Cat Who Ate Danish Modern (Jim Qwilleran Feline Mysteries) [Paperback]

Lilian J Braun (Author), Lilian Jackson Braun (Author)

Book Description

Series: Jim Qwilleran Feline Mysteries | Publication Date: May 24, 1995

Jim Qwilleran is not exactly overwhelmed by his new assignment for the Daily Fluxion. Interior design has never been one of his specialities and now he's supposed to turn out an entire magazine on the same subject. But the first issue of Gracious Abodes is barely off the presses when Qwilleran finds himself back on more familiar territory - the exclusive residence featured on the cover has been burglarised and the lady of the house found dead...Now Qwilleran, with the help of Koko and Yum Yum, the brilliant Siamese cats, have their respective moustache and whiskers twitching, and when Koko starts pawing clues in the dictionary and sniffing designer furniture, Qwilleran finds himself doing a feature on a very clever murderer.

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About the Author

Lilian Jackson Braun composed her first 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 block. Since then over twenty Cat Who... novels have been published, all featuring the very talented Koko and Yum Yum, Siamese cats with a bent for detection. She and her husband, Earl, live in the mountains of North Carolina.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Headline Book Publishing (May 24, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0747250359
• ISBN-13: 978-0747250357
• Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 0.7 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,944,640 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lilian Jackson Braun is the author of twenty-nine bestselling Cat Who . . . novels and three short story collections.

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great bed-time mystery..., September 26, 2003

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M. C. Crammer (Decatur, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern (Paperback)

This is a pleasant, well-written book that is interesting enough to keep you reading without being such a pageturner that you're up all night finishing it. It reads quickly because of the writing style and the characters are engaging and interesting -- particularly the cats, KoKo and YumYum. Given how long ago this book was written (it's the second in a long series), it has held up very well.

The "detective" is newspaper journalist Qwilleran, who has been given the unwelcome task of editing a weekly "magazine" section centered around interior design and showcase homes. Through this, he enters the world of interior designers and some of their wealthy customers. The day after the first issue of the magazine hits the stands, the homeowner whose home was featured is burglarized, losing a very valuable jade collection and a wife. Each attempt to photograph a designer home seems to be equally jinxed, and Qwilleran decides he must solve the first burglary to save the magazine (he has decided he likes his new assignment). With the help of his astonishingly intelligent Siamese cat Ko-Ko, he eventually solves all of the crimes that have taken place in the homes he has showcased in his magazine.

The elapse of thirty plus years since this book was first published have made this book seem perhaps like a little time capsule of life in the late 60s, and there is a certain leisureliness and gentleness about the book. This is not a suspense thriller, and I didn't finding myself caring all that much who did it, but rather enjoyed spending time with Qwilleran, his cats, and his friends.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars In which Qwilleran. . ., February 9, 2004

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David Zampino "21st Century Hobbit" (Delavan, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern (Paperback)

. . .is taken off the Art beat, and assigned to the task of edition a color supplement for the "Daily Fluxion". The subject? Decorating!

In this tightly written mystery, Qwilleran, with the help of Koko the brilliant Siamese cat, solves the mystery of two murders and the apparent theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars in collectible jade. By the end, he also acquires a second cat, the delightful female Siamese Yum Yum.

One of the better of the series and a good rainy day read.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2nd in the Cat Who series, April 26, 2003

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smartnurse123 (Slidell, LA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern (Paperback)

Qwilleran, the middle-aged editor, is assigned to a new upscale decorating magazine called "Gracious Abodes" in this 2nd in the series of "Cat Who" books. Qwilleran relunctantly takes his new assignment and struggles to make it a success. Unfortuately, he stumbles into several crime scenes that are linked to the magazine's publication and they threaten his job security. He does not give up, but tries to solve the murders. With the assistance of his Siamese cat Koko, he is able to piece together the puzzle to solve the mystery!

Great light-reading book for mystery and cat lovers. Koko comes to life on the pages and you can't put it down!