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The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell
Cozy mystery
The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell
Book 28 of the The Cat Who series
Pickax prepares an elaborate sesquicentennial celebration while Qwilleran hosts a visiting architecture student and his supposed fiancée at the barn. The visitors' tangled story intersects with a wealthy local couple whose sudden respiratory deaths may not have been natural. Koko's dramatic behavior and the young woman's later disclosures lead Qwilleran toward a method of murder hidden inside an old house. Community-centered and leisurely, this late-series mystery suits established fans who enjoy civic festivals, architectural history, suspicious heirs, and crimes emerging amid the committees and commemorations of small-town life.
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Crime, danger, violence, and death
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- Garnish: Orange peel if listed; otherwise none.
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- 2 oz gin
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- 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice ↗
- 1/2 oz simple syrup ↗
- 2 oz soda water ↗
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- Shake gin, tea, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice. Strain over fresh ice and top with soda water.
- Garnish: Lemon twist.
- Glassware: Collins glass.
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