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      The Cat Who Could Read Backwards

      by Lilian Jackson Braun
      Published
      Jan 1966
      Main Genre
      Amateur Sleuth Amateur Sleuth
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      256
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      The Cat Who... Book 1

      About This Book

      The world of modern art is a mystery to many. But for Jim Qwilleran it turns into a mystery of another sort when his assignment to cover the art beat for the Daily Fluxion leads down the path to murder A stabbing in an art gallery, vandalized paintings, a fatal fall from a scaffolding--this is not at all what Qwilleran expects when he turns his reportorial talents to art. But now Qwilleran and his newly found partner, Koko the brilliant Siamese, are back in their element--sniffing out clues and confounding criminals intent on mayhem and murder.

      Qwilleran--a prize-winning reporter with a nose for crime. Koko--a Siamese cat with extraordinary talents and a flair for mystery. The most unlikely, most unusual, and most delightful team in detective fiction!

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      Book 1
      🟡 Mostly Standalone
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      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      Suspense

      Subgenres

      Amateur Sleuth Cozy Mystery

      Themes

      Small Town

      Characters & Occupations

      Animals

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