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The cat who could read backwards
by Lilian Jackson Braun
The first installment of the author's popular series features the unusual detective team of award-winning reporter Jim Qwilleran and Koko, his brilliant Siamese cat, who penetrate the world of modern art to solve a mystery
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The cat who ate Danish modern
by Lilian Jackson Braun
Disgruntled about being assigned to do a series of interior design features, Jim Qwilleran finds himself back on the homicide beat when he and Koko, the Siamese cat, investigate a burglary and murder at an exclusive residence
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The cat who turned on and off
by Lilian Jackson Braun
Reporter Jim Qwilleran teams up with the brilliant Siamese cat, Koko, and the adorable female Siamese, Yum Yum, to investigate Junktown, a haven for antique dealers and collectors, not the dope den Qwilleran anticipated
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The cat who saw red
by Lilian Jackson Braun
After moving into an old mansion whose previous owner committed suicide, prize-winning reporter Qwilleran and his two Siamese cats are disturbed by strange occurrences and start to investigate when Qwilleran's old girlfriend disappears
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The cat who played Brahms
by Lilian Jackson Braun
With his cats Koko and Yum Yum, newspaperman Jim Qwilleran decides to take a vacation and becomes involved with murder
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The cat who played post office
by Lilian Jackson Braun
Reporter Jim Qwilleran and his clue-seeking Siamese cats, KoKo and Yum-Yum, receive an unexpected inheritance, move into the rich-and-famous circuit, and find their taste for the good life spoiled by a shocking murder
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The cat who knew Shakespeare
by Lilian Jackson Braun
Qwilleran and his feline friends believe that the accidental death of a local publisher is actually murder, but an amorous lady, a strangely merry widow, and a desperate stranger may stop them from ever learning the truth
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The cat who sniffed glue
by Lilian Jackson Braun
Jim Qwillerman and his feline sleuthing companions search for a motive to the murder of Harley Fitch and his pregnant wife Belle in the isolated community of Picka
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The cat who went underground
by Lilian Jackson Braun
Quill and his cats vacation in Mooseville, but when the carpenter he hires disappears, he begins to investigate what may be a serial killer's plan to wipe out the area's woodworkers
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The cat who talked to ghosts
by Lilian Jackson Braun
Determined to discover what frightened his ex-housekeeper to death, detective Qwilleran and his two feline assistants move into the house to search for the offending spirits
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The cat who lived high
by Lilian Jackson Braun
Jim Qwilleran and his feline companions, Koko and Yum Yum, investigate the murder of Dianne Bessinger, the founder of an organization out to save an old apartment house, the Casablanca, from the real-estate developers who plan to tear it down
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The cat who knew a cardinal
by Lilian Jackson Braun
When the director of the Pickax Theatre Club's Shakespeare production is found dead in Qwilleran's apple orchard, Qwilleran and his Siamese sleuths must discover which player staged the murder. Reprint. PW.
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The cat who moved a mountain
by Lilian Jackson Braun
On vacation in the Big Potato Mountains, Qwilleran stumbles into a mystery involving the murder of J. J. Hawkinfield, the developer who was pushed off a mountain years before after announcing his plans to develop the region. Reprint.
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The cat who wasn't there
by Lilian Jackson Braun
While attempting to solve a perplexing mystery in Scotland, prize-winning reporter Qwilleran relies on help from his two Siamese cats, back home in the U.S. Reprint.
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The cat who went into the closet
by Lilian Jackson Braun
While sifting through closets of junk in the mansion they have rented, Qwilleran and his feline companions, Koko and Yum Yum, uncover a mystery involving the suicide of the former owner and the murder of a potato farmer. Reprint.
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The cat who came to breakfast
by Lilian Jackson Braun
Qwilleran and his Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, journey to a peaceful island paradise that is rapidly being developed into a luxurious resort, where a series of mysterious "accidents" has been occurring. Reprint.
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The cat who blew the whistle
by Lilian Jackson Braun
Jim Qwilleran and his feline sleuths, Koko and Yum Yum, investigate the disappearance of a wealthy railroad buff--and alleged multimillion-dollar embezzler--a case that becomes complicated by red herrings, a tragic train wreck, and murder at a railroad tavern. Reprint.
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The cat who said cheese
by Lilian Jackson Braun
The events at the Great Food Explo in Moose County are overshadowed by the arrival of a distracting and mysterious woman, and Qwill and his Siamese sidekicks investigate a fatal explosion at the New Pickax Hotel. Reprint.
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The cat who tailed a thief
by Lilian Jackson Braun
Feline sleuths Koko and Yum Yum, and their owner Jim Qwilleran, sniff out a trail of clues when a local banker dies leaving behind a flashy young widow and an unfinished house-restoration project. Reprint.
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The cat who sang for the birds
by Lilian Jackson Braun
The twentieth offering in the consistently popular mystery series brings columnist Jim Qwilleran and his two prized pussycat sleuths, Koko and Yum Yum, out from their apple barn and on the case of arson at a new art center. Reprint.
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The cat who saw stars
by Lilian Jackson Braun
Jim Qwilleran struggles to dispel rumors circulating in Moose County that extraterrestrial beings are responsible for the disappearance of a stray backpacker, while his sleuthing Siamese companion, Koko, develops an interest in the night sky. Reprint.
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The cat who robbed a bank
by Lilian Jackson Braun
The residents of Pickax are thrilled to see the moldering Pickax Hotel restored and reopened under new ownership, but when one of the first guests turns up dead, the victim of foul play, Qwilleran and his snooping Siamese cats are soon prowling around for clues. Reprint.
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The cat who smelled a rat
by Lilian Jackson Braun
Philanthropist James Qwilleran and his crime-solving cats, Koko and Yum Yum, investigate the murders of a volunteer fire-watcher and a local curling champ as a mysterious crime wave engulfs the town of Pickax. Reprint.
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The cat who smelled a rat
by Lilian Jackson Braun
Philanthropist James Qwilleran and his crime-solving cats, Koko and Yum Yum, investigate the murders of a volunteer fire-watcher and a local curling champ as a mysterious crime wave engulfs the town of Pickax. Reprint.
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The cat who went up the creek
by Lilian Jackson Braun
Koko, who is busy toying with the squirrels as they search for black walnuts, Yum Yum, and James Qwilleran embark on their latest mystery when gold propectors, wildlife photographers, and pirates arrive at the Nutcracker Inn to take part in a game. Reprint.
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The cat who brought down the house
by Lilian Jackson Braun
Reluctant millionaire and small town reporter Jim Qwilleran and his cats, Koko and Yum Yum, confront a new mystery when octogenarian Thelma Thackerary returns to Moose County to turn the old opera house into a film club. Reprint.
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The cat who talked turkey
by Lilian Jackson Braun
Delighted when the Klingenschoen Foundation, manager of Jim Qwilleran's estate, approves the construction of a new bookstore on the site where the late Eddington Smith's bookstore had burned down, the citizens of Moose County are stunned by a brutal murder during the gala groundbreaking, and it is up to Qwill and his feline sleuths, Koko and Yum Yum, to investigate. Reprint.
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The cat who went bananas
by Lilian Jackson Braun
James Qwilleran and his talented team of feline sleuths, Koko and Yum Yum, investigate the supposedly accidental death of a cast member on the eve of the Theatre Club's performance of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest." Reprint.
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The cat who dropped a bombshell
by Lilian Jackson Braun
Koko's strange new hobby of dropping himself from balconies has landed him in the oddest of places--a young visitor's head whose wealthy relatives soon fall deathly ill, making Qwill have his work cut out for him. Reprint.
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The cat who had 60 whiskers
by Lilian Jackson Braun
A twenty-ninth installment of the popular series finds Moose County in an uproar over a string of lucrative inheritances and a bee sting-related death, throughout which Polly departs for Paris, Koko the irrepressible Siamese meets a piano tuner, and Qwill writes a play. Reprint.
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