The Cat Who... books in order
The Cat Who... is a series of 29 books by Lilian Jackson Braun: 4,953 pages in the 20 with a known length, about 91 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 29
- books
- 4,953
- pages in 20 of them
- 91 hours
- to read those 20
- 182 days
- at 30 minutes a day
The Cat Who Turned On and Off 5.0 h 
The Cat Who Played Brahms 4.1 h 
The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare 4.2 h 8 
The Cat Who Sniffed Glue 3.8 h 9 
The Cat Who Went Underground 4.1 h 10 
The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts 4.4 h 11 
The Cat Who Lived High 4.4 h 
The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal 5.1 h 13 
The Cat Who Moved a Mountain 4.8 h 14 
The Cat Who Wasn't There 5.1 h 
The Cat Who Came to Breakfast 4.7 h 17 
The Cat Who Blew the Whistle 5.0 h 18 
The Cat Who Said Cheese 5.3 h 19 
The Cat Who Tailed a Thief 4.7 h 20 
The Cat Who Sang for the Birds 4.8 h 
The Cat Who Robbed a Bank 4.5 h 23 
The Cat Who Smelled a Rat 4.3 h 
The Cat Who Brought Down the House 5.1 h 26 
The Cat Who Talked Turkey 3.5 h 
The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell 4.2 h Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.
The books
- 1
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards 1966 length not known
- 2
The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern 1967 length not known
- 3
The Cat Who Turned On and Off 1968 5.0 h
The team of Koko, the brilliant Siamese cat, and Qwilleran, the reporter with the perceptive moustache, is back in action--with an adorable female Siamese, Yum Yum, added to the…
- 4
The Cat Who Saw Red 1986 length not known
- 5
The Cat Who Played Brahms 1987 4.1 h
- 6
The Cat Who Played Post Office 1987 length not known
- 7
The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare 1988 4.2 h
An accident has claimed the life of the local paper's eccentric publisher, but to Qwilleran and his feline friends it smells like murder.
- 8
The Cat Who Sniffed Glue 1988 3.8 h
- 9
The Cat Who Went Underground 1989 4.1 h
- 10
The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts 1990 4.4 h
When Mrs. Cobb heard unearthly noises in the antique-filled farmhouse, she called Jim Qwilleran for help.
- 11
The Cat Who Lived High 1990 4.4 h
When amateur sleuth Jim Qwilleran and his two Siamese detective companions take a trip to the city 'down below' to help save the historic Casablanca apartment building from…
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The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal 1991 5.1 h
- 13
The Cat Who Moved a Mountain 1992 4.8 h
Jim Qwilleran travels with his Siamese cats to the supposedly tranquil Potato Mountains when a feud between the roughneck mountain men--called Taters--and the wealthy developers…
- 14
The Cat Who Wasn't There 1992 5.1 h
Qwill's on his way to Scotland--and on his way to solving another purr-plexing mystery.
- 15
The Cat Who Went Into the Closet 1993 length not known
- 16
The Cat Who Came to Breakfast 1994 4.7 h
When a cabin cruiser mysteriously explodes in the marina of Breakfast Island, newspaper reporter Jim Qwilleran and his feline companions investigate shady happenings at the hot…
- 17
The Cat Who Blew the Whistle 1995 5.0 h
- 18
The Cat Who Said Cheese 1996 5.3 h
- 19
The Cat Who Tailed a Thief 1997 4.7 h
There's been a rash of petty thievery in Pickax--ever since banker Willard Carmichael and his flashy young wife, Danielle, moved in.
- 20
The Cat Who Sang for the Birds 1998 4.8 h
Spring comes to Moose County and Jim Qwilleran wonders if the yowlings of Koko and Yum Yum are more than just accompaniment to the birds singing outside his windows.
- 21
The Cat Who Saw Stars 1999 length not known
- 22
The Cat Who Robbed a Bank 2000 4.5 h
As the Highland Games approach, Jim Qwilleran and the citizens of Pickax prepare to celebrate their Scottish heritage with such events as bagpipe skirling and tossing the caber.
- 23
The Cat Who Smelled a Rat 2001 4.3 h
October arrives in Moose County on the heels of a long drought, and the citizens of Pickax worry about wildfires.
- 24
The Cat Who Went Up The Creek 2002 length not known
- 25
The Cat Who Brought Down the House 2003 5.1 h
Dear Reader, Twenty-five years ago, Jim Qwilleran walked into my life...huffing into his large moustache, spelling his name oddly, drinking black coffee at the Press Club bar.
- 26
The Cat Who Talked Turkey 2003 3.5 h
The good people of Moose County are in a fever of excitement.
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The Cat Who Went Bananas 2005 length not known
- 28
The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell 2006 4.2 h
Movie star returns to Moose county.
- 29
The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers 2007 length not known
How much is left
| After book 1, The Cat Who Could Read Backwards | about 91 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length |
| After book 2, The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern | about 91 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length |
| After book 3, The Cat Who Turned On and Off | about 86 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length |
| After book 4, The Cat Who Saw Red | about 86 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length |
| After book 5, The Cat Who Played Brahms | about 82 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length |
| After book 6, The Cat Who Played Post Office | about 82 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 7, The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare | about 78 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 8, The Cat Who Sniffed Glue | about 74 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 9, The Cat Who Went Underground | about 70 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 10, The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts | about 65 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 11, The Cat Who Lived High | about 61 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal | about 56 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 13, The Cat Who Moved a Mountain | about 51 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 14, The Cat Who Wasn't There | about 46 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 15, The Cat Who Went Into the Closet | about 46 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length |
| After book 16, The Cat Who Came to Breakfast | about 41 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length |
| After book 17, The Cat Who Blew the Whistle | about 36 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length |
| After book 18, The Cat Who Said Cheese | about 31 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length |
| After book 19, The Cat Who Tailed a Thief | about 26 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length |
| After book 20, The Cat Who Sang for the Birds | about 22 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length |
| After book 21, The Cat Who Saw Stars | about 22 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 22, The Cat Who Robbed a Bank | about 17 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 23, The Cat Who Smelled a Rat | about 13 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 24, The Cat Who Went Up The Creek | about 13 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After book 25, The Cat Who Brought Down the House | about 8 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After book 26, The Cat Who Talked Turkey | about 4 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After The Cat Who Went Bananas | about 4 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
Reading the whole series
About 90 hours 48 minutes
20 of 29 books, 4,953 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
182 days (about 26 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.