Orem Library

Curiosity just might be the death of Mrs. Murphy--and her human companion, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen. Small towns are like families: Everyone lives very close together. . .and everyone keeps secrets. Crozet, Virginia, is a typical small town-until its secrets explode into murder. Crozet's thirty-something postmistress, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, has a tiger cat (Mrs. Murphy) and a Welsh Corgi (Tucker), a pending divorce, and a bad habit of reading...

"Koko is the extraordinary male Siamese who happens to have a full dozen extra whiskers. Blessed with an uncanny ability to distinguish right from wrong, Koko has sniffed out more than a handful of deviants. Yum Yum is the precious female of the pair. Her tendency to steal things, particularly hearts, is her most remarkable quality. And in the middle of it all is the good-natured James Qwilleran, columnist for The Moose County Something, and diarist...

"Small-town librarian Kathleen Paulson often seems to gets mixed up in murder, but luckily, her very special cats always find a way to help her close a case. The charming Minnesota town of Mayville Heights is hosting a music festival, and the whole place is bustling with musicians and tourists. Kathleen is looking forward to taking in some fabulous performances--and her two cats, Owen and Hercules, are looking forward to taking in some fabulous sardine...

Former award winning news reporter Jim Qwilleran is assigned to the art world as his new news beat. When a murderer sicks a knife in the neck of a local gallery owner and goes berserk among the works on show, Qwilleran gets help from his Siamese cat solving the mystery.

When a controversial mask maker is found dead in the co-op basement, librarian Kathleen Paulson, along with her feline companions, questions whether the death was accidental and joins handsome detective Marcus Gordon in his search for a killer.

When the local paper's eccentric publisher is found dead after a supposed accident, newspaperman James Qwilleran and his Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, sniff out a shocking secret that makes the accident look more like murder.

Jim Qwillerman and his feline sleuthing companions search for a motive to the murder of Harley Fitch and his pregnant wife Belle.

When small-town librarian Kathleen Paulson stumbles upon the body of Mike Glazer, a former resident and the loudmouth owner of a travel agency, she investigates with the aid of her cats, Owen and Hercules.

Jim Qwilleran and his feline companions, Koko and Yum Yum, investigate the murder of Dianne Bessinger, the founder of an organization out to save an old apartment house, the Casablanca, from the real-estate developers who plan to tear it down.

In Cat Sense, renowned anthrozoologist John Bradshaw takes us further into the mind of the domestic cat than ever before, using cutting-edge scientific research to dispel the myths and explain the true nature of our feline friends. Tracing the cat's evolution from lone predator to domesticated companion, Bradshaw shows that although cats and humans have been living together for at least eight thousand years, cats remain independent, predatory, and...