Fiction.
Mystery.
Short Stories.
HTML:The New York Times bestselling author of the Cat Who mysteries presents a fantastic collection of feline fiction which includes fourteen short stories about kitties who just canâ??t keep their whiskers out of trouble... Filled with furballs like a courageous Siamese who bags a cunning cat burglar, a country kitty who proves a stumbling block in a violent murder, and an intuitive feline whose premonition helps solve the case of the missing antiques dealer, this collection will delight cat lovers and mystery aficionados alike! This Collection Includes: Phut Phat Concentrates â?¢ Weekend of the Big Puddle â?¢ The Fluppie Phenomenon â?¢ The Hero of Drummond Street â?¢ The Mad Museum Mouser â?¢ The Dark One â?¢ East Side Story â?¢ Tipsy and the Board of Health â?¢ A Cat Named Conscience â?¢ SuSu and the 8:30 Ghost â?¢ Stanley and Spook â?¢ A Cat Too Small for His Whiskers â?¢ The Sin of Madame Phlo… (más)
This is not a typical Cat Who book, Qwill, Koko and Yum Yum don't appear but throughout the 14 short stories you can see where the author got many of her ideas for the series. 3 1/2 stars. ( )
An interesting mix of short stories about cats in mysterious circumstances. The five previously-published stories (all in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine in the 1960s) were more polished, and the last couple were surprisingly dark. Don't read this collection if you're adverse to reading about animals dying. My favorites were a linked trio of purportedly transcribed interviews taped for The Oral History Project of Gattville Community College. The first story was very sentimental; the second one was funny; the third one was weird but compelling. ( )
When I picked up the book to read, I thought I was about to delight in reading the adventures of one of my favorite characters, newspaper reporter Jim Qwilleran with Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum. As I read on the cover, "A fabulous collection of feline fiction!" I realized that this was a short story collection of 14 tales. Putting initial disappointment aside, I can't say that they were fabulous but I enjoyed the tales of the various felines. I enjoy reading short stories in magazines but for some unknown reason I'd rather not read them immediately following one another as presented in a short story collection. Perhaps silly but true. Some of the tales were footnoted as "first published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine.
Now it's time to find "The Cat Who Sniffed Glue" on my "to read pile" as I'd prefer my visit with Jim, Koko, and Yum Yum not be further delayed. ;) ( )
These are all really good stories by Lilian Braun. Every one has a different cat and different problems but the cat seems to help the humans very much! One cat is also in the most recent book by Braun, The Cat Who Saw a Cardinal. That cat is Tipsy and her story is told in this book and then it is alluded to in the Cardinal book. The really strange story is Stanley and Spook. That one is a little creepy. ( )
Phut Phat knew, at an early age, that humans were an inferior breed.
Weekend of the Big Puddle:
Ghosts were no novelty to Percy.
The Fluppie Phenomenon:
We first became aware of the Fluppie Phenomenon fifteen years ago.
The Hero of Drummond Street:
After the unpleasant accident on the Jamison's front lawn, the cat retired to the shade of a juniper to ponder the situation, and little Vernon Jamison ran indoors and cried for hours.
The Mad Museum Mouser:
A police car was cruising down the street as I parked at the gate of the Lockmaster Museum, and the officer at the wheel appeared to be scrutinizing my license plate.
Only Dakh Won knows the true reason for his action that night on the moonlit path. ("")
East Side Story:
Yes, of course I shall be happy to give you my recollections of the 1920s.
Tipsy and the Board of Health:
Sure, I'm old enough to remember the Depression.
A Cat Named Conscience:
Don't shout at me!
SuSu And The 8:30 Ghost:
When my sister and I returned from vacation and learned that our eccentric neighbor in the wheelchair had been removed to a mental hospital, we were sorry but hardly surprised.
Stanley and Spook:
When I first met Jane she used to say, "I'd rather have kittens than kids."
A Cat Too Small For His whiskers:
Compared to other country estates in the vicinity, Hopplewood Farm was not extensive.
The sin of Madame Phloi:
From the very beginning Madame Phloi felt an instinctive distaste for the man who moved into the apartment next door.
Tragedy on New Year's Eve:
January 1 Dear Tom, Another New Year is beginning.
It is not a cat's nature to be vengeful - or heroic - but Dakh Won is a Siamese, and when people talk about the fatal accident in the ravine, his sapphire eyes are full of secrets.
And little Donald, who may suspect more than he's telling, discusses planets and asteroids at the dinner table and spends hours peering through his telescope when his parents think he's asleep.
Fiction.
Mystery.
Short Stories.
HTML:The New York Times bestselling author of the Cat Who mysteries presents a fantastic collection of feline fiction which includes fourteen short stories about kitties who just canâ??t keep their whiskers out of trouble... Filled with furballs like a courageous Siamese who bags a cunning cat burglar, a country kitty who proves a stumbling block in a violent murder, and an intuitive feline whose premonition helps solve the case of the missing antiques dealer, this collection will delight cat lovers and mystery aficionados alike! This Collection Includes: Phut Phat Concentrates â?¢ Weekend of the Big Puddle â?¢ The Fluppie Phenomenon â?¢ The Hero of Drummond Street â?¢ The Mad Museum Mouser â?¢ The Dark One â?¢ East Side Story â?¢ Tipsy and the Board of Health â?¢ A Cat Named Conscience â?¢ SuSu and the 8:30 Ghost â?¢ Stanley and Spook â?¢ A Cat Too Small for His Whiskers â?¢ The Sin of Madame Phlo
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