Dull
Braun generally writes engaging stories about Jim Qwilleran, who inherited a gigantic family fortune in the later years of his life, and his cats, Koko and Yum Yum. The series is catagorized as mystery becuase there is some kind of unexplained murder in every book. Generally, Qwill is involved in solving them, while Koko provides invaluable assistance with his superior cat insticts. In this book, the murder is entirely periphial to the plot, and Qwill's only real connection to it is that Koko yowls when it occoured. Otherwise, this might be any of a number of poor Mitford knock-offs, where the interst is supposed to come from the characters, but the characters are so dull that the story is not worth reading. The denouement at the end is forced and poorly written. In short, the entire book is dull, with none of the charm that Braun usually injects into the series. Save your time and money and buy a different book.