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The world of modern art is a mystery to many. But for Jim Qwilleran it turns into a mystery of another sort when his assignment to cover the art beat for the Daily Fluxion leads down the path to murder. A stabbing in an art gallery, vandalised paintings, a fatal…
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On the surface, the sleuth in this series would seem to be mustachioed Jim Qwilleran, newspaperman, who, when he inherits a boatload of money with a condition, moves to Moose County—400 miles north of everywhere. Two Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, in tow. It might seem that his male feline, Koko, is the sleuth; he’s the more vocal of the two. But when all’s said and done, no matter if he’s writing his weekly column, The Qwill Pen, acting in a community theatre production, or patronizing local artists, when it comes right down to it, Yum Yum, his little…
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