Disappointed that the mystery got lost in the antiques and cats. Finished the whole book, though. ( )

Chroniqueur au Daily Fluxion, Jim Qwilleran décide d'écrire une série d'articles sur un quartier assez mal famé appelé Came-Village. Avec ses deux chats siamois, Kao K'o Kung, dit Koko et Yom Yom, il s'installe dans une vieille maison appartenant à un brocanteur, C.C. Cobb et apprend les pratiques des marchands et des collectionneurs dans le monde étrange de la brocante. Mais lorsque son propriétaire se tue en tombant dans l'escalier d'une maison en démolition où il allait faire de la " récupération ", Qwilleran met une fois de plus à l'épreuve le flair de Koko afin de prouver qu'il ne s'agit pas d'un accident. ( )

Much more enjoyable that the first or second books. I loved the idea of Junktown and all the antique dealers and all the interesting characters that inhabit. The mystery was quite interesting too and Koko wasn't as annoying this time - maybe the addition of Yum Yum helps. ( )

one of the first 'cat who''s that I read - this one is interesting as it has to do with thrift shops/antique stores

More of the same really.

Jim has been stood up for the Press Christmas Eve party and is once again living in a hotel looking for decent, cheap, digs and a new women. The paper witht eh stupid name is holding a competition with money prizes for the journalists who write the best christmas feature. Jim ends up living in (again a repetative plot device only three books into the series) Junktown, that area of town housing the antique dealers. Here he meets a wide range of women (to choose from) and a few 'interesting' characters, and gets to learn how the dealers obtain their items. He quickly learns that the 'best' dealer in the nieghbourhood recently suffered a fatal accident and his moustache begins to quiver with the prospect of potential crime to solve. And with Koko and Yumyum stalking throught he rented rooms at will, Jim as usual has more clues and hunches than actual evidence. The red herring count is lower than before, and the women opportunities higher.

Another cosy mystery that hits all the basic spots without being anything special. Fortunetly koko has abandoned the annoying dictionary game. ( )