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The Cat Who Sniffed Glue

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The Cat Who Sniffed Glue
AuthorLilian Jackson Braun
LanguageEnglish
SeriesCat Who series
GenreMystery, Novel
PublisherJove
Publication date
1988
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Preceded byThe Cat Who Knew Shakespeare 
Followed byThe Cat Who Went Underground 

The Cat Who Sniffed Glue is the eight book in The Cat Who Series by Lilian Jackson Braun, published in 1988.

Pickax City is first disrupted by vandalism, then by murder. Harley Fitch, vice-president of the Pickax Bank, and his wife, Belle, are found shot to death, and vandals from neighboring Chipmunk are suspected. After three suspects die in a car accident, the case is closed. But Qwilleran doesn't agree.

According to Publishers Weekly

…this [is a] tame, nonmysterious mystery…When Harley Fitch [is murdered Qwilleran] doesn't discover anything, except for the spotted pasts of the deceased. Eventually, the killer attacks Qwilleran and his identity is made known; there are no clues, no logical way for the reader to figure out whodunit. The author's device of introducing every scene with stage directions, and her reliance on stereotypical characters, may bore ….

In this book, Quiller meets Alacoque Wright, his former love interest from "The Cat who ate Danish modern". Offering her help to Quiller, she ironically refers to herself as "young, talented, friendly female" ("young, talented, friendly female wishes to apply").

References

Publishers Weekly Review