Qwill, Koko and Yum Yum return for another adventure "400 miles north of everywhere" in the extraordinarily popular Cat Who.....series. Back in Pickax, Jim Qwilleran expects to resume a quiet life, but the people and animals of Pickax have other ideas. A noisy cardinal wakes him every morning. Nosy neighbors drop by uninvited and the Siamese misbehave , even sneezing on guests. As if that weren't bad enough, Qwill's longtime companion acts as though she is in love-with another man. But worst of all, Qwill finds a body in his apple orchard. When Qwill's friend becomes the chief suspect, he embarks on a crusade to clear Dennis Hough's name end win back Polly Ducan's heart. Even Koko sniffs out a few clues. But will their efforts be too little too late? Not even knows for sure in this quirky, engaging romp through Moose County.

Lilian Jackson Braun Composed her firsrt poem at the age of two. She began writing her Cat Who …..detective series when one of her own Siamese cats mysteriously fell to its death from her apartment. Since then twenty-four Cat Who………novels have been published, all featuring the very talented Koko and Yum Yum, Siamese cats with a bent for detection. Lilian Jackson Braun and her husband, Earl, live with their cats in the mountains of North Carolina.