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Book Reviews of The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23)

The Cat Who Smelled a Rat  (The Cat Who...Bk 23)
The Cat Who Smelled a Rat - The Cat Who...Bk 23
Author: Lilian Jackson Braun
ISBN-13: 9780399146657
ISBN-10: 0399146652
Publication Date: 1/29/2001
Pages: 229
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 101 ratings
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Book Type: Hardcover
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28 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

OldGeezer avatar reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 12 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
If you have never read one of the "The Cat Who" series, and you love cats, go for it.

The mystery is light. There are no sexually explicit parts. It is light, entertaining reading.
freeverse071681 avatar reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 609 more book reviews
October arrives in Moose County on the heels of a long drought, and the citizens of Pickax worry about wildfires.

Their fears are realized in an unexpected manner, with a case of arson-and the shooting of a volunteer fire-watcher as he is reporting the blaze. The crime wave continues as the president of the curling club is pushed to his death down a flight of stairs, and it's up to Qwilleran & Co. to sniff out the rat who is responsible for it all.
TirzaM avatar reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 17 more book reviews
Good read.
waucondacarol avatar reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 319 more book reviews
I read all the books in this light-hearted series one after another and really enjoyed them. The cat KoKo and his feline partner, Yum Yum, are endearing. Their owner is a former newspaper reporter, James Qwilleran. They live in a small town with lots of interesting residents. James can't seem to avoid murders though he sure would like to. The series ended abruptly with unresolved relationships due to the author's death at 97.
reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 18 more book reviews
You don't have to like cats to enjoy this book. These cat mystery books are the best.
reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 23 more book reviews
Another cat lover's mystery solved!
nymphadora avatar reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 95 more book reviews
How can you not like a book about a reporter and his two cats, Koko and Yum Yum, who solve mysteries together?
reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 32 more book reviews
Qwillian and the Siamese cats are the detectives of this fun read.
Bibliocrates avatar reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 252 more book reviews
This book was okay. Koko and Yum Yum are hilarious!
reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 141 more book reviews
A fun read
reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 8 more book reviews
Lilian Jackson Braun is a superb writer.
reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 108 more book reviews
An older Cat Who book, better than newer ones
reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 94 more book reviews
This is a great series with memorable characters, two of whom, are feline.
Chelle avatar reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 18 more book reviews
Wonderful story. Koko and Yum Yum are the smartest cats in the entire planet. And Miss Braun is pretty smart herself to keep coming up with adventures for these two to have.
bigshirl55 avatar reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 197 more book reviews
Love the cat books!
reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 7 more book reviews
Fun read -- I always enjoy the Cat Who books!
reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 108 more book reviews
An older Cat Who book, better than newer ones
reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 517 more book reviews
Not the usual Qwilliran but if you enjoy this series you will enjoy the book
reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 19 more book reviews
Jim Qwilleran and his cats are back with the Moose County regulars. Throughout Moose County, fires are raging, and the latest leads to an explosion and a dead body. Unfortunate act of nature or murder?
reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 109 more book reviews
Lillian Braun is always good.
redhatter avatar reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 577 more book reviews
Koko the cat can smell trouble a mile away.
reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on
The way Jim Qwilleran sees it, there is nothing worse than being left high and dry. But that is where he has been since a record-breaking drought hit Moose County. A rash of fires at local historic mine sites are blamed on the weather but Jim thinks that they are caused by arson.
katy0118 avatar reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 151 more book reviews
I enjoyed this book.
Spirited-Ann avatar reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 51 more book reviews
A record-breaking drought in Moose County is believed to have fueled a rash of fires at local historic mine sites. But Jim Qwilleran thinks it's arson. When a mysterious explosion is followed by a blood-chilling murder, he and his Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum start sniffing around.
reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 1568 more book reviews
Another tale in the saga of Jim Qwilleran, semi-retired newspaperman from Down Below who now lives in a little town in Moose County right up next to Canada. Qwilleran and his two cats Koko and YumYum help discover the cause of the mysterious fires that keep springing up all over the drought-striken Moose County.
reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 199 more book reviews
Moose County is in the midst of a drought, and to make matters worse, there's a rash of fires. Qwilleran suspects arson. Then a mysterious explosion is followed by a murder.
reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 415 more book reviews
Loved it.
precycle avatar reviewed The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) on + 87 more book reviews
I haven't read it as I am not into mysteries at the moment. looks very interesting!
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