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Lilian Jackson Braun Books in Order

4 series including Midnight Louie, Cat Who... and more

★ 18 NYT bestsellers 4 series 67 books Latest: Cat in an Alphabet Endgame ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2016)

Since 1966, Lilian Jackson Braun has published 67 books. The work is organised into 4 series; the longest is Midnight Louie at 31 books. Cat in an Alphabet Endgame (2016) is the most recent addition we've catalogued.

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1 Cat Who... 2 Cat Who Short Story Collections 3 Midnight Louie 4 Lilian Jackson Braun Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

18 books

Lilian Jackson Braun has placed 18 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 86 weeks on the charts.

Cover of The Cat Who Came to Breakfast
The Cat Who Came to Breakfast
Cat Who... Series

9 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #6 · debuted Feb 1994

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Cover of The Cat Who Said Cheese
The Cat Who Said Cheese
Cat Who... Series

6 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #5 · debuted Feb 1996

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Reading Order

4 series · 67 books

Cat Who... Series

0 of 29 read
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1 The Cat Who Could Read Backwards 1966 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern 1967 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Cat Who Turned On And Off 1968 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Cat Who Saw Red 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Cat Who Played Brahms 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Cat Who Played Post Office 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 The Cat Who Sniffed Glue 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Cat Who Went Underground 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 The Cat Who Lived High 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The Cat Who Moved a Mountain 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 The Cat Who Wasn't There 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The Cat Who Went into the Closet 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 The Cat Who Came to Breakfast 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 The Cat Who Blew the Whistle 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 The Cat Who Said Cheese 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 The Cat Who Tailed a Thief 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 The Cat Who Sang for the Birds 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 The Cat Who Saw Stars 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 The Cat Who Robbed a Bank 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 The Cat Who Smelled a Rat 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 The Cat Who Went Up the Creek 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 The Cat Who Brought Down the House 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 The Cat Who Talked Turkey 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 The Cat Who Went Bananas 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Cat Who Short Story Collections

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1 The Cat Who Had 14 Tales 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Short and Tall Tales / Qwilleran's Short and Tall Tales 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Private Life of the Cat Who... 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Midnight Louie Series

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1 Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet Soup ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Cat On A Blue Monday ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Cat in a Crimson Haze ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Cat in a Diamond Dazzle ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Cat with an Emerald Eye ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Cat in a Flamingo Fedora ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Cat in a Golden Garland ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives ( With: J.A. Jance, Carole Nelson Douglas, Nancy Pickard, Toni L.P. Kelner, Walter J. Stutzman) 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Cat in an Indigo Mood ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Cat in a Kiwi Con ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Cat in a Leopard Spot ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Cat in a Midnight Choir ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Cat in a Neon Nightmare ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Midnight Louie In Something Fishy ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Cat in an Orange Twist ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Cat in a Quicksilver Caper ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Cat in a Red Hot Rage ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Cat in a Sapphire Slipper ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Cat in a Topaz Tango ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Fruit of the Tomb (Short Story) ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Cat in a White Tie and Tails ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 Cat in an Alien X-Ray ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 Cat in a Yellow Spotlight ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 Cat in an Alphabet Endgame ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Lilian Jackson Braun Anthologies

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1 Sisters in Crime 3 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Mystery Cats 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Tar Heel Dead 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Feline Felonies 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Lilian Jackson Braun (June 20, 1913 – June 4, 2011) was an American writer known for her light-hearted series of The Cat Who... mystery novels.

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