Rita Mae Brown collaborates with feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown in a new mystery starring Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen, the curious cat detectives Mrs.

A courageous Siamese bags a cunning cat burglar. A country kitty proves a stumbling block in a violent murder.

The merry atmosphere in Pickax
is dampened by the death of an
out-of-town actor and the theft
of a rare book. Qwill finds
himself distracted from the
events by his finicky pal Koko, who's been acting more fishy
than feline. Has Koko gone
bananas, or is he trying to let
the cat out of the bag to solve
the dual mysteries?

### From Publishers Weekly

Lovers of bestseller Braun's irresistible Siamese cats, regal Koko and delicate Yum Yum, and their pet human, Jim Qwilleran, will need no further recommendation than the ti