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The Cat Who Played Post Office Mass Market Paperback – December 1, 1987

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Book 6 of 29: The Cat Who

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In this mystery in the bestselling Cat Who series, Jim Qwilleran and his cats, Koko and Yum Yum, are living the high life—until things take a deadly turn...

Inheriting unexpected millions has left reporter Jim Qwilleran looking like the cat who swallowed the canary. While his two Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, adjust to being fat cats in an enormous mansion, Qwill samples the lifestyles of the rich and famous by hiring a staff of eccentric servants. A missing housemaid and a shocking murder soon show Qwilleran the unsavory side of the upper crust. But it’s Koko’s purr-fect propensity for finding clues amid the caviar and champagne that gives Qwill pause to evaluate the most unlikely suspects—before his taste for the good life turns into his last meal...

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The Cat Who
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December 1, 1987
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0515093203
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“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.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley (December 1, 1987)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 186 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0515093203
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0515093209
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 840L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.19 x 0.72 x 6.83 inches

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Lilian Jackson Braun (June 20, 1913 – June 4, 2011) was an American writer, well known for her light-hearted series of "The Cat Who..." mystery novels. The "Cat Who" books center on the life of former newspaper reporter, James Qwilleran, and his two Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, in the fictitious small town of Pickax located in Moose County "400 miles north of everywhere." Although never formally stated in her books, the towns, counties and lifestyles described in the series are generally accepted to be modeled after Bad Axe, Michigan, where Braun resided with her husband until the mid-1980s.

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Debbie Risinger

Fun read with some surprises you don’t see coming.

Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2023

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As a long time fan of The Cat Who books & being I have read them numerous times you would think I would be tired and not interested in reading them over again, however that is the opposite for me! I love to pickup little tidbits that I had pasted over previously & find clues that will show up in later books. It’s the ‘AH HA’ moment that make reading them so enjoyable!

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2023

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I love these books, I read them over and over. As a cat person, they make me feel good and wonder about my own feline companions that I talk to constantly!

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Lora S.

One of the best Cat Who ... books

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2017

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I couldn’t remember whether this was a book I had read before, so went on and bought it anyway. As it turns out, this is one I had read, so it is a re-read for me. However, this is one of the best Cat Who … books, so it was not a difficult task at all.

James Qwilleran and his two Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, have officially moved to Pickax City in Moose County. He has been required to live in Moose County for five years to claim his inheritance of the Klingenschoen fortune. Almost immediately, Koko homes in on a mystery.

In one of two servants’ apartments over the garage of the Klingenschoen mansion, Qwilleran finds the walls covered with extravagant murals of a type that leave him wondering if the painter left to get a job painting subway trains. It turns out that the person responsible was a maid who “worked” at the house some five years earlier. In any case, she seems to have disappeared almost without a trace. He uncovers (with help from Koko) a note to Miss Klingenschoen indicating the girl moved to Florida only to discover later that the note was not in the girl’s handwriting.

Curiously enough, as Qwilleran begins asking questions about this former maid, Daisy Mull, anyone who seems to know very much about her suddenly and mysteriously dies. It gets so bad that Qwilleran himself is run off the road as he is riding his bike near the old Dimsdale mine and nearly killed.

Koko, the detective cat, is more active in this case than in most of his other adventures. Not only does he uncover the note and the box and suitcase containing all the remains of Daisy’s earthly belongings, but he keeps setting up obstacles by the back door to obstruct the prowler who eventually does come to the house to silence Qwilleran once and for all. And he is the one who succeeds in knocking the man out so the police can handle him. But there is much more to the story than that, and it is a truly strange tale.

But for all the mystery and danger, life in Moose County seems somehow both more amusing and safer than in other places. It is truly a fun place to be.

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Wonderful Sixth book in the phenomenal Cat Who Series

Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2022

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This is one of my all time favorite books of the 30 Cat Who Series. This is the book where Qwilleran, Koko and Yum Yum move into his late Aunt Fanny's house in Pickax, as stipulated in the terms of her will and Qwilleran immediately finds some things that relate to a maid named Daisy who disappeared five years ago. The situation proves to be very dangerous when the girl's mother and former friend are killed and an attempt is made to run Qwilleran over while he's on a bike ride but he is saved, as usual, by Koko's psychic knowledge of the murderer's dubious scheme

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2021

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I read this entire series decades ago when the books were first released, and they are worth reading again, now that I have forgotten details. Who wouldn't laugh out loud at someone living 400 miles north of anywhere in a town called Pickax, or reading the local newspaper called the "Pickax Picayune"? The cats have uncanny abilities, in this case having to do with the mail that is delivered through the mail slot in the door...back when invitations were actually paper and not digital. And they lead their human, Qwill, on a merry chase as they help him solve the mystery of what happened to the girl who painted the mural in his new house. The book was written in the days when some people still used actual typewriters, although computers were used by folks in the big cities "down below", and so there's a bit is nostalgia to be enjoyed in reading them now.

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2023

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My mom would be excited to get this book and she love to read it again that her book need to be replaced!

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2011

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In "The Cat Who Played Post Office," Jim Qwilleran has inherited Aunt Fanny's sizeable fortune and moved to Moose Count, as dictated by her will. He sets up house in Aunt Fanny's former mansion and is trying to fit in amongst the colorful locals, who spend their time hunting, fishing, and driving their gigantic pickup trucks. Qwill and his cats are the oddities, although the locals warm up to them considerably once Qwill announces his intention of giving away chunks of money to worthy Moose County causes. He is soon inundated with mail requests for money, jobs, and so forth. His Siamese sidekicks, Koko and Yum-Yum, take an unusual delight in the mail, with Koko insisting that Qwill read certain letters first. Before long, Qwill is in the hospital...the victim of a hit and run, and Koko is acting very oddly about the belongings of a former maid in Qwill's new mansion. Looks like that cat is trying to solve another mystery!

As always, the star of this book is Koko and his relationship with Qwilleran. The mystery is pretty easily solved, without much intervention from Qwill; in fact, the ending is a tad abrupt, as tends to be the case with this series. Of course, Qwill couldn't do it without Koko. The Moose County setting is perfect for this type of cozy mystery, given that it is rife with oddballs and quirky characters. Whenever I finish one entry in this fun series, I am eager to tear into the next one.

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I wanted to relax with an enjoyable read, this was perfect for that.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 16, 2016

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Well Why Don't you relax with an enjoyable read.? This was just that for me... it held my interest, in an enjoyable relaxing way, helped take my mind off of my broken arm. It's a book that will hold your interest. encouraging you to keep turning each page. A beautifully written mystery, but with some gentle funny bits as well. Qwill who seems a nice enough man and has adopted 2 Siamese cats who seem to have unusual gifts. No I'm not going to spoil it for you by telling you in short what it about..... But I have to add Lilian Jackson Braun has written a Brilliantly amusing, cheerfully written. with suspense mysteries and all of he books please. I am hooked looking for another of he books.

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