Braun, Lilian Jackson - The Cat... Who 14 - The Cat Who Wasn't There by Braun Lilian Jackson

Author:Braun, Lilian Jackson [Braun, Lilian Jackson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, General, Mystery, Mystery & Detective - General, Detective and mystery stories, Detective, Mystery & Detective, Fiction - Mystery, Suspense, Crime & mystery, Mystery & Detective - Series, Journalists, Yum Yum (Fictitious Character: Braun), Cats, Jim (Fictitious character), Journalists - United States, Qwilleran, Mystery & Detective - Cat Sleuths, Koko (Fictitious Character), Cat Owners, Siamese Cat
ISBN: 9780515111279
Publisher: Jove
Published: 1993-05-31T10:00:00+00:00

"Try murder!" Riker said and slammed down the receiver.

Before writing his column on castles, Qwilleran refreshed his memory by listening to a tape that he recorded after bumping his head on a stone lintel.

"There are said to be more than a thousand castles in Scotland, some with very low doorways. They were first built in medieval times by conquerors of Scotland, as fortresses from which to rule the rebellious natives. A livable castle consisted of an impregnable wall as much as fourteen feet thick, a ditch or moat, a tower called a keep, an iron gate called a yett, an inner courtyard, and housing for the conqueror's family, retainers, and soldiery. This stronghold also had a pit for prisoners, and gun-loops and battlements from which defenders could hold the fort, as the saying goes, and pour boiling oil on attackers.

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