Jim Qwilleran is not exactlyoverwhelmed by his newassignment for the DailyFluxion. Interior design hasnever been one of his specialtiesand now he's supposed to turn out an entire magazine on thesubject every week! But the firstissue of Gracious Abodes isbarely off the presses whenQwilleran finds himself back onmore familiar territory -- the exclusive residence featured onthe cover has been burglarizedand the lady of the house founddead...now Qwilleran and Koko-- the brilliant Siamese -- havetheir respective moustache and whiskers twitching, and whenKoko starts pawing clues in thedictionary and sniffing designerfurniture, Qwilleran findshimself doing a feature on avery clever murder.