The Cat Who Talked Turkey (Cat Who... Book 26)

Disappointed in price for such a short book. Still good characters and murder mysteries abound but the best is those cats! Wonderful how the clues are from books he knocks down, but then cats are special.

typical style and story line. try to follow to see how KoKo predicts the story line!

Enjoyable and entertaining twenty-sixth book of my all time favorite mystery series The Cat Who Books. This book is about the return of the wild turkeys to Moose County, The 200th birthday of the town of Brrr and Qwilleran's meeting of a mercenary young woman named Alicia Carroll and a her friend, a quiet young man who acts as her driver because she claims to be unable to drive due to a medical condition. The two of them are nicknamed Lish and Lush. When Lish's grandmother decides to leave her large house full of antiques to the town of Brrr historical society to be a museum Lish, because of her greed and plans to sell the house, gets very angry and steals her grandmother's collection of small porcelain shoes that she collected with her late husband and plans to hold them for ransom.

I have wanted to write for a long time that Ms. Jackson-Braun, or whoever is now ghostwriting for her, or her editor, should realize that Polly Duncan would make a far more interesting murder victim than Qwilleran paramour. That comment could apply to almost all the mysteries set in Moose County, not just this latest. Polly is tedious, boring, annoying, predictable, rigid and humorless; her jealousy isn't interesting, it just cramps Qwill's style. I am sick to death of her diet hangups, her endless tuna fish sandwich lunches and every other part of her. The earlier Cat Who.. books, in which he gets involved with an assortment of interesting younger women connected to the various mysteries, were more fun than the latter ones where his love life is dominated by that staid, hyperconventional librarian. (Since I am writing about a fictional character, not a real life human being, I don't feel evil in stating that I was sorely disappointed that Polly's heart attack of a few books ago didn't kill her.) A mystery surrounding her fervantly-yearned-for murder could combine Qwill, wracked by grief, confronting his old alcohol demons, perhaps unearthing a secret double life Polly leads, perhaps a new love interest working with or against him as he struggles to find out who bumped off his lady love. It would make a far more interesting mystery than The Cat Who Talked Turkey turned out to be. But I digress....As a mystery, the Cat Who Talked Turkey is a very frustrating experience. I am still not clear WHY the stiff found on Qwill's property, or the other stiff in Northern Michigan were killed, although it was pretty obvious from the onset who-dun-it. A clear motive would have helped. I will probably continue to buy this series because I am fond of the whole Moose County scene,but I wish ... if Ms. Jackson-Braun is still really writing these, the publisher would hire a good ghostwriter and put her out to pasture. If the publisher is now using a ghostwriter to keep this lucrative series alive, surely it could find a better one! I mean, seriously, with all the hungry and TALENTED writers out there, surely the publisher could find just ONE willing to prostitute her talents to take over this rather lovable series.

This was well written, with some beautiful descriptions. Hearing ofKoko and Yum Yum was like seeing old friends.New characters were weak and not likable.Overall, the story lacked cohesiveness.

I always love reading these books. This wasn’t one of her best, it felt a little disjointed. Like we were being rushed through the various going’s ons - also felt like maybe she wanted to say more at times but dropped into another scene instead.It was cute and did tie all the loose ends together very quickly in the end.Will always enjoy reading about Koko, Yum Yum and Qwill!

Hard to believe that this was her last Cat Book . Will miss Quill and all that has happened 400 mikes north if everywhere.

I have always enjoyed these books. When I can’t find anything I want to read and the reading itch strikes I read any listen to these books. Some day I hope to own my own yum yum and look.

This is an improvement over the last two books, and I really enjoyed it. I am glad to see Polly back in the theme of things as I'm sure Quill Is too.Anyone who read the other novels will enjoy the suspense in this one. The mystery of a body found on Quill's property did not spoil the town of Brr's Celebration and the GREAT STORM of 1913. It took the destruction of priceless antiques and another murder to solve the mystery .

I liked the easy going feel to this book. It was very easy to read. The writer’s gentle humorous touches create warmth and bring her quirky characters to life. The mystery itself takes a back seat to the every day details and I would have liked more of a mystery but nonetheless an enjoyable read.

I love these stories about Koko and Yum yum and their servant, Jim Qwilleran. There's plenty of mysterious happenings and old friends plus some shady characters. However, Koko isn't fooled. He's a real smart cat. All Lillian Jackson Braun's stories are full of history and wonderful humour.

Good

I love this series of books and enjoy every one, with this being no exception. If you are a Qwilleran fan you will not be disappointed with this offering.