The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal

Lilian Jackson Braun

Once again Qwilleran, Koko, and YumYum find themselves in the middle of a murder. Qwilleran hosts an impromptu late night party at his new residence. After the final guest leaves, he notices a car still parked outside. When he investigates, his last guest has been shot dead in the car.

Koko starts pulling typeset blocks from Qwill's collection. Are they a clue, or is he hungry? Qwill says he is not going to get involved in solving the murder, but it intrigues him. Which of the people at his party could have been the murderer, if any of them?

I always enjoy the Cat Who books. This one was fun, although not one of her best ones. The chief attraction for me was Qwill trying to figure out who the dead man really was. The dead man was disliked by most of the townspeople. As Qwill tries to discover who would kill him, he discovers the man was not all he claimed.

This is an easy read. If you follow Qwilleran and the cats through the different stages of their lives, you'll be pleased with this one as well.

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The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern
The Cat Who Turned On and Off
The Cat Who Saw Red
The Cat Who Played Brahams
The Cat Who Played Post Office
The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare
The Cat Who Sniffed Glue
The Cat Who Had 14 Tails
The Cat Who Went Underground
The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts
The Cat Who Lived High
The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal
The Cat Who Moved a Mountain
The Cat Who Wasn't There
The Cat Who Came to Breakfast
The Cat Who Went Into the Closet
The Cat Who Blew the Whistle
The Cat Who Said Cheese
The Cat Who Tailed a Thief
The Cat Who Sang for the Birds
The Cat Who Saw Stars
The Cat Who Robbed a Bank
The Cat Who Smelled a Rat
The Cat Who Went Up the Creek
Short and Tall Tales
The Cat Who Brought Down the House
The Private Life of the Cat Who
The Cat Who Talked Turkey
The Cat Who Went Bananas
The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell
The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers