Opening Sentence: '…In late August, sixteen residents of Moose County, a remote part of the United States 400 miles north of everywhere, travelled to Scotland for a tour of the western Isles and highlands, lochs and moors, castles and crofts, firths and straths, burns and braes, fens and bens and glens…’

Jim Qwilleran travels to Scotland on the 'Bonnie Scots Tour', leaving his Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum at home. Also on the tour are Qwill's current woman friend, Polly Duncan, the Moose County librarian; and his recently returned former girlfriend, Dr. Melinda Goodwinter, who still has the hots for him, and won't take no for an answer. When the bossy tour leader, Irma Hasselrich, dies of an alleged heart attack, the travellers decide to continue with the tour. Then a jewel case disappears, along with the tour-bus driver. Qwill and Polly decide to return to the US early, however back in Pickax City, listening to tape recordings he made along the way--and to Koko's intuitive yowls--Qwill begins to suspect that Irma was murdered. However, convincing officials of this suspicion is not so easy.

Lots of information about Scotland, a village production of Macbeth along with a huge Teddy Bear collection all add the backdrop to this lovely little read. ( )

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If you have aread one 'cat who' book, you have read them all. ( )