James Qwilleran and his famous felines Koko and Yum Yum are back for another mystery-solving stint in the beloved bestselling Cat Who series While the town of Pickax is swept up in its sesquicentennial celebrations Koko has developed a strange new hobby He drops himself from balconies occasionally landing in the oddest of places When a young man comes to visit his wealthy relatives Koko plummets straight onto his head Meanwhile a hurricane is brewing and the visitors family members soon fall deathly ill Qwill has his work cut out for him as Pickax-as foreshadowed by Koko-is about to be hit by a bombshell
