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Lilian Jackson Braun Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Lilian Jackson Braun in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 63 books / 3 series

American author best known for the *The Cat Who...* mystery series. Her beloved books have sold millions of copies worldwide. This page provides the Lilian Jackson Braun books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Lilian Jackson Braun in Publication Order

1966 The Cat Who Could Read Backwards POoTCWB / 1 Buy
1967 The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern POoTCWB / 2 Buy
1968 The Cat Who Turned On And Off POoTCWB / 3 Buy
1986 The Cat Who Saw Red POoTCWB / 4 Buy
1987 The Cat Who Played Brahms POoTCWB / 5 Buy
1987 The Cat Who Played Post Office POoTCWB / 6 Buy
1988 The Cat Who Had 14 Tales POoCWSSC / 1 Buy
1988 The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare POoTCWB / 7 Buy
1988 The Cat Who Sniffed Glue POoTCWB / 8 Buy
1989 The Cat Who Went Underground POoTCWB / 9 Buy
1990 The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts POoTCWB / 10 Buy
1990 The Cat Who Lived High POoTCWB / 11 Buy
1991 The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal POoTCWB / 12 Buy
1992 Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet Soup(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 1 Buy
1992 The Cat Who Moved a Mountain POoTCWB / 13 Buy
1992 The Cat Who Wasn't There POoTCWB / 14 Buy
1993 Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 2 Buy
1993 The Cat Who Went into the Closet POoTCWB / 15 Buy
1994 Cat On A Blue Monday(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 3 Buy
1994 The Cat Who Came to Breakfast POoTCWB / 16 Buy
1994 The Cat Who Blew the Whistle POoTCWB / 17 Buy
1995 Cat in a Crimson Haze(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 4 Buy
1995 The Cat Who Said Cheese POoTCWB / 18 Buy
1996 Cat in a Diamond Dazzle(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 5 Buy
1997 Cat with an Emerald Eye(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 6 Buy
1997 Cat in a Flamingo Fedora(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 7 Buy
1997 Cat in a Golden Garland(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 8 Buy
1997 The Cat Who Tailed a Thief POoTCWB / 19 Buy
1998 Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 9 Buy
1998 Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives(With: J.A. Jance,Carole Nelson Douglas,Nancy Pickard,Toni L.P. Kelner,Walter J. Stutzman) POoMLB / 10 Buy
1998 The Cat Who Sang for the Birds POoTCWB / 20 Buy
1999 Cat in an Indigo Mood(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 11 Buy
1999 Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 12 Buy
1999 The Cat Who Saw Stars POoTCWB / 21 Buy
1999 The Cat Who Robbed a Bank POoTCWB / 22 Buy
2000 Cat in a Kiwi Con(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 13 Buy
2001 Cat in a Leopard Spot(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 14 Buy
2001 The Cat Who Smelled a Rat POoTCWB / 23 Buy
2002 Short and Tall Tales / Qwilleran's Short and Tall Tales POoCWSSC / 2 Buy
2002 Cat in a Midnight Choir(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 15 Buy
2002 The Cat Who Went Up the Creek POoTCWB / 24 Buy
2003 The Private Life of the Cat Who... POoCWSSC / 3 Buy
2003 Cat in a Neon Nightmare(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 16 Buy
2003 Midnight Louie In Something Fishy(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 17 Buy
2003 The Cat Who Brought Down the House POoTCWB / 25 Buy
2004 Cat in an Orange Twist(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 18 Buy
2004 The Cat Who Talked Turkey POoTCWB / 26 Buy
2004 The Cat Who Went Bananas POoTCWB / 27 Buy
2005 Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 19 Buy
2006 Cat in a Quicksilver Caper(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 20 Buy
2006 The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell POoTCWB / 28 Buy
2007 Cat in a Red Hot Rage(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 21 Buy
2007 The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers POoTCWB / 29 Buy
2008 Cat in a Sapphire Slipper(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 22 Buy
2009 Cat in a Topaz Tango(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 23 Buy
2010 Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 24 Buy
2011 Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 25 Buy
2012 Fruit of the Tomb(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 26 Buy
2012 Cat in a White Tie and Tails(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 27 Buy
2013 Cat in an Alien X-Ray(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 28 Buy
2014 Cat in a Yellow Spotlight(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 29 Buy
2015 Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 30 Buy
2016 Cat in an Alphabet Endgame(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 31 Buy

Complete Lilian Jackson Braun Series Reading Order / browse all ->

The Cat Who... Reading Order 29 books / 1966-2007
01 The Cat Who Could Read Backwards 1966 Buy
02 The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern 1967 Buy
03 The Cat Who Turned On And Off 1968 Buy
04 The Cat Who Saw Red 1986 Buy
05 The Cat Who Played Brahms 1987 Buy
06 The Cat Who Played Post Office 1987 Buy
07 The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare 1988 Buy
08 The Cat Who Sniffed Glue 1988 Buy
09 The Cat Who Went Underground 1989 Buy
10 The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts 1990 Buy
11 The Cat Who Lived High 1990 Buy
12 The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal 1991 Buy
13 The Cat Who Moved a Mountain 1992 Buy
14 The Cat Who Wasn't There 1992 Buy
15 The Cat Who Went into the Closet 1993 Buy
16 The Cat Who Came to Breakfast 1994 Buy
17 The Cat Who Blew the Whistle 1994 Buy
18 The Cat Who Said Cheese 1995 Buy
19 The Cat Who Tailed a Thief 1997 Buy
20 The Cat Who Sang for the Birds 1998 Buy
21 The Cat Who Saw Stars 1999 Buy
22 The Cat Who Robbed a Bank 1999 Buy
23 The Cat Who Smelled a Rat 2001 Buy
24 The Cat Who Went Up the Creek 2002 Buy
25 The Cat Who Brought Down the House 2003 Buy
26 The Cat Who Talked Turkey 2004 Buy
27 The Cat Who Went Bananas 2004 Buy
28 The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell 2006 Buy
29 The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers 2007 Buy
Midnight Louie Reading Order 31 books / 1992-2016
01 Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet Soup(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1992 Buy
02 Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1993 Buy
03 Cat On A Blue Monday(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1994 Buy
04 Cat in a Crimson Haze(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1995 Buy
05 Cat in a Diamond Dazzle(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1996 Buy
06 Cat with an Emerald Eye(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1997 Buy
07 Cat in a Flamingo Fedora(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1997 Buy
08 Cat in a Golden Garland(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1997 Buy
09 Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1998 Buy
10 Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives(With: J.A. Jance,Carole Nelson Douglas,Nancy Pickard,Toni L.P. Kelner,Walter J. Stutzman) 1998 Buy
11 Cat in an Indigo Mood(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1999 Buy
12 Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1999 Buy
13 Cat in a Kiwi Con(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2000 Buy
14 Cat in a Leopard Spot(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2001 Buy
15 Cat in a Midnight Choir(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2002 Buy
16 Cat in a Neon Nightmare(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2003 Buy
17 Midnight Louie In Something Fishy(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2003 Buy
18 Cat in an Orange Twist(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2004 Buy
19 Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2005 Buy
20 Cat in a Quicksilver Caper(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2006 Buy
21 Cat in a Red Hot Rage(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2007 Buy
22 Cat in a Sapphire Slipper(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2008 Buy
23 Cat in a Topaz Tango(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2009 Buy
24 Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2010 Buy
25 Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2011 Buy
26 Fruit of the Tomb(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2012 Buy
27 Cat in a White Tie and Tails(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2012 Buy
28 Cat in an Alien X-Ray(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2013 Buy
29 Cat in a Yellow Spotlight(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2014 Buy
30 Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2015 Buy
31 Cat in an Alphabet Endgame(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2016 Buy
01 The Cat Who Had 14 Tales 1988 Buy
02 Short and Tall Tales / Qwilleran's Short and Tall Tales 2002 Buy
03 The Private Life of the Cat Who... 2003 Buy

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