The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Lilian Jackson Braun (Adapter), George Guidall (Narrator)

Product Details

• Audio Cassette: 5 pages
• Publisher: Recorded Books; Unabridged edition (1994)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000G1OX8I
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,058,850 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lilian Jackson Braun is the author of twenty-nine bestselling Cat Who . . . novels and three short story collections.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Siamese Sleuths, June 29, 2008

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J. E. Stephens "Jeanne" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts (The Cat Who...) (Mass Market Paperback)

This was the first Lilian Jackson Braun novel I have read. I loved it. I enjoyed reading about the cats and how smart Koko was. And how the cats knew the phone was going to ring 10 seconds before the phone rang.

Qwill is called in the middle of the night by his former landlady, Mrs. Cobb. She has been hearing strange noises and was scared. He leaves to investigate and finds her dead. Many strange things are happening at the museum, and Qwill decides to move in and find out what really happened to his friend.

Very enjoyable, this will not be my last Lilian Jackson Braun.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Goat Cheese Anyone?, May 21, 2005

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Dennis Phillips "The Book Friar" (Bulls Gap, Tennessee USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts (The Cat Who...) (Mass Market Paperback)

Lilian Jackson Braun's tenth cat book starts off with the death of one of the most beloved long-time characters in the series. It is quite a testament to Braun's writing ability that I felt so saddened by this person's death and I was indeed quite upset. It is not clear early on if this death is a murder or a simple heart attack but as usual, Qwilleran is suspicious. Braun has the ability to make her readers feel as if they know the people of Moose County and have lived there for years and this is what is so endearing about this series. This story also starts out with Qwilleran telling the story in the first person which is a new twist and fortunately one that just sort of melts away early in the book.

As in previous stories the mystery is mostly a background for another tale of Moose County but this time there are only two deaths to deal with. Among the more memorable characters to wander in and out of this story are ninety-four year old Homer Tibbitt and his slightly younger girlfriend Rhoda, who refuses to get her hearing aide fixed. One of their conversations culminates with Homer yelling at Rhoda, "I said potties-not poppies!" This conversation sent me into fits of laughter and is typical of Braun's wonderful writing style.

Like all small rural communities, Moose County has it's secrets, one of which Qwilleran uncovers while puzzling over his friend's death. It turns out that one of the area's most famous incidents was all a fake and that at least one Moose County resident had lived long past his funeral. A secret that in the end will remain locked away in Qwilleran's mind and in the secret compartment of a Dingleberry desk.

As is the case in most of these books, Koko tries to give Qwilleran clues but time and again the former reporter looks over the hints. Once the mystery is solved however, Qwilleran realizes once again that his highly intelligent feline has had things figured out for quite some time. If only Qwilleran could warm up to his girlfriend's new cat, who he refers to as Bigfoot, as quickly as he warmed up to the goat farmer next door. This tenth trip into the wild and wonderful world of Jim Qwilleran is a journey well worth taking, even if there is more Moose than mystery.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An intriguing, easy-reading murder mystery, July 28, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts (The Cat Who...) (Mass Market Paperback)

I have noticed Mrs. Braun's series of books on "The Cat Who..." in Amazon's catalog, book stores, grocery stores and libraries but only recently did I actually read one of her books. Then, I read another and another and another. Once you start folks, you can't stop. You can't wait to read another book with her main character, Jim Qwilleran, affectionately known as Qwill or "Q". (Frankly, it took a couple of books for me to get used to that name.)

Qwill is a reporter who always stumbles upon a mysterious murder and with the help of one of his two siamese cats, he finds enough clues to solve the mystery. You don't need to be a "cat" person to enjoy these easy-reading books. I think that's what held me back all these years. I like cats but I didn't want to read about cats solving crimes. Make no mistake, Qwill is the main character and the cats just enhance the plot.