Lilian Jackson Braun

Lilian Jackson Braun ( born June 20, 1913 in Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, † June 4, 2011 in Landrum, Spartanburg County, South Carolina) was an American writer.

Her best known work is " The Cat Who ... " series ( in the original: "The Cat Who ... " ), in support of the two cats Koko and Yum Yum journalist James Qwilleran in investigating criminal cases.

Life

Brown began as a teenager with writing as a sports rapporteur for the Derry News. Later she worked as a copywriter for many of Detroit's department stores. She moved to the Detroit Free Press and wrote for 30 years as an editor before she retired in 1978.

Between 1966 and 1968 she published her first three novels, which marked the beginning of " The Cat Who " series. The novels were a great success, and Brown has been declared by New York Times detective of the year. But then came a halt in her career, as tougher crime novels were in demand. It was not until 18 years later was published in 1986 a new book from her pen. Within two years, she has published four novels and let the books from the 60s, republish, and the series once again proved a bestseller. Since then at least one, usually even more books are published per year from its series. In January 2006, the number had grown to 28 books.

How many authors in their year Brown could not make friends with the modern technology, they wrote their works on a typewriter. She lived with her husband and two cats in North Carolina.

The Cat Who ...

The main characters of the series are the newspaper reporter James Qwilleran and his two Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum. They live in the fictional town pickax in Moose County, " 400 miles north from the rest of the world." As a model Brown served the town of Bad Axe in Michigan, where she lived with her husband for many years.

Works

  • On hangover coconut track. (1966 ) (new edition under the title: the cat who could read backwards)
  • Cat Coconut second case. (1968 ) (new edition under the title: The Cat Who turned out the light )
  • The cat who could read backwards. (Vol. 1 ) ( 1991)
  • The cat that bit the wing chair. ( Volume 2 ) ( May 1995)
  • The cat who turned out the light. (Volume 3) ( December 1995)
  • The cat who saw red. ( Volume 4 ) (June 1992)
  • The cat who played Brahms. ( Volume 5 ) ( October 1992 )
  • The cat that played postman. ( Volume 6 ) (July 1996)
  • The cat who knew Shakespeare. ( Volume 7 ) ( February 1992 )
  • The cat who sniffed glue. ( Volume 8 ) (July 1993)
  • The cat who loved lipstick. ( Volume 9 ) ( 1993)
  • The cat who conjured spirits. (Vol. 10) (July 1993)
  • The Cat Who Wanted to up high. (Vol. 11) ( October 1993)
  • The cat who knew a cardinal. ( Volume 12 ) ( February 1994 )
  • The cat that can move mountains. (Vol. 13 ) ( 1994)
  • The cat who took pink pills. ( Volume 14 ) ( July 1994)
  • The cat that disappeared in the closet. ( Volume 15 ) ( January 1995)
  • The cat that played dominoes. (Vol. 16) (October 1995)
  • The cat who raised the alarm. ( Volume 17 ) ( March 1996)
  • The cat that was crazy about cheese. (Vol. 18) (March 1997)
  • The cat that drove the thief. ( Volume 19 ) ( October 1997)
  • The cat, who studied singing. ( Volume 20 ) ( August 1998)
  • The cat who saw stars. ( Volume 21 ) ( March 2000)
  • The cat who robbed the bank. ( Volume 22 ) ( July 2001)
  • The cat who smelled a rat. ( Volume 23 ) ( March 2002)
  • The cat that came into swimming. ( Volume 24 ) ( April 2003)
  • The cat that got applause. ( Volume 25 ) ( January 2004)
  • The cat who listened to the turkey. ( Volume 26 ) ( October 2005)
  • The cat who stole bananas. ( Volume 27 ) (January 2007)
  • The cat that fell from the sky. ( Volume 28 ) (October 2007)
  • The cat who played detective. (1997)
  • The cat, the last laugh. (June 1999)
  • The cat that read thoughts. (January 2009)
  • The cat who smelled the smoke. (announced )

Audiobooks

  • Phut Phat focuses / SuSu and the spirit. (September 2006)
  • The cat with long whiskers / The Dark. (October 2005)
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