Three Complete Novels: The Cat Who Could Read Backwards / The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern / The Cat Who Turned On and Off

by Lilian Jackson Braun

Book Overview

Find out how reporter Jim Qwilleran and his extraordinary Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum always land on their feet in this special collection that includes the first three mysteries in the beloved Cat... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880297166
• ISBN13: 9780880297165
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Marboro Books
• Length: 594 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Cats can solve crimes. Read on.

Lillian is a genius. Cats are so smart. Great when they work with humans. Stories keep you up at night. Can not close the book. Great reading. Good company one cold or warm night. Enjoy life read cat who books. I love them all.

The Best !

Ms. Braun is so skillful at suspense and comedy. The "tales" are wonderful, and as Koko says "Yow !"

THESE 3 TALES ARE GEMS.

Great Fun! Delightful light reading. I like to open one of these after finishing a heavier drama. They're like a breath of fresh air. This is the first in the series and was actually written by Ms. Jackson Braun. Many of the later volumns (there are around 24)lack substance, are thoroughly predictable, and are believed to be ghost written. Here the characters are well developed and the story line has a few surprises. Enjoy!

Two Cats, Three Tales

After I received this book, I discovered it was the first three of her Cat Who books, which I already have. I gave the book to my granddaughter who has enjoyed the stories.

The First Three Books in This Great Series!

In the 1st book in The Cat Who...series, The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, we are introduced to James Qwilleran, a newsman for the Daily Fluxion. Returning to writing for a paper after several years absence trying to get his life together in which excessive alcohol was a factor, Jim has sobered up and sought gainful employment. The only position open on the news desk is in the art section, and Jim is hired to do personal pieces on members of the art crowd. He soon learns that there is another controversial writer covering the art world, George Bonifield Mountclemens. The elusive writer seems to like no one, and when Jim is invited to Mountclemens' home to dine with him, Jim isn't sure whether to be honored or dismayed. He accepts, and quickly finds the man learned and an excellent cook. Jim also meets a Siamese named Kao K'o-Kung (Jim shortens it to KoKo), and an important longstanding friendship begins. When a member of the local art scene is stabbed, Jim starts to poke around to try to figure out the connection between the victim and the other artists he has met for his column. With the help of KoKo, Jim starts the long-running series with a whopper of a case. In the 2nd book in The Cat Who...series, The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern, we meet again James Qwilleran aka "Qwill", a newsman for the Daily Fluxion. After having been assigned to the art beat on his previous assignment for the Fluxion, Qwill is happy to be given a new assignment...until he discovers what it is. He is given the daunting task of writing a weekly magazine style insert titled "Gracious Abodes" that will focus on the world of interior design. Knowing nothing of the topic, Qwill throws himself into his new post, and quickly discovers that he has a lot to learn. When a home is robbed that was featured in the first edition of Gracious Abodes, Qwill wonders if his new assignment will be a curse. Several more mishaps occur with each edition, and Qwill begins to believe that someone is out to make the Fluxion and himself look bad. With the help of KoKo and the addition of his new cat, Yum Yum, a long-standing friendship and crime-solving trio is formed. In the 3rd book in The Cat Who...series, The Cat Who Turned On and Off, James Qwilleran (aka "Qwill"), is working on assignment in the features department as a newsman for the Daily Fluxion. Previously, he had been assigned to writing a weekly magazine style insert titled "Gracious Abodes" that focused on the world of interior design. Having survived that assignment, Qwill is back writing features, and is excited about the prospect of winning a prize in the Fluxion's annual writing contest. He hears about a nearby town called Junktown from a cabbie, and decides to write a piece about what he assumes is a crime-ridden area. Instead, he finds that Junktown is a hotbed of antique dealers, and he quickly finds a room to rent in the town while writing a story about antiques. He learns that the tenant who occupied his room previously ha

The Three Books that Start a Great Series!

In the 1st book in The Cat Who...series, The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, we are introduced to James Qwilleran, a newsman for the Daily Fluxion. Returning to writing for a paper after several years absence trying to get his life together in which excessive alcohol was a factor, Jim has sobered up and sought gainful employment. The only position open on the news desk is in the art section, and Jim is hired to do personal pieces on members of the art crowd. He soon learns that there is another controversial writer covering the art world, George Bonifield Mountclemens. The elusive writer seems to like no one, and when Jim is invited to Mountclemens' home to dine with him, Jim isn't sure whether to be honored or dismayed. He accepts, and quickly finds the man learned and an excellent cook. Jim also meets a Siamese named Kao K'o-Kung (Jim shortens it to KoKo), and an important longstanding friendship begins. When a member of the local art scene is stabbed, Jim starts to poke around to try to figure out the connection between the victim and the other artists he has met for his column. With the help of KoKo, Jim starts the long-running series with a whopper of a case. In the 2nd book in The Cat Who...series, The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern, we meet again James Qwilleran aka "Qwill", a newsman for the Daily Fluxion. After having been assigned to the art beat on his previous assignment for the Fluxion, Qwill is happy to be given a new assignment...until he discovers what it is. He is given the daunting task of writing a weekly magazine style insert titled "Gracious Abodes" that will focus on the world of interior design. Knowing nothing of the topic, Qwill throws himself into his new post, and quickly discovers that he has a lot to learn. When a home is robbed that was featured in the first edition of Gracious Abodes, Qwill wonders if his new assignment will be a curse. Several more mishaps occur with each edition, and Qwill begins to believe that someone is out to make the Fluxion and himself look bad. With the help of KoKo and the addition of his new cat, Yum Yum, a long-standing friendship and crime-solving trio is formed. In the 3rd book in The Cat Who...series, The Cat Who Turned On and Off, James Qwilleran (aka "Qwill"), is working on assignment in the features department as a newsman for the Daily Fluxion. Previously, he had been assigned to writing a weekly magazine style insert titled "Gracious Abodes" that focused on the world of interior design. Having survived that assignment, Qwill is back writing features, and is excited about the prospect of winning a prize in the Fluxion's annual writing contest. He hears about a nearby town called Junktown from a cabbie, and decides to write a piece about what he assumes is a crime-ridden area. Instead, he finds that Junktown is a hotbed of antique dealers, and he quickly finds a room to rent in the town while writing a story about antiques. He learns that the tenant who occupied his room pre