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Author:	Lilian Jackson Braun	Format:	Paperback
Publisher:	Berkley Pub Group	ISBN-10:	0515118249
Edition Description:	Reprint	ISBN-13:	9780515118247
Subject:	Mystery, Thriller	Publication Year:	1996
Topic:	--	Special Attributes:	--
Language:	English	Condition:	Good

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Synopsis
An embezzler absconds with millions of the Moose County funds in an historical locomotive. Shortly thereafter, a train wrecks on the main line and a dead body turns up in a railstop watering hole. Qwill, Koko, and Yum Yum think the incidents might be linked. It's up to Qwill and his feline friends to solve the mystery.
Size
Length:	311 pages
Height:	6.5 in.
Width:	4.3 in.
Thickness:	1.2 in.
Weight:	5.6 oz.

Publisher's Note
Floyd Trevelyan's historic steam locomotive, newly restored, is the newest attraction in Moose County. But the excitement is eclipsed by shock when Trevelyan disappears--along with millions of investors' dollars. Now, Qwill--with the help of his cats, Koko and Yum Yum--is trying to make a connection between the missing man and a recent murder at the railroad tavern.
Industry reviews
Best of series, this 17th The Cat Who caper slyly creeps up on the reader. The newest delight in Moose County, ``400 miles north of everywhere,'' is a railroad buff's refurbished locomotive, which is making its debut run. Floyd Trevelyan, the train owner, disappears just as the state closes down the credit union associated with his business. While others believe the man has decamped with investors' money, newspaper columnist Jim Qwilleran doesn't believe Trevelyan would abandon his railroad project. He persuades his friend and sleuthing cohort Celia, recently moved to Pickax City from Chicago, to go undercover to find the missing businessman. Meanwhile, librarian Polly Duncan, with whom Qwill has had a long-standing relationship, is becoming distraught about the house she is building nearby. After a carpenter on the project is stabbed in a barroom brawl and the contractor, Trevelyan's son, is seriously injured on the job, Qwill begins to fear for Polly's health. Qwill's Siamese cat, Koko, plays a central role in solving these puzzles as Qwill struggles equally to interpret the cat's hints and cope with those problems complicating his personal life. Literary Guild, Mystery Guild and Doubleday Book Club selections. (Feb.) Bernstein

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