Simply My Favorite Feline Mysteries
These books have NO sex, violence, blood, gore, or bad language. Amazing! Yet, Lilian will draw you into the story and the cats will capture your hearts. You'll catch yourself laughing out loud a good bit, too! I hope you'll give these a try; if you love cats, you'll love these books!
The Books That Cat-tivated Me...In Order
- The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, 1966 (ISBN 0-515-09017-4): Qwill and Koko's first meeting.
- The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern, 1967 (ISBN 0-515-08712-2): Qwill is given the interior design beat for his newspaper. He also meets Yum Yum.
- The Cat Who Turned On and Off, 1968 (ISBN 0-515-08794-7): Qwill goes to Junktown to write a feature series.
- The Cat Who Saw Red, 1986 (ISBN 0-515-09016-6): Qwill gets assigned to the culinary beat and reunites with an old flame.
- The Cat Who Played Brahms, 1987 (ISBN 0-515-09050-6): Qwill leaves the big city to move to Pickax.
- The Cat Who Played Post Office, 1988 (ISBN 0-515-09320-3): Someone seems to be trying to get rid of Qwill, and a brightly painted room has his mustache twitching.
- The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare, 1988 (ISBN 0-515-09582-6): Fire and death at the newspaper offices.
- The Cat Who Sniffed Glue, 1988 (ISBN 0-515-09954-6): Vandalism appears in Pickax and couple is murdered.
- The Cat Who Went Underground, 1989 (ISBN 0-515-10123-0): Qwill goes on vacation and carpenters in the area start dying.
- The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts, 1990 (ISBN 0-515-10265-2): Iris Cobb is found scared to death in her own home.
- The Cat Who Lived High, 1990 (ISBN 0-515-10566-X): Qwill returns to Junktown to try to restore an old apartment building.
- The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal, 1991 (ISBN 0-515-10786-7): Pickax's principal is found fatally shot after a party at Qwill's barn.
- The Cat Who Moved a Mountain, 1991 (ISBN 0-515-10950-9): Qwill and the cats go on vacation.
- The Cat Who Wasn't There, 1992 (ISBN 0-515-11127-9): Sixteen people from Pickax go on vacation to Scotland.
- The Cat Who Went into the Closet, 1993 (ISBN 0-515-11332-8): Qwill attempts to solve a mystery long distance.
- The Cat Who Came to Breakfast, 1994 (ISBN 0-515-11564-9): Qwill takes a trip to Breakfast Island.
- The Cat Who Blew the Whistle, 1995 (ISBN 0-515-11824-9): A railroad buff and president of a local bank disappears.
- The Cat Who Said Cheese, 1996 (ISBN 0-515-12027-8): A stranger checks into the New Pickax Hotel. Not too long after, the hotel is bombed.
- The Cat Who Tailed a Thief, 1997 (ISBN 0-515-12240-8): Small actions of theft are occurring in Pickax and a few people are found dead.
- The Cat Who Sang for the Birds, 1998 (ISBN 0-515-12463-X): An old barn across from the new art center burns down.
- The Cat Who Saw Stars, 1999 (ISBN 0-515-12739-6): Qwill takes a vacation in Mooseville.
- The Cat Who Robbed a Bank, 2000 (ISBN 0-515-12994-1): A jewelry dealer from Chicago comes to visit and is murdered.
- The Cat Who Smelled a Rat, 2001 (ISBN 0-399-14665-2): A very dry year and concerns about wildfires have everyone praying for snow.
- The Cat Who Went up the Creek, 2002 (ISBN 0-515-13438-4): Qwill and the cats stay at a riverside inn.
- The Cat Who Brought Down the House, 2003 (ISBN 0-515-13655-7): An aging film star retires to Pickax.
- The Cat Who Talked Turkey, 2004 (ISBN 0-399-15107-9): The long-absent turkey population begins to return to Pickax
- The Cat Who Went Bananas, 2005 (ISBN 0-399-15224-5): A new bookstore opens.
- The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell, 2006 (ISBN 0-399-15307-1): Moose County prepares for its 150th anniversary.
- The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers, 2007 (ISBN 978-0399153907): Polly unexpectedly takes a library job in Paris, leaving without even saying goodbye to Qwill, and a gardener's so-called accidental death does not seem so accidental.
- The Cat Who Smelled Smoke, 2008 (ISBN 978-0399154744): The book was supposed to be released in April 2008, but it has been postponed. No reason has been given by the publisher, nor has there been a revised release date.
Lilian Jackson Braun
The Author Who...
The history of Lilian Jackson Braun is perhaps as exciting and mysterious as her novels. Between 1966 and 1968, she published three novels to critical acclaim: The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern and The Cat Who Turned On and Off. In 1966, The New York Times labeled Braun, "the new detective of the year." Then, for reasons unknown, the rising mystery author disappeared from the publishing scene.
It wasn't until 1986 that the Berkley Publishing Group reintroduced Braun to the public with the publication of an original paperback, The Cat Who Saw Red. Within two years, Berkeley released four new novels in paperback and reprinted the three mysteries from the sixties. G.P. Putnam's Sons has since published seventeen Cat Who... novels, among them The Cat Who Went Up The Creek, The Cat Who Smelled a Rat, The Cat Who Robbed The Bank, The Cat Who Saw Stars, The Cat Who Tailed a Thief, The Cat Who Blew the Whistle, The Cat Who Said Cheese, The Cat Who Came to Breakfast, The Cat Who Went Into The Closet, The Cat Who Wasn't There, The Cat Who Moved The Mountain, The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal, The Cat Who Lived High, The Cat who Talked to Ghosts, The Cat Who Went Underground, The Cat Who Sniffed Glue, The Cat Who Saw Stars, and The Cat Who Sang For the Birds.
Even though Braun claims that her cats have never done anything extraordinary, her fictional cats, Koko and Yum Yum, solve crimes and delight fans in book after book. Braun says the reason for her success is that "people are simply tired of all the blood. I write what is called the classic mystery." She says that while "not all mystery fans like cats, all cat-fanciers seem to like mysteries. That makes for a large audience, since 26% of all American households own 53.9 million cats between them."
Braun was the "Good Living" editor of The Detroit Free Press for 29 years. She is retired from journalism and is currently writing mysteries full-time. She lives with two Siamese cats and her husband, Earl Bettinger, in North Carolina.
Author biography courtesy of Penguin Group (USA).
Koko or Yum Yum...what do you think?
They've got style, they've got class; they're our favorite super sleuths! But each has their own standard operating procedure! Who's your favorite?
Which is the better feline sleuth?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byKoko, he's logical, dignified and so cool!
Yum Yum! She's Sweet, cunning and oh so smart!
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- James James Oct 25, 2009 @ 10:47 am
- I have never been good at finding email addresses on these pages- it's me not you- anyway, mine is pookiebear364@gmail.com- If you will email me I have a great pic that Ms braun gave me when I interviewed her and would be happy to pass it along- keep it up!
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- Susan52 Susan52 Aug 18, 2009 @ 7:55 am
- I've read every book in the series, anxiously awaiting the next one. I do hope there's really a next one! I have to say, my two cats remind me so much of Koko and Yum Yum. Oreo is a sophisticated but sometimes little girl just like Yum Yum and Dandy has whiskers just like KoKo!
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- boutiqueshops boutiqueshops Jul 25, 2009 @ 11:57 am | in reply to grannysage
- ooo...I *love* used bookstores! I can spend hours in them! My favorite way to complete sets too. Let me know if your cats start trying to solve mysteries! Blessings, Sylvia
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- grannysage grannysage Jul 24, 2009 @ 8:19 pm
- I am ashamed to admit I have never read any of these books. I will be on a look-out for them. I love to shop at used bookstores. I have to be careful or my cats will want me to write a book about them too.
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- CherylK CherylK Jul 11, 2009 @ 6:29 am
- I'm a huge mystery novel fan but I have never read these books! Can you believe it? Well, this lens has convinced me that I'm really missing out...I am going to start with the first and go from there. Great motivating lens!
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