The Cat Who Went into the Closet - (Cat Who...) by Lilian Jackson Braun (Paperback)

About the Book

Jim Qwilleran packs up the cats and moves into a mansion in town for the winter. While Koko and Yum Yum play, Qwill turns his attention to two suspicious deaths: the mansion's former owner and a local farmer. The case is going nowhere until Koko unearths surprising evidence that someone is willing to kill to supress.

Book Synopsis

In this charming Cat Who mystery, a misused mansion sets the stage for a strange caper for Jim Qwilleran and his cats Koko and Yum Yum.

Qwill's moved into the old Gage mansion--and the cats are on a treasure hunt. The house's fifty closets are crammed with several generations of junk, and while Qwill investigates two recent deaths--those of the mansion's former occupant and a local potato farmer--Koko investigates the contents of the closets. Qwill and the cats wind up unearthing some surprising skeletons--and bringing long-buried secrets to light...

Review Quotes

Praise for Lilian Jackson Braun and the Cat Who series

"A master of mystery."--People

"Upbeat prose and amiable characters."--Publishers Weekly

"The mix of crime and cats [is] catnip to readers who like both."--Chicago Sun-Times

"Braun keeps both paws on the side of charming."--Los Angeles Times

About the Author

The history of Lilian Jackson Braun is perhaps as exciting and mysterious as her novels. Between 1966 and 1968, she published three novels to critical acclaim: The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern, and The Cat Who Turned On and Off. In 1966, the New York Times labeled Braun, "the new detective of the year." Then, for reasons unknown, the rising mystery author disappeared from the publishing scene. It wasn't until 1986 that Berkley Publishing Group reintroduced Braun to the public with the publication of an original paperback, The Cat Who Saw Red. Within two years, Berkley released four new novels in paperback and reprinted the three mysteries from the sixties. Since then, G.P. Putnam's Sons has published seventeen additional novels in the Cat Who series. Braun passed away in 2011.