Qwill and the cats take a little vacation to the nearby Nutcracker Inn, run by old friends Nick and Lori Bamba. In addition to getting Lori's delicious breakfasts every morning, Qwill finds himself in the middle of a crazy situation involving a missing person, a dead body, the mysterious Black Forest, and a meeting with the MCCC. Could it all be coincidence? Not when Koko's death howl comes out... another fun Cat Who read!