The residents of Pickax are about to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding. But in the midst of all the preparations, Qwill has to take time out to deal with Koko’s strange new habit of dropping from balconies and landing in the oddest of places-and a couple that has mysteriously gone missing.From the Paperback edition.
I like this series of books! Quilleran and his two Siamese cats are charming, quirky
and entertaining as is Moosejaw. Read one and you’ll want to read all of them
I have read all of the ‘Cat Who’ books and found them wonderful. I only wish there were more of them!
My favorite author ever. Although the story lines got weaker in the later books in the series, I still looked forward to each new book. Ms Braun’s declining health contributed to the changes in her writing, and I was broken hearted when she passed away. The characters were like friends that I knew, and I looked forward to visiting with them in each new book. I re-read the entire series every few years.
I have been reading this author for years and I always find the books to be entertaining and well written.
This was a fun story to read when I needed a break from our serious world.
Always a fun read
I enjoy all her cat books! Great mysteries!
Great Author of many of these books. I read them all. I loved them.
love it
light reading for educated parent to child
Need to follow this series for the adventures of these cats and how they help solve murders.
3 of 5 stars to The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell, the 28th (and next to last) release in the “Cat Who” cozy mystery series, written in 2006 by Lilian Jackson Braun. For fans of the series, this one was a bit of a disappointment. The last few books took longer than usual to come out and may have had a ghost writer for parts of them, due to the author being in her 90s and starting to get ill. It’s also hard to come up with new ideas after this many books in a single series, but the characters are always fun and memorable. In this one, Pickax is turning 150 years old and the inhabitants want to celebrate their town. When an architect sees the converted apple barn Qwill now lives in, he begs to spend time there. Koko and YumYum aren’t having it, leading Qwill to suspect the architect is up to no good. Of course, there’s some murder and mystery… and Qwill provides his usual sleuthing skills to the story. Mystery was weak. Characters were good. It’s one o the less fulfilling in the series, but still worth a read for fans.
I love all her books but find them a lot more enjoyable in the audio format.
Always love the cat-who books, but this one seemed short.
Always love Lilian’s books
I live the “Cat Who” series!
Truly enjoy Lillian Braun’s books. Don’t want them to end.
I have been re-reading this series for many years. Always a delight.
Loved it
Always a good and relaxing read.