The cat who came to breakfast

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Title:

The cat who came to breakfast

Author:

Braun, Lilian Jackson, author.

Guidall, George, narrator.

Series:

Cat who... series ;

Series Number:

16.

Summary:

The development of a major resort at the south end of Breakfast Island is causing a ruckus. Local residents, summer people, and mainland fishermen are all hopping mad that the peace of their island retreat is being shattered. Then a cabin cruiser explodes in the marina, causing general alarm. But when a series of deadly "accidents" follows on the heels of the mysterious explosion, Qwilleran begins to wonder if sabotage is involved.

General Note:

Compact discs.

Edition:

Unabridged ed.

Physical Description:

6 sound discs (approx. 7 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Audiobooks.

Local Note:

Audio Editions.

Subject Term:

Qwilleran, Jim (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Yum Yum (Fictitious character : Braun) -- Fiction.

Koko (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Siamese cat -- Fiction.

Cats -- Fiction.

Moose County (Imaginary place) -- Fiction.

Cat owners -- Fiction.

Millionaires -- Fiction.

Country life -- Fiction.

Author(s):

Guidall, George,

Publisher:

New Millennium Audio,

Publication Date:

2003

ISBN:

9781590074855

Publication Information:

Beverly Hills, CA : New Millennium Audio, p2003.

Call Number:

CDB BRAUN

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003612689	Adult Fiction Books on CDs	BRAUN	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Author Notes

Lilian Jackson Braun was born on June 20, 1913. After starting out as a copywriter for Detroit department stores, she worked for The Detroit Free Press for nearly 30 years. In the 1960s, her cat died in a fall from a 10th-floor window in Detroit. Neighbors later told her that someone pushed the cat. To work through her feelings, she wrote a short story based on the incident. The result was her first three novels, The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern, and The Cat Who Turned On and Off. After an 18-year break, she published The Cat Who Saw Red. During her lifetime, she wrote 29 titles in The Cat Who... series. She died on June 4, 2011 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at the age of 97.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

In the 16th Cat Who . . . adventure, Pickax City's Jim Qwilleran and his intuitive Siamese cats, Yum Yum and Koko, investigate odd accidents plaguing a glitzy resort recently built on a nearby island in Moose County, ``400 miles north of everywhere.'' As Breakfast Island undergoes development which highlights its possible pirate past, retired reporter Qwill and others bemoan the spoiling of its natural beauty. After an episode of food poisoning and an accidental drowning at the resort hotel, the owners of the Domino Inn, an already established bed-and-breakfast, ask Qwill to find out whether disgruntled locals are trying to discourage tourism. On the day that Qwill moves himself and the cats into one of the Inn's cottages, another guest is injured on the Inn's front steps and an explosion in the resort's marina kills a yacht owner. Questioning reticent natives and resort employees, Qwill enlists an informant to speak with witnesses of the accidents. He himself talks with the vague proprietor of a resort antique shop filled with overpriced items. But it is Yum Yum's domino playing that sets the former newsman on the right track. Braun ( The Cat Who Went into the Closet ) gives fans what they crave in this latest meandering tale about the skeptical, lovable Qwill on an island full of cats. Literary Guild alternate; Mystery Guild main selection. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Library Journal Review

In the 17th installment in Braun's popular series, Jim Qwilleran and cats Koko and Yum Yum head to a quiet island to investigate a series of murders. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.