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Title:The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (Cat Who... #1)
Author:Lilian Jackson Braun
Book Format:Paperback
Book Edition:Anniversary Edition
Pages:Pages: 256 pages
Published:August 5th 2003 by Berkley Trade (first published 1966)
Categories:Mystery. Fiction. Cozy Mystery. Animals. Cats
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Jim Qwilleran is a prizewinning reporter who's been on the skids but is now coming back with a job as feature writer (mostly on the art scene) for the Daily Fluxion. George Bonifield Mountclemens, the paper's credentialed art critic, writes almost invariably scathing, hurtful reviews of local shows; delivers his pieces by messenger; lives with his all-knowing cat Koko in a lushly furnished house in a moldering neighborhood, and has a raft of enemies all over town.

He offers the newcomer a tiny apartment in his building at a nominal rent, and Qwilleran grabs it, surmising the deal will involve lots of cat-sitting. Meanwhile, a gallery whose artists get happier treatment from Mountclemens is owned by Earl Lambreth. The acerbic critic has praised paintings there by a reclusive Italian named Scrano; the junk assemblages of Nino, who calls himself a ``Thingist,'' as well as works by Lambreth's attractive wife Zoe.

It's Zoe who, one night past closing, finds her husband stabbed to death in the vandalized gallery. Days later, Qwilleran, guided by an insistent Koko, finds Mountclemens's knifed corpse on the patio behind his house.

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Original Title: The Cat Who Could Read Backwards
ISBN: 0425195201 (ISBN13: 9780425195208)
Edition Language: English
Series: Cat Who... #1
Characters: Jim Qwilleran, Koko
Setting: United States of America


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Although I started listening to the Cat Who series with The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern, The Cat Who Could Read Backwards is actually the first in this series of cozy mysteries. The narration was just as good as in the other book. Sadly, I couldn't say the same for the story itself.First, I think the story is beginning to show its age in an entirely unacceptable way, as we deal with a woman the book somewhat subtly indicates is a lesbian and than very un-subtly names "Butchy". The plot than goes

3.5I was so surprised with this one! I'm a crazy cat lady so the title was very appealing to me. I thought it would be very quirky and over the top but it works so well that I didn't mind it! It was so quick to read to, it was refreshing. I'll continue the series for sure!

Written in 1966, Lilian Jackson Brauns The Cat Who Could Read Backwards is certainly not the oldest book Ive ever read, nor is it one of the best books Ive ever read, but it was unique because of one of the main characters. Koko the Siamese cat, who can read a freshly published newspaper backwards by tracing the letters and who has a knack for uncovering clues that piece together difficult crimes. This book in a way reminded me of an Alfred Hitchcock film a lot of build up to a brief yet

Cats are my family. I enjoy any books that adequately include them; you know, more than claiming they exist. However I staved off collecting most of Lilian Jackson Brauns sweet-looking books because they are numerous. Even I surmised they would be fluff. Perusal took years. Let me overturn that impression: they have substance! The mysteries are excellent and you really settle into the cast!The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, 1966, is constructed superbly. Jim Qwilleran, like many, didnt know cats

For those who want to try reading what's called a "cozy mystery" there seem to be a fairly fixed set of sub-categories from which to choose. There are the classics of the Miss Marple variety, stories set in bakeries, stories involving small-town witches, and cat books. As a genre, cozy mysteries have largely been taken over by the self-publishing world much the way of romance novels. Readers of these genres consume vast quantities of books each year, know what they want, and prefer not to pay

This is my first exposure to Lilian Jackson Braun's cozy Qwilleran and Koko (the Siamese cat) mysteries. I had previously avoided them as the concept of the reporter, aided by a cat, solving mysteries didn't really appeal to me. However as I've begun to explore the mystery genre more and more and due to recommendations from a number of Goodreads friends, I finally bit the bullet and took the plunge (how's that for mixed metaphors). And I have to say, this introduction to Qwilleran, the new

5 stars to Lilian Jackson Braun's The Cat Who Could Read Backwards. The cozy mystery is a major fan favorite, but who would think it could rate a full 5 stars! To me, I only compare books for ratings in their own genre, so among cozies, I think this is a top notch read. I am very intrigued with this series. I loved the introduction of the cat. And the city backdrop was very fun. I was surprised to see the author had a 20 year span between the first few books and the remainder of the series, but