Secondhand Crime Fiction & Thriller Bargain Book Box SP2881

Secondhand Crime Fiction & Thriller Bargain Book Box SP2881

Seventeen entries from Lilian Jackson Braun's beloved "The Cat Who..." series — featuring journalist Jim Qwilleran and his brilliant Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum — plus one Dorothy L. Sayers to round things out. A dream box for cosy mystery readers.

1. The Cat Who Could Read Backwards — Lilian Jackson Braun — The first in the series, introducing Qwilleran and Koko in an art-world mystery that launched one of cosy crime's most enduring partnerships.
2. The Cat Who Sniffed Glue — Lilian Jackson Braun — A wealthy banking couple murdered, and Koko's nose leading the investigation in ways no conventional detective could follow.
3. The Cat Who Said Cheese — Lilian Jackson Braun — A bomb at a local hotel and a mystery woman draw Qwilleran into a case where Koko's unusual communications prove decisive.
4. The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal — Lilian Jackson Braun — A local theatrical director found dead in Qwilleran's apple barn, with Koko's behaviour pointing through a tangle of small-town secrets.
5. The Cat Who Played Brahms — Lilian Jackson Braun — Qwilleran retreats to a lakeside cabin and immediately stumbles into a mystery, with Koko insisting on Brahms as a clue.
6. In the Teeth of the Evidence — Dorothy L. Sayers — A collection of Lord Peter Wimsey and other stories, including tales featuring Montague Egg and standalone mysteries — Sayers at her most entertainingly varied.
7. The Cat Who Saw Red — Lilian Jackson Braun — Qwilleran investigates the disappearance of a ceramicist at a food-themed resort — an early series entry with all of Braun's characteristic warmth.
8. The Cat Who Lived High — Lilian Jackson Braun — Qwilleran and the cats move into a penthouse and find themselves drawn into the unsolved death of a previous tenant.
9. The Cat Who Sang for the Birds — Lilian Jackson Braun — An art theft, a suspicious fire, and Koko's unexpected interest in birdwatching — all clues to a deeper mystery in Moose County.
10. The Cat Who Tailed a Thief — Lilian Jackson Braun — A series of petty thefts escalates when a woman is found dead in the snow — Koko's behaviour provides the unlikely thread Qwilleran needs.
11. The Cat Who Went Underground — Lilian Jackson Braun — Strange disappearances at Qwilleran's summer cabin, with the cats significantly more interested than usual in what lies beneath the floorboards.
12. The Cat Who Came to Breakfast — Lilian Jackson Braun — A resort island, a series of apparent accidents, and Koko's growing agitation — a conspiracy bigger than it first appears.
13. The Cat Who Wasn't There — Lilian Jackson Braun — A Scottish tour, a death abroad, and Koko behaving strangely back home — Qwilleran must solve a puzzle spanning two continents.
14. The Cat Who Blew the Whistle — Lilian Jackson Braun — The disappearance of a model train enthusiast sends Qwilleran down tracks that lead to fraud and worse.
15. The Cat Who Moved a Mountain — Lilian Jackson Braun — Qwilleran's summer in the Potato Mountains is disrupted by local feuds and a suspicious death — the hills hold more secrets than any holiday needs.
16. The Cat Who Turned On and Off — Lilian Jackson Braun — The antique district of Junktown, a death that may or may not be accidental, and Koko's improbable interest in light switches — an inventive early entry.
17. The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern — Lilian Jackson Braun — Qwilleran goes undercover as an interior design journalist and finds murder — Koko's appetite for the furniture proves, improbably, to be a clue.
18. The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare — Lilian Jackson Braun — Blizzard-bound in Moose County, with only Koko's Shakespearean quotations for guidance — classic late-winter cosy territory.