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The cat who sniffed glue (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #8.)
Par Lilian Jackson Braun. 1993
Everyone is stymied when two of Pickax's most prominent citizens are found murdered in their home. But even more puzzling…
to Qwill is Koko's sudden and unaccountable attraction to rubber cement. Sequel to “The cat who knew Shakespeare”, followed by “The cat who went underground”. 1993.The cat who had 60 whiskers (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #29.)
Par Lilian Jackson Braun. 2007
With his companion Polly in Paris, Qwill keeps himself occupied by writing an absurdist play called "The Cat Who Got…
Elected Dog Catcher." Meanwhile, things are spicing up in Pickax. Huge inheritances from old families are suddenly and mysteriously pouring in to town, but nobody is quite sure why. Except Koko, that is - and she's not telling. Then things get really interesting when one resident drops dead from an apparent bee sting. Can Qwill and his cats get to the bottom of things? Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who dropped a bombshell”. 2007.The cat who dropped a bombshell (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #28.)
Par Lilian Jackson Braun. 2006
Pickax is preparing for its sesquicentennial celebration, and in the midst of all the family reunions, the Siamese super-sleuth Koko…
smells trouble. One evening Koko pounces down on the head of the wealthy Ledfields' obnoxious nephew, and when the Ledfields fall ill, Jim Qwilleran begins to think that Koko's behaviour is more forewarning than feline frolicking. Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who went bananas“, followed by “The cat who had 60 whiskers“. 2006.The cat who went bananas (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #27)
Par Lilian Jackson Braun. 2005
The people of Pickax are in a state of eager anticipation. The Pirate's Chest, the long-awaited new bookstore, is finally…
set to open, and the Theatre Club is preparing to perform Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. However, the play is brought to an abrupt halt as a cast member is killed in a car accident. But was it really an accident? As suspicions rise, Qwill and his sleuthing Siamese cats have their work cut out for them. Bestseller. Sequel to "The cat who talked turkey", followed by "The cat who dropped a bombshell". 2005.The cat who talked turkey (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #26.)
Par Lilian Jackson Braun. 2004
What Pickax, the town "400 miles north of everywhere," needs is a new bookstore. But just as Pickax prepares to…
celebrate the ground breaking for a new one, a body is discovered in a nearby wooded area. Turning their attention from books to clues, Qwill, Koko, and Yum Yum set off on a hunt that will entertain. Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who brought down the house”, followed by “The cat who went bananas”. 2004.The cat who brought down the house (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #25.)
Par Lilian Jackson Braun. 2003
Thelma Thackeray, a native of Moose County, has achieved fame and fortune in Hollywood. Now 82, she has returned to…
Pickax to have some fun before she dies. Purchasing the old opera house, Thelma reopens it as a film club. But when the premier event, the Kit Kat Revue, sets the stage for murder, Jim Qwilleran and his perceptive Siamese cats are ready to spring into action. Sequel to “The cat who went up the creek“, followed by “The cat who talked turkey“. 2003.The cat who went up the creek (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #24)
Par Lilian Jackson Braun. 2002
Pickax's favorite columnist, James Qwilleran, is enjoying a brief vacation with his two Siamese cats at the Nutcracker Inn, in…
the nearby town of Black Creek. But the tranquillity of the place is interrupted by the discovery of a body floating down the creek -- the body of a man who had been a guest at the inn. Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who smelled a rat”, followed by “The cat who brought down the house”. 2002.The cat who smelled a rat (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #23)
Par Lilian Jackson Braun. 2001
After a long drought, the citizens of Pickax are worried about wildfires. Their fears are soon realized. With a case…
of arson, the shooting of a volunteer fire-watcher and the murder of the president of the curling club, James Qwilleran and Co. are called in to sniff out the rat responsible. Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who robbed a bank”, followed by “The cat who went up the creek”. 2001.The cat who saw stars (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #21)
Par Lilian Jackson Braun. 1999
Qwilleran and his feline colleagues go to Moose Lake for a little R & R. The trio quickly find themselves…
looking into the disappearance of a backpacker and other unusual goings on. Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who sang for the birds”, followed by “The cat who robbed a bank”. 1999.The cat who sang for the birds (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #20)
Par Lilian Jackson Braun. 1998
It's up to the philanthropic master sleuth and his clue-finding Siamese cats to unravel a mystery beginning when the art…
centre is broken into and an elderly woman dies in a suspicious fire. Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who tailed a thief”, followed by “The cat who saw stars”. 1998.The cat who robbed a bank (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #22.)
Par Lilian Jackson Braun. 2000
The residents of Pickax are delighted that the old bombed-out Pickax Hotel is reopening with a whole new look. Everyone…
is thrown into a topspin when one of the hotel's first guests winds up a victim of murder. Qwilleran and his brilliant Siamese put their whisker-twitching, crime-solving talents to work to find a killer. Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who saw stars“, followed by “The cat who smelled a rat“. 2000.The case of the curious bride (A perry Mason Mystery Ser.)
Par Erle Stanley Gardner. 1934
Carl W. Montaine, potential heir to a fortune, has recently married Rhoda against his family's wishes. Though it is more…
than seven years since the death of Gregory Moxley, Rhoda's previous husband, she is still afraid to collect his insurance. She also wonders if she could be prosecuted if Moxley's body is ever found. Poorly disguised as Helen Crocker, Rhoda consults criminal lawyer Perry Mason. 1989, c1934.The case of the vagabond virgin: a Perry Mason mystery (A perry Mason Mystery Ser.)
Par Erle Stanley Gardner. 1948
Prominent businessman John Addison persuades Perry Mason to spring Veronica Dale, a sweet young thing, from the local jail where…
she was locked up overnight for vagrancy. Once her release is arranged, however, Mason discovers that this innocent-looking girl, who is new in town, is part of an elaborate blackmail plot and wanted for murder. Some strong language. 1990, c1948.The case of the daring divorcee (Perry Mason mysteries)
Par Erle Stanley Gardner. 1969
The cat who saw stars (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #21)
Par Lilian Jackson Braun. 1998
Qwilleran and his cats Koko and Yum Yum always retreat to his lake cottage in July. Just before they go…
this year, Qwilleran learns a young hiker has disappeared in that area. Then shortly after their arrival, Koko makes a discovery on the beach that keeps Qwilleran busy. Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who sang for the birds”, followed by “The cat who robbed a bank”. 1998.The cat who sang for the birds (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #20)
Par Lilian Jackson Braun. 1998
This is another adventure of millionaire Jim Qwilleran and his siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum. Several minor cases of…
vandalism around the village of Pickax begin to escalate until the Widow Coggin is murdered. It's up to Jim and the cats to solve the case! Sequel to “The cat who tailed a thief”, followed by “The cat who saw stars”. 1998.The captive (In search of lost time ; #5)
Par Marcel Proust. 1923
In this fifth part of the autobiographical novel, "Remembrance of things past", Albertine is living with the narrator who is…
tortured by the suspicion and jealousy of her relations with other women. Sequel to "Cities of the plain" (DC31600). Followed by "Sweet cheat gone" (DC30887). 1923. (In search of lost time ; 5)The body in the library (Jane Marple murder mysteries ; #4)
Par Agatha Christie. 1942
The Colonel and Mrs Bantry had always believed that finding "a body in the library" only happened in books, until…
it happened to them. Whose body was it? And why should it be found in the library of Gossington Hall? Miss Marple investigates. Sequel to "The regatta mystery, and other stories". Followed by "The moving finger" (DC32950). 1942. (Jane Marple murder mysteries ; 4)Stornaway: l'âge du bois
Par Jean O'Neil. 1996
Récit dans lequel l'auteur s'attache à illustrer l'histoire d'un village des Cantons-de-l'Est et celle d'une famille d'habiles entrepeneurs de l'endroit…
: les Legendre. La période évoquée, 1852-fin des années 1940 environ ("l'âge du bois"), précède "l'âge de bière" et succède à "l'âge de la fourrure." Pour amateurs de récits généalogiques québécois. 1996.