General Information
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 Title:                  The Cat Who Lived High
 Author:                 Lilian Jackson Braun
 Read By:                George Guidall
 Copyright:              1990
 Audiobook Copyright:    1990
 Genre:                  Fiction
 Publisher:              Recorded Books LLC
 Series Name:            The Cat Who
 Position in Series:     11
 Abridged:               No

Original Media Information
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 Media:                  Tape
 Number:                 5
 Source:                 Library

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 Total Duration:         7:17:53
 Total MP3 Size:         200.55
 Parity Archive:         No
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 ID3 Tags:               Set, v2.3

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Book Description
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Reporter-turned-millionaire Jim Qwilleran has the winter blues, so he 
decides to venture "Down Below" for a few months, moving into temporary 
quarters at the Casablanca, a colorful 1920s apartment building. But 
things are off to dubious beginnings when Qwill gets trapped in the 
elevator shaft, and is accosted by an irate matron wielding a lethal 
cane. 

From Publishers Weekly
With this 11th entry, the popular Cat Who series ( The Cat Who Talked 
to Ghosts ) begins to flag, its charms growing tatty and listless for 
even the most steadfast cat-and-mystery lovers. Ex-newspaperman James 
"Qwill" Qwilleran and his Siamese Koko and Yum Yum leave Moose County 
for the big city Down Below to help old friends save the Casablanca, 
an aging and elegant apartment building threatened with demolition to 
make way for profitable development. Qwill decides to spend the winter 
in the Casablanca to determine if it might make a project for the philanthropic 
Klingenschoen Fund, which he controls. Ensconced in a 14th-floor penthouse, 
he discovers that its previous tenant, Dianne Bessinger, head of the 
group trying to save the building, was an art dealer ostensibly murdered 
by a jealous protegeok . Qwill also plays Scrabble with the building's 
owner, the eccentric and reclusive Countess; he teaches the game to 
Koko, who thereby provides him with clues in his investigation of the 
murder, which he suspects is tied to attempts against the Casablanca. 
Braun's latest pleases with its descriptions of gentrification and development, 
but the book ends abruptly, leaving too many loose ends, and central 
characters Koko and Yum Yum develop no further at all. Copyright 1990 
Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal
They're back--the noble Koko, the charmer YumYum--and their wealthy 
retired owner, Quill. Here, the benevolent benefactor of Moose County 
packs the Purple Plum--his small, energy-efficient car--with the two 
inquisitive and endearing Siamese and leaves his cozy home for the winter. 
This newest addition to the series is a delight that will enchant long-time 
followers of the irresistible trio as well as first-time readers. Copyright 
1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
The latest addition to the clever kitties series ( The Cat Who Talked 
to Ghosts, The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare, LJ 7/88) commences with the 
terrible news that beloved Pickax City column writer James Qwilleran 
has met his death in a horrible forced car wreck "Down Under." Needless 
to say, the series cannot continue without him, so a two-week flashback 
explains Qwilleran's (and Koko the cat's) involvement in renovating 
a decrepit-but-once-chic apartment building, his pursuit of information 
about a murder/suicide in the penthouse, and his car wreck. Full of 
colorful, eccentric characters, small-town attitudes, and sprightly 
fun for cat enthusiasts, this should appeal to most mystery readers. 
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Book Description
The colorful Casablance apartment building is in danger of demolition--but 
not if Jim Qwilleran can help it. He's determined to restore the building 
to its original grandeur. So he moves in with Koko and Yum Yum--and 
discovers that the Casablanca is steeped in history...and mystery. In 
Qwill's very apartment, a glamorous art dealer met an untimely fate, 
and the veteran journalist and his crime-solving cats are about to reach 
new heights in detection as the evidence builds up...and the Casablanca 
threatens to crumble down around them!

