The Cat Who Tailed a Thief

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The Cat Who Tailed a Thief
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First edition (h/b)
Author Lilian Jackson Braun
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Series The Cat Who series
Genre Mystery
Publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons (h/b)
Jove Books (p/b)
Publication date
1997
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
ISBN 0-515-12240-8
OCLC 38463733
Preceded by The Cat Who Said Cheese  
Followed by The Cat Who Sang for the Birds  

The Cat Who Tailed a Thief is the nineteenth book in The Cat Who series of mystery novels by Lilian Jackson Braun, published in 1997.

Plot summary

The residents of Pickax take pride in a town which has considerably less crime than the places "Down Below." However, this holiday season has seen a streak of small crimes. New in town is the bank manager, Willard Carmichael and wife Danielle. Her cousin wants to restore historic Pleasant Avenue to its original splendor, but something seems amiss to Qwill. Two deaths soon follow.

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