Feline detectives Koko and Yum Yum get their paws dirty once again…
The Cat Who Turned On & Off from Lilian Jackson Braun is another captivating case for crime’s most unlikely, most unusual and most delightful detective team. Perfect for fans of cosy crime and clever cats.
‘An engaging tongue-in-cheek yarn with a sting in the tail that won’t just appeal to the cat-lover’ – Belfast Telegraph
Jim Qwilleran’s latest commission is a piece on Junktown – a ghetto of antique dealers and collectors living in genteel decay. Enchanted by Junktown and its delightfully bohemian inhabitants, Qwill finds himself digs in the area, renting two rooms to share with his sleuthing Siamese companions Koko and Yum Yum. When his landlord C.C. Cobb, one of Junktown’s leading citizens, falls mysteriously to his death, Qwill’s famous whiskers begin to twitch. It’s only when Koko develops a passion for tape-recorders, to rival even that of his journalist mentor, that the vital clues begin to drop into place…
What readers are saying about The Cat Who Turned On & Off:
‘If you like your mysteries cosy, don’t pass up this excellent series‘
‘This book ticked all the boxes‘
‘Just fun to read. Wish I had both cats!‘
The Cat Who Turned On & Off from Lilian Jackson Braun is another captivating case for crime’s most unlikely, most unusual and most delightful detective team. Perfect for fans of cosy crime and clever cats.
‘An engaging tongue-in-cheek yarn with a sting in the tail that won’t just appeal to the cat-lover’ – Belfast Telegraph
Jim Qwilleran’s latest commission is a piece on Junktown – a ghetto of antique dealers and collectors living in genteel decay. Enchanted by Junktown and its delightfully bohemian inhabitants, Qwill finds himself digs in the area, renting two rooms to share with his sleuthing Siamese companions Koko and Yum Yum. When his landlord C.C. Cobb, one of Junktown’s leading citizens, falls mysteriously to his death, Qwill’s famous whiskers begin to twitch. It’s only when Koko develops a passion for tape-recorders, to rival even that of his journalist mentor, that the vital clues begin to drop into place…
What readers are saying about The Cat Who Turned On & Off:
‘If you like your mysteries cosy, don’t pass up this excellent series‘
‘This book ticked all the boxes‘
‘Just fun to read. Wish I had both cats!‘
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Reviews
Praise for Lilian Jackson Braun: An engaging tongue-in-cheek yarn with a sting in the tail that won't just appeal to the cat-lover
The fastidious plotting is designed to appeal to more than just the cat-lover
The tale is as cosy as an hour spent with your favourite cat
It's a Wonderful Life meets The Aristocats in this daft but endearing whodunnit
Can best be compared to that cosiest of feelings - having a purring cat on your lap
A series which has more twists and turns than a tabby's tail. This whimsical offering will probably leave you wondering where your tom is tonight
Lilian Jackson Braun keeps both paws planted on the side of charming
Mrs Braun has a breezy style; the cats are really smart
Most detectives do their legwork on two legs. A few, however, do it on four...
Light-hearted originals... The mix of crime and cats [is] catnip to readers who like both
