The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers

by Lilian Jackson Braun

Book Overview

A New York Times Bestseller. The 29th book in the popular "Cat Who ..." series. After dropping a bombshell that was a bestseller, Lilian Jackson Braun brings back James Qwilleran and his famous... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0515143952
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Berkley
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.7" x 0.6" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers

Received in good order and I love the story. The reader is amazing and brings the story to life with his engaging voice and what a great story teller. I would listen to anything he reads and of course, the Cats are wonderful! Enjoy!

This book is a good end (???) to the series

All of the remarks in other reviews are accurate for this book, as well as most of the last 5 or 6 books. But, as it appears that an additional book, "The Cat Who Smelled Smoke", may not be published (Wikipedia), and Ms. Braun is reported to be in ill health by another reviewer, this may be the final book. It is unsettling, but maybe it is exactly the right book for this. Many of the main citizens of Pickax and Moose County have had problems and most have had Qwill's help in resolving them. New characters come out in each book, but all of the principal characters have settled into their lives. Except Qwill and Polly. Qwill is settling down. In earlier books, he said that writing books that would never be complete was a good excuse to avoid doing things that didn't suit him. Now, he has several published. Not quite so independent, over the past several books he has gotten more and more engaged in town activities as a participant, not just a reporter. Also, the ardor between Qwill and Polly has been cooling as his interest in other women has increased slightly. With Qwill in her life, Polly enjoyed the male-female relationship and thought their close friendship would be enough. But Qwill continued to insist that he is a confirmed bachelor, and she found some of the men on her trips found her more than a little interesting. It may be that she decided that as she was already on an extended break, and I assume receiving more interest from men (she IS in Paris), she was ready to move on. It also seems that Qwill was not terribly despondent while she was away. Even the barn seemed to be a chore. In this book he remarked that the seasonal change seemed to be a waste of time and energy. So it resolves this way: 1 Polly finds a new life in France 2 Qwill breaks from the past with: ___a the barn (old Moose County/Pickax) gone ___b permanent move to the Willows ___c he moves past Polly to get acquainted with the several new women in this book. If this is the last book, I will miss the folks and tales of Moose County in general and Qwill and the Siamese in particular. But even thought the arsonists weren't caught and explanations of the events were scarce, it is still a good ending because Polly and Qwill both ended the past and started out on exciting and happy new paths. The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers (Cat Who...)

The CaT Who

I just love The Cat Who series,really fun. A very enjoyable read, without all that smut other mystery writers have to add.

Shake-up in Pickaxe!

Ms. Braun apparently decided the series was getting stale and decided to bring some big changes into Qwilleran's life. It would be revealing too much to say more but Qwilleran and the cats are in for some surprises.

Keep going Ms. Braun.

Call me a dedicated 'Cat' fan if you will, but I liked this book. Is it as good, as delicately balanced as some of her earlier ones? No. Ms. Braun is now 94 years old. And I can only hope to make it that far, let alone being mentally nimble enough to write a book. (Then again, I've never been mentally nimble enough to write a book.) One thing that really amused me. The musical 'Cats' played on Broadway forever. It went on tour, but basically the rights were closely held so that community theaters couldn't put it on. Now that it's closed on Broadway, these rights have opened up. She may be 94, but Ms. Braun has obviously followed this bit of news, the doors to her brain haven't closed up just yet. Keep going Ms. Braun. While there are clearly some people who don't like your new books, they don't have to buy them. Meanwhile, I've finished this one and eagerly awaiting the next.