Author · updated 2026
Lilian Jackson Braun Books in Order
Every Lilian Jackson Braun book in publication order — 39 in total, spanning 1966–2008.
Publication Order of Cat Who... Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Cat Who Could Read Backwards | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Cat Who Turned On And Off | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Cat Who Saw Red | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Cat Who Played Brahms | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Cat Who Played Post Office | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  The Cat Who Sniffed Glue | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  The Cat Who Went Underground | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  The Cat Who Lived High | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  The Cat Who Moved a Mountain | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  The Cat Who Wasn't There | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  The Cat Who Went into the Closet | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  The Cat Who Blew the Whistle | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  The Cat Who Came to Breakfast | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  The Cat Who Said Cheese | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  The Cat Who Tailed a Thief | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  The Cat Who Sang for the Birds | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 |  The Cat Who Saw Stars | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 |  The Cat Who Robbed a Bank | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 |  The Cat Who Smelled a Rat | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 |  The Cat Who Went Up the Creek | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 |  The Cat Who Brought Down the House | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 |  The Cat Who Went Bananas | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 |  The Cat Who Talked Turkey | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 |  The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 |  The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 |  The Cat Who Smelled Smoke | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Cat Who Had 14 Tales | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Short And Tall Tales | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Qwilleran's Short and Tall Tales | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Private Life of the Cat Who... | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mystery Cats | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  More mystery cats | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Mystery Cats 3: More Feline Felonies | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Tar Heel Dead | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 39, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cat Who Could Read Backwards | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Cat Who Turned On And Off | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Cat Who Saw Red | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Cat Who Played Brahms | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Cat Who Played Post Office | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Cat Who Sniffed Glue | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Cat Who Had 14 Tales | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Cat Who Went Underground | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Cat Who Lived High | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Mystery Cats | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Cat Who Moved a Mountain | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Cat Who Wasn't There | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Cat Who Went into the Closet | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | More mystery cats | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Cat Who Blew the Whistle | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Cat Who Came to Breakfast | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Cat Who Said Cheese | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Mystery Cats 3: More Feline Felonies | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Cat Who Tailed a Thief | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Cat Who Sang for the Birds | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Cat Who Saw Stars | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Cat Who Robbed a Bank | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | The Cat Who Smelled a Rat | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | The Cat Who Went Up the Creek | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Short And Tall Tales | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Qwilleran's Short and Tall Tales | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | The Cat Who Brought Down the House | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The Private Life of the Cat Who... | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | The Cat Who Went Bananas | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | The Cat Who Talked Turkey | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Tar Heel Dead | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | The Cat Who Smelled Smoke | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
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