Books in order

Lilian Jackson Braun books in order

Lilian Jackson Braun's The Cat Who series has 29 main books, starting with The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (1966). Here they are in reading order, with page counts and reading times.

The Cat Who

29 books · 1966–2007 · 122 h 46 min
  1. #1The Cat Who Could Read Backwards1966
  2. #2The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern1967
  3. #3The Cat Who Turned On and Off1968
  4. #4The Cat Who Saw Red1986
  5. #5The Cat Who Played Brahms1987
  6. #6The Cat Who Played Post Office1987
  7. #7The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare1988
  8. #8The Cat Who Sniffed Glue1988
  9. #9The Cat Who Went Underground1989
  10. #10The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts1990
  11. #11The Cat Who Lived High1990
  12. #12The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal1991
  13. #13The Cat Who Moved a Mountain1992
  14. #14The Cat Who Wasn't There1992
  15. #15The Cat Who Went into the Closet1993
  16. #16The Cat Who Came to Breakfast1994
  17. #17The Cat Who Blew the Whistle1995
  18. #18The Cat Who Said Cheese1996
  19. #19The Cat Who Tailed a Thief1997
  20. #20The Cat Who Sang for the Birds1998
  21. #21The Cat Who Saw Stars1999
  22. #22The Cat Who Robbed a Bank2000
  23. #23The Cat Who Smelled a Rat2001
  24. #24The Cat Who Went Up the Creek2002
  25. #25The Cat Who Brought Down the House2003
  26. #26The Cat Who Talked Turkey2004
  27. #27The Cat Who Went Bananas2005
  28. #28The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell2006
  29. #29The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers2007
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What order should I read Lilian Jackson Braun's books in?
Read The Cat Who in its numbered order, starting with The Cat Who Could Read Backwards.
Which Lilian Jackson Braun book should I read first?
Most readers start with the first book of the earliest series: The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (1966), book 1 of The Cat Who.