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The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson Braun

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards

By Lilian Jackson Braun

By Lilian Jackson Braun

By Lilian Jackson Braun

By Lilian Jackson Braun

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Aug 15, 1986 | ISBN 9780515090178 *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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Aug 15, 1986 | ISBN 9781101215166

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    About The Cat Who Could Read Backwards

    THE FIRST COZY MYSTERY IN THE BELOVED NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING CAT WHO SERIES!

    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 for The Daily Fluxion leads down the path to murder. A stabbing in an art gallery, vandalized paintings, a fatal fall from a scaffolding—this is not at all what Qwilleran expects when he turns his reporter talents to art. But Qwilleran and his newly found partner, Koko the brilliant Siamese cat, are in their element—sniffing out clues and confounding criminals intent on mayhem and murder. This riveting beginning to the Cat Who series is the perfect cozy mystery for cat lovers to start sleuthing!

    About The Cat Who Could Read Backwards

    THE FIRST COZY MYSTERY IN THE BELOVED NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING CAT WHO SERIES!

    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 for The Daily Fluxion leads down the path to murder. A stabbing in an art gallery, vandalized paintings, a fatal fall from a scaffolding—this is not at all what Qwilleran expects when he turns his reporter talents to art. But Qwilleran and his newly found partner, Koko the brilliant Siamese cat, are in their element—sniffing out clues and confounding criminals intent on mayhem and murder. This riveting beginning to the Cat Who series is the perfect cozy mystery for cat lovers to start sleuthing!

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    About Lilian Jackson Braun

    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… More about Lilian Jackson Braun

    About Lilian Jackson Braun

    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… More about Lilian Jackson Braun

    Product Details

    Category: Cozy Mysteries | Crime Mysteries

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Berkley
    Aug 15, 1986 | 256 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780515090178

    Category: Cozy Mysteries | Crime Mysteries

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Berkley
    Aug 15, 1986 | 256 Pages | ISBN 9781101215166

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    Praise

    Praise for Lilian Jackson Braun and the Cat Who series

    “A master of mystery.”—People

    “Upbeat prose and amiable characters.”—Publishers Weekly

    “The mix of crime and cats [is] catnip to readers who like both.”—Chicago Sun-Times

    “Braun keeps both paws on the side of charming.”—Los Angeles Times

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