Lilian Jackson Braun fue una reconocida autora estadounidense, famosa por su serie de novelas de misterio de cozy en la serie 'The Cat Who'. La serie presenta a un par de investigadores felinos y a su dueño adinerado, Jim Qwilleran. Nacida el 20 de junio de 1913, Braun comenzó su carrera como escritora en su adolescencia, contribuyendo con poesía deportiva para el Detroit News. Más tarde trabajó como redactora publicitaria para los almacenes de Detroit y como editora de 'Good Living' para el Detroit Free Press durante 30 años, antes de jubilarse en 1978.
El estilo de escritura de Braun se caracteriza por su ligereza y evitación de la violencia, el sexo y el lenguaje soez, lo que hace que sus novelas sean un refrescante descanso del género de detectives duros. Publicó sus primeros tres novelas, 'The Cat Who Could Read Backwards,' 'The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern' y 'The Cat Who Turned On and Off' entre 1966 y 1968 con excelentes críticas. Sin embargo, desapareció de la escena editorial durante 18 años cuando los novelas de misterio comenzaron a centrarse en temas más oscuros. No fue hasta 1986 que Braun reapareció con la publicación de 'The Cat Who Saw Red' por el Berkley Publishing Group, que se convirtió en un bestseller instantáneo.
La serie 'The Cat Who' de Braun se desarrolla en el pueblo ficticio de Pickax, ubicado en el condado de Moose, a '400 millas al norte de todas partes'. Aunque nunca se menciona explícitamente en los libros, los pueblos, condados y estilos de vida descritos en la serie se aceptan generalmente como modelados después de Bad Axe, Michigan, donde Braun vivió con su esposo durante muchos años hasta mediados de la década de 1980. Braun escribió todas sus novelas utilizando una máquina de escribir y prefirió mantener su vida privada fuera de la vista pública, lo que hizo que se supiera poco de su vida personal. Ella falleció el 4 de junio de 2011, dejando un legado de novelas de misterio ligeras y entretenidas.
Cat Who... Books
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Título
Año
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards
1966
2
The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern
1967
3
The Cat Who Turned On And Off
1968
4
The Cat Who Saw Red
1986
5
The Cat Who Played Brahms
1987
6
The Cat Who Played Post Office
1987
7
The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare
1988
8
The Cat Who Sniffed Glue
1988
9
The Cat Who Went Underground
1989
10
The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts
1990
11
The Cat Who Lived High
1990
12
The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal
1991
13
The Cat Who Moved a Mountain
1992
14
The Cat Who Wasn't There
1992
15
The Cat Who Went into the Closet
1993
16
The Cat Who Came to Breakfast
1994
17
The Cat Who Blew the Whistle
1994
18
The Cat Who Said Cheese
1995
19
The Cat Who Tailed a Thief
1997
20
The Cat Who Sang for the Birds
1998
21
The Cat Who Saw Stars
1999
22
The Cat Who Robbed a Bank
1999
23
The Cat Who Smelled a Rat
2001
24
The Cat Who Went Up the Creek
2002
25
The Cat Who Brought Down the House
2003
26
The Cat Who Talked Turkey
2004
27
The Cat Who Went Bananas
2004
28
The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell
2006
29
The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers
2007
The Cat Who... Books
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Título
Año
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards
1966
2
The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern
1967
3
The Cat Who Turned On And Off
1968
4
The Cat Who Saw Red
1986
5
The Cat Who Played Brahms
1987
6
The Cat Who Played Post Office
1987
7
The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare
1988
8
The Cat Who Sniffed Glue
1988
9
The Cat Who Went Underground
1989
10
The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts
1990
11
The Cat Who Lived High
1990
12
The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal
1991
13
The Cat Who Moved a Mountain
1992
14
The Cat Who Wasn't There
1992
15
The Cat Who Went into the Closet
1993
16
The Cat Who Came to Breakfast
1994
17
The Cat Who Blew the Whistle
1994
18
The Cat Who Said Cheese
1995
19
The Cat Who Tailed a Thief
1997
20
The Cat Who Sang for the Birds
1998
21
The Cat Who Saw Stars
1999
22
The Cat Who Robbed a Bank
1999
23
The Cat Who Smelled a Rat
2001
24
The Cat Who Went Up the Creek
2002
25
The Cat Who Brought Down the House
2003
26
The Cat Who Talked Turkey
2004
27
The Cat Who Went Bananas
2004
28
The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell
2006
29
The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers
2007
Cat Who Short Story Collections
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Título
Año
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1
The Cat Who Had 14 Tales
1988
2
Short and Tall Tales / Qwilleran's Short and Tall Tales
2002
3
The Private Life of the Cat Who...
2003
Midnight Louie Books
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Título
Año
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet Soup
1992
2
Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet Soup ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1992
3
Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1993
4
Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm
1993
5
Cat On A Blue Monday ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1994
6
Cat On A Blue Monday
1994
7
Cat in a Crimson Haze
1995
8
Cat in a Crimson Haze ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1995
9
Cat in a Diamond Dazzle
1996
10
Cat in a Diamond Dazzle ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1996
11
Cat with an Emerald Eye ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1997
12
Cat with an Emerald Eye
1997
13
Cat in a Flamingo Fedora ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1997
14
Cat in a Flamingo Fedora
1997
15
Cat in a Golden Garland
1997
16
Cat in a Golden Garland ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1997
17
Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1998
18
Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt
1998
19
Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives
1998
20
Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives (With: J.A. Jance, Carole Nelson Douglas, Nancy Pickard, Toni L.P. Kelner, Walter J. Stutzman)
1998
21
Cat in an Indigo Mood
1999
22
Cat in an Indigo Mood ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1999
23
Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1999
24
Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit
1999
25
Cat in a Kiwi Con ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2000
26
Cat in a Kiwi Con
2000
27
Cat in a Leopard Spot
2001
28
Cat in a Leopard Spot ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2001
29
Cat in a Midnight Choir ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2002
30
Cat in a Midnight Choir
2002
31
Cat in a Neon Nightmare
2003
32
Cat in a Neon Nightmare ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2003
33
Midnight Louie In Something Fishy
2003
34
Midnight Louie In Something Fishy ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2003
35
Cat in an Orange Twist
2004
36
Cat in an Orange Twist ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2004
37
Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit
2005
38
Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2005
39
Cat in a Quicksilver Caper
2006
40
Cat in a Quicksilver Caper ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2006
41
Cat in a Red Hot Rage ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2007
42
Cat in a Red Hot Rage
2007
43
Cat in a Sapphire Slipper
2008
44
Cat in a Sapphire Slipper ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2008
45
Cat in a Topaz Tango
2009
46
Cat in a Topaz Tango ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2009
47
Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme
2010
48
Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2010
49
Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta
2011
50
Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2011
51
Fruit of the Tomb ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2012
52
Fruit of the Tomb
2012
53
Cat in a White Tie and Tails
2012
54
Cat in a White Tie and Tails ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2012
55
Cat in an Alien X-Ray
2013
56
Cat in an Alien X-Ray ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2013
57
Cat in a Yellow Spotlight ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2014
58
Cat in a Yellow Spotlight
2014
59
Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit
2015
60
Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2015
61
Cat in an Alphabet Endgame ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)