Lilian Jackson Braun
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The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 29)
Times are changing in Pickax: a new senior centre is in the works and a production of CATS is set to delight Moose County residents;…
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The Cat Who Dropped A Bombshell (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 28)
While the town of Pickax is swept up in its sesquicentennial celebrations, Koko has developed a strange new hobby: he drops himself from balconies, occasionally…
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The Cat Who Went Bananas (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 27)
The good people of Pickax are agog with anticipation. Not only is the new bookstore, The Pirate's Chest, about to open, but the Theatre Club…
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The Cat Who Talked Turkey (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 26)
In Qwill's opinion, 'A town without a bookstore is like a chicken with one leg,' and since the late Eddington Smith's bookstore burned down, the…
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The Cat Who Brought Down The House (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 25)
There's a lot going on in Pickax these days - a new film club has been founded, showing old films from the early days of…
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Qwilleran’s Short and Tall Tales
When Jim Qwilleran retired to Moose County (400 miles north of everywhere), he intended to write a book -- a novel of crime and investigation…
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The Cat Who Went Up the Creek (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 24)
Pickax's favorite columnist, James Qwilleran, is enjoying a brief holiday in the nearby town of Black Creek - but his two Siamese, who prefer the…
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The Cat Who Said Cheese (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 18)
The Great Food Explo is scheduled to open in Pickax with a bang, introducing new restaurants, country inns and food speciality shops. Unfortunately the 'bang'…
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The Cat Who Tailed a Thief (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 19)
A spate of petty thefts threatens the holiday spirit in Pickax. First it's just a pair of sunglasses and gloves that disappear - but then…
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The Cat Who Came to Breakfast (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 16)
When Jim Qwilleran's friend Polly decides to spend two weeks on vacation with an old girlfriend in Oregon, he finds himself at a loose end.…
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The Cat Who Blew the Whistle (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 17)
When the residents of Moose County, including the reclusive millionaire, Jim Qwilleran, board the old steam locomotive - the celebrated Engine No. 9 - on…
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The Cat Who Went Into the Closet (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 15)
Jim Qwilleran and his sleuthing Siamese companions, Koko and Yum Yum, up sticks from their converted apple-barn home for the snowy winter months and move…
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The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 1)
The world of modern art is a mystery to many. But for Jim Qwilleran it turns into a mystery of another sort when his assignment…
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The Cat Who Played Brahms (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 5)
Is it just a case of summertime blues or a full-blown career crisis? Newspaper reporter Jim Qwilleran isn't sure, but he's hoping a few days…
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The Cat Who Went Underground (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 9)
Jim Qwilleran packs up his old kit bag and his two Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, for a sun-and-fun summer at his log cabin…
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The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 7)
In the small town of Pickax an accident has claimed the life of the local paper's eccentric publisher, but to Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese…
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The Cat Who Saw Red (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 4)
When Jim Qwilleran is sent to 'Maus Haus' on a gastronomical quest, he takes Koko and Yum Yum along for company and steps into a…
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The Cat Who Moved a Mountain (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 13)
After five years of legal formalities in gossip-ridden Pickax, Jim Qwilleran has officially inherited the Klingenschoen fortune. In search of a summer's peace, Qwill and…
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The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 10)
Late one night, Jim Qwilleran is disturbed by the shrill ringing of the telephone. His erstwhile landlady, Iris Cobb, now resident manager of the Goodwinter…
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The Cat Who Wasn’t There (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 14)
Persuaded by his beloved companion to join her in a group tour of Scotland, Jim Qwilleran expects to revel in his Scottish heritage while keeping…
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The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 23)
October arrives in Moose County on the heels of a long drought, and the citizens of Pickax worry about wildfires. Their fears are realised in…
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The Cat Who Turned On & Off (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 3)
Jim Qwilleran's latest commission is a piece on Junktown - a ghetto of antique dealers and collectors living in genteel decay. Enchanted by Junktown and…
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The Cat Who Robbed a Bank (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 22)
Pickax City is not only about to celebrate its first Mark Twain Festival, but is also hosting the tri-country Scottish Gathering and Highland Games. And…
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The Cat Who Saw Stars (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 21)
Jim Qwilleran, newspaper columnist and Moose County's richest resident, is intrigued to hear about the mysterious disappearance of an unidentified backpacker somewhere in Fishport, a…
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The Cat Who Sang for the Birds (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 20)
On the surface, things appear tranquil in Moose County. Jim Qwilleran, newspaper columnist and the county's richest resident, has moved back in to the remodelled…
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The Cat Who Played Post Office (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 6)
Inheriting unexpected millions has left reporter Jim Qwilleran looking like the cat who swallowed the canary. While his two Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum,…
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The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 2)
Jim Qwilleran is not exactly overwhelmed by his new assignment for the Daily Fluxion. Interior design has never been one of his specialities and now…
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The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 12)
Back home in sleepy Pickax, Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese companions, Koko and Yum Yum, are looking forward to country peace and quiet. But their…
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The Cat Who Lived High (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 11)
For amateur sleuth Jim Qwilleran and his two Siamese detective companions, Koko and Yum Yum, a trip to the city 'down below' brings not only…
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The Cat Who Sniffed Glue (The Cat Who… Mysteries, Book 8)
Pickax's sedate calm is occasionally disturbed by random acts of vandalism, but nothing more serious than paint daubed on civic property. Until, that is, the…