Qwilleran, a reporter for the Daily Fluxion, and Koko, his Siamese cat with strange talents, are settling into Qwill's newest assignment—a magazine specializing in interior decorating.
David introduces him to George Tait and his Swiss wife, who had paid him to decorate their home in Muggy Swamp, an ultra rich neighborhood.
On the other hand, Qwill meets David's clientele and his decorator friends, including rich banker Harry Noyton and his ex-wife, Natalie.
Marguerite R. Oliver of the Springfield Leader & Press wrote that Braun "uses extensive knowledge of interior decorating and the myseterious personalities of the foreign felines to concoct a delightfully different story.
"[2] Alice Cromie of the Chicago Tribune called it a "lively account of the world of interior decoration, with perceptive comments and pleseantly puzzling cases of murder and theft.