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The people of Pickax are in a state of eager anticipation. The Pirate's Chest, the long-awaited new bookstore, is finally set to open, and the Theatre Club is preparing to perform Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. However, the play is brought to an abrupt halt as a cast member is killed in a car accident. But was it really an accident? As suspicions rise, Qwill and his sleuthing Siamese cats have their work cut out for them.
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[2006]
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English
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While the residents of Pickax eagerly await a festival celebrating the 150th anniversary of the town's founding, newspaper columnist James Qwilleran must entertain Harvey Ledfield, an aspiring architect. Strange occurrences seem to follow Harvey around. Koko, the Siamese cat, leaps on his head, a knitter predicts murder, and a woman comes from California to leave a message for Qwill. It's up to Koko to help Qwill piece the clues together.
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[2002]
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English
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Qwill and his cats are spending a few weeks at the Nutcracker Inn, a restored Victorian mansion in rural Maine. The manager believes it may be haunted and wants the journalist to investigate. On the first day, Qwill finds a nasty surprise: the body of a guest floating in nearby Black Creek. Is the inn really jinxed, or are other forces at work?
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The wealthy bachelor Jim Qwilleran and his two Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, have just moved into their new home: a splendid renovated apple barn just outside Pickax, Maine. One night, the members of the Pickax Theatre Club give him a surprise barn-warming. But when the unpopular theatre director is found murdered a few hours later, Qwill wonders if the reason for his death is lurking in the orchard.
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