This was a very fun cozy mystery about a reporter, Jim Qwilleran, who is down on his luck, but manages to get a job covering the art scene. I loved the 1960s "art beat" setting and the cool characters, such as the artist, Nino, Zoe, Butchy, Odd Bunsen, Mountclemens, and of course, the cat who could read backwards--Kao K'o Kung (Koko)! C-r-r-razy! The writing is smooth, excellent, and vivid. I plan to read the next in the series...
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Love Lillian's caricature Qwill a New York crime reporter down in his luck takes any job, even writing about art that put him in the same house that a smart intelligent Siamese cat lives. I feel like I'm there seeing the cat guide Qwill to figure out who done it!
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This book was an easy read, but it was a very enjoyable read. I'm going to move on to the rest of the series now. I passed this one on to a friend. I would highly recommend this, especially if you're looking for a light mystery to enjoy!
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I stumbled upon the "Cat Who" series of books when I picked up a very yellowed copy of "The Cat Who Could Read Backwards" from a book-sharing box at work. I found the book (and all it's subsequent mysteries) delightful, devouring one each every evening after work. They're easy reads and safe for adolescents as they're not filled with gore, sex or profanity. As a cat-lover and multiple-cat-owner, I found Mr. Q's and Koko's...
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This is the first of a series of 25 The Cat Who murder mysteries. Published in 1966, it was also one of professional newspaper woman's Lilian Braun's first attempts into the world of the novel.I read several of her later works first, so it was odd, for me, to read her first work, in which the conversations and situations were more forced and the story line a little more convoluted. It was also fun, because, in spite of the...
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