The Cat Who Went Up the Creek * Lilian Jackson Braun * The Cat Who... #24

A Relaxing Backwoods Vacation Concludes with a Shocking Riverside Homicide.. Journalist Jim Qwilleran decides to escape his regular routine in Moose County by checking into the Nutcracker Inn, a quiet resort located alongside a scenic creek in the nearby town of Black Creek. The peaceful setting is quickly upended when a prominent local resident is found dead in the water, throwing the vacationing community into a state of panic. Suspecting that the drowning is actually linked to local financial secrets and property disputes, Qwilleran begins looking into the resort's colorful guests and local business owners. His efforts are guided by his clever Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, who develop a sudden fixation on specific wildlife habits and specific objects found along the riverbanks. Written with the signature regional charm of author Lilian Jackson Braun, this twenty-fourth series installment delivers an entertaining outdoor mystery that challenges the town’s four-legged detectives to catch a killer before the vacation season ends.