After a long drought, the citizans of Pickax are worried about wildfires. Their fears are soon realized. With a case of arson, the shooting of a volunteer fire-watcher and the murder of the president of the curling club, James Qwilleran and Co. are called in to sniff out the rat responsible.

After inheriting unexpected millions, reporter Jim Qwilleran and his crime-solving cats Koko and Yum Yum take up residence in a mansion and hire servants. When the maid disappears, Koko and Jim look for clues.

"Times are changing in Pickax, making for newsworthy notes for the 'Qwill Pen.' A new senior center is in the works and a production of CATS is set to delight the residents. Polly Duncan is off to Paris, leaving Qwill without a companion. The late Nathan Ledfield's mansion is being converted into a museum and his treasures are being sold to benefit needy children. The town is abuzz with excitement until a death from a bee sting leaves everyone but...

Jim Qwilleran and his two sleuthing companions, Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum, attempt to solve a series of murders that have rocked the town of Pickax.

PI Jim Qwilleran and his feline assistants, Koko and Yum-Yum, investigate the death of a banker who was mugged and shot while on a business trip in Detroit.

A bomb shatters Pickax City's hotel, killing a woman. Newspaper columnist Jim Qwilleran and his sleuthing Siamese cats, Yum Yum and Koko, take time off from tasting cheese to investigate.

The resort development on Pear Island makes local residents, summer people, and mainland fishermen hopping mad, but who is angry enough to commit murder?