated to many meetings with friends we've made over the series, but, while enjoyable, they don't serve to advance the storyline. Several things are introduced and never resolved, and the "climax" is extremely weak. Not to mention a final chapter that is pulled from a lesser novel. Even die hard fans will find it hard to enjoy this entry in the long running series. By all means, if you're new to Lilian Jackson Braun, do NOT start here. The earlier books in the series are much better and show why she has developed such a loyal following. This was my first time to try one of the later books, and I hope it's not indicative of its neighbors. I'd hate to see such a fun series go out with a whimper instead of a bang.
Rating:
Summary: Big mistake reading this book
Review: This is my first Lilian Jackson Braun novel, and will probably be my last. I thought I was reading a mystery; however, Ms. Braun decided to challenge the genre by presenting several mysteries and only resolving half of them. The real kick in the pants is that our hero Qwill has to be told "who done it", rather than solve the crime himself. I'm a cat-lover, but not enough to waste my time on such a poorly constructed story.
Rating:
Summary: But what about.....
Review: I was just getting into the characters in this book and wondering how all of the facets of the story would come together when I noticed that the end of the book was nearing. I wondered how she was going to wrap it all up in just a few pages. I am still wondering. What about the mysterious woman? How does the missing hiker tie in? UFO's? The Sand Giant? What about...? What about...? What about...? Qwill never gave Polly the embroidery he had framed. I am more confused now than I was midway through the book. How did this ever get past an editor?
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