Will Derek inherit Liz's money? Will fran or Hixie ever marry? Will any of the convicted murderers get out of prison. Will the people in Mountain ever resurface in a book. Will Lois' son ever have any good luck. How has the down turn in the economy effected the K fund and it's investments. What if bad investments caused Qwill to lose alot of his money? Will Smelled Smoke show that 60 whiskers was just a very bad dream Qwill had after eating stuffed grape leaves at at Oonosh's to late one night. I think Dennis Hough's son, who was a baby in cardinal, and we know Mountain was after Qwill had been in Pickax 5 years, so the baby would be 3 then, and then if you progress through the books, they are written according to seasons, Breakfast in summer, Closet in fall and winter, etc, etc, his son would be 18 by now and arrive in Pickax to find out what happened to the dad he never knew and inherit his estate, the money and property he inherited from his dad who inherited it from Iris who got it by marrying Herb Hackpole for one day. The son could be mean and evil and seeking revenge, or a great guy wanting to know about his past.

I think Qwill will have a casual dining relationship only with Barbara and she will not be a major character. I think Derrick will inherit Liz's money and will be an interesting plot for books to come. Qwill will move into the apt over the carriage house in the summer, spend time at the lake in Mooseville and live in the condo in the winter months. He will continue to gather information for his column and delve into mysterys. He will decide to rebuild the barn in the future but not right away. When he does decide to rebuild it, Coque the architect from down below that he dated in "Danish Modern" will come back into his life to help him. They will date but it will not lead anywhere. By the time the barn is rebuild and Coque moves back down below, Polly's job will be over in Paris. She will have married her boss and they will move back to the USA. She will visit Pickax only once, to settle affairs, and Qwill will see her only from afar on the street with her new husband. He will spend time after this mourning her loss all over again in private. In public he will act as if it does not bother him. He will age, the cats will die, Koko first, and Yum Yum will be his comfort. At this time he will be in his sixties and will re evaluate living his life out alone.

I'd like to know the scoop on Fran Brodie. I think she still has a thing for Qwill and I suspect the feeling is mutual, although he appears to think she is too forward.

While the character of Aubrey Scotten was resolved, I would like to see another book with this character in it, even in a minor role. I also think the Iris Cobb recipe book thief would make a good villan, what was her name.....Ellen Feller?? Can't remember.