num_pages: 228
description: Dear Reader  Twenty-five years ago, Jim Qwilleran walked into my life...huffing into his large moustache, spelling his name oddly, drinking black coffee at the Press Club bar. He was tall but seemed world-weary. His entire earthly possessions fit into two suitcases. He was a down-and-out crime reporter willing to cover any minor beat if it could get him back into newspapering.  Then, almost overnight, peculiar circumstances made him the richest man in northeast central United States.  All that money made Qwilleran nervous, until he remembered the old saying: "Money is like muck; it doesn't do any good unless you spread it around." He established a foundation to spread it around.  Now Qwilleran lives in a small town, 400 miles north of everywhere, and writes for a small newspaper. He stands tall and straight. He dates a librarian. His roommates are two abandoned cats that he adopted along the way, one of them quite remarkable.  Despite his fame and fortune, Qwilleran's popularity really stems from his sense of humor, individuality, and willingness to listen. He has a writer's talent for sympathetic listening-half compassion, half curiosity-and it draws confidences from men and women, old and young.  Qwilleran has a secret of his own that he shares with no one--or hardly anyone. His male cat, Koko, has an uncanny intuition that can tell right from wrong and frequently sniffs out the evil-doer. Together, he and Qwilleran have solved several cases. The Cat Who Brought Down the House is the twenty-fifth installment of the Qwilleran saga. Shall we try for twenty-six?  Lilian
language: English
title: The Cat Who Brought Down the House
titlecomplete: The Cat Who Brought Down the House (Cat Who..., #25)
characters: Yum Yum, Koko, Jim Qwilleran
genres: Fiction, Animals, Mystery, Cats, Cozy Mystery, Humor, Mystery Thriller, Adult, Crime, Audiobook
ratings_count: 5503
places: The United States of America
series: The Cat Who...
publisher: Putnam