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The Cat Who Played Brahms (Cat Who...Bk 5)
Author: Lilian Jackson Braun

Book Information
Publisher: Berkley
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780515090505 - ISBN-10: 0515090506
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 256


Other Versions of this Book: Audio Cassette (Unabridged), Hardcover

Book Description:
Is it just a case of the summertime blues or a full-blown career crisis? Newspaper reporter Jim Qwilleran isn't sure, but he's hoping a few days in the counry will help him sort out his life.

With cats Koko and Yum Yum for company, Qwilleran heads for a cabin owned by a long-time family friend, "Aunt Fanny." But from the moment he arrives, things turn strange. Eerie footsteps cross the roof at midnight. Local townsfolk become oddly secretive. And then, while fishing, Qwilleran hooks onto a murder mystery. Soon Qwilleran enters into a game of cat and mouse with the killer, while Koko develops a sudden and uncanny fondness for classical music...

Qwilleran - a prize-winning reporter with a nose for crime. Koko - a Siamese cat with extraordinary talents and a flair for mystery. Yum Yum - a lovable Siamese adored by her two male companions. The most unlikely, most unusual, most delightful team in detective fiction!

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Top Member Book Reviews

Brodi W. (farfella68) wrote on 3/20/2009...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This book is by far my favorite in the series so far. Qwill and the cats head to Pickax, a little town about 4 or 5 hours away from Down Below. He is staying in a cabin for a couple of months so he can write a novel. The cabin is owned by Aunt Fanny, who isn't really his aunt. When he arrives, he finds that in the town of Pickax, people do not lock their doors and people just go in and out of your house. Qwill goes fishing and thinks that he has caught a dead body wasn't sure. Then Aunt Fanny dies and Qwill is forced to go through her belongings to look for the elusive will. He then learns all about Aunt Fanny's sercret past and why she has so much money. Qwill's job and lifestyle hang in the balance at the end of the book, which makes the reader want to just run out and grab a copy of the next book in the series. I am anxious to see what the future holds for Qwill and the cats.


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Colleen C. wrote on 7/26/2009...


I'm not a good critic of these books, as I love every one of them, my favorite escape reading. Each book has the familiar characters and the CATS( I have my own Siamese) I've read all of them, including this one a couple of times, but still find it entertaining, and I know I won't be subjected to any weirdness, sexual violence or other stuff of our times, and will be informed by some new trivia or food in every book. She's a great writer for clarity and moving the story along...and aptly descriptive writing that is never ungainly or intrusive to the story....It is a charming world to enter, and I find no letdown in the quality of writing no matter what book is chosen. Forget our stressful complicated world for a while and pick this one up, or any of the others.

Katrina K. (anirt) wrote on 11/11/2008...


I love Mooseville and Pickax, and Mr Q and all the crazy people it makes me remember when I was a kid and the ice man delivered Ice house to house and we had party lines.

Tena B. (murfette) wrote on 10/28/2007...


I love all the "Cat Who..." books. They are engaging and quick to read. I can't stop reading until I'm done with the book.

Judith Z. (LoveMyChihuahuas) wrote on 9/21/2007...


Wonderful writer! Read only once by me.

Kelly G. (gator-girl-in-GA) wrote on 4/14/2007...



Andrea R. (catsaresmarter) wrote on 4/5/2007...


Another great tale of Koko and Yum Yum solving a mystery - I love these books and have read every one!

Shirley J. (NoShushing) wrote on 12/27/2006...


With his two cats, Qwilleran goes to a cabin owned by a long-time family friend for a few days. But from the time he arrives, things turn strange. Eerie footsteps across the roof at midnight. Local townsfolk become secretive. And then, while fishing, he hooks onto a murder mystery.

Marcia W. wrote on 10/24/2006...


Didn't read it

Maggie B. (StampinMaggie) wrote on 7/26/2006...


Love the "Cat Who" books. A quick read.

Linda S. wrote on 2/11/2006...


Great series of books by Lilian Jackson Braun. Really good reading and entertaining.


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