{"product_id":"the-cat-who-could-read-backwards-9780515090178","title":"The Cat Who Could Read Backwards","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE FIRST COZY MYSTERY IN THE BELOVED \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLING CAT WHO SERIES!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe world of modern art is a mystery to many. But for Jim Qwilleran, it turns into a mystery of another sort when his assignment for \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Fluxion\u003c\/i\u003e leads down the path to murder.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA stabbing in an art gallery, vandalized paintings, a fatal fall from a scaffolding--this is not at all what Qwilleran expects when he turns his reporter talents to art. But Qwilleran and his newly found partner, Koko the brilliant Siamese cat, are in their element--sniffing out clues and confounding criminals intent on mayhem and murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis riveting beginning to the Cat Who series is the perfect cozy mystery for cat lovers to start sleuthing!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe history of \u003cb\u003eLilian Jackson Braun\u003c\/b\u003e is perhaps as exciting and mysterious as her novels. Between 1966 and 1968, she published three novels to critical acclaim: \u003ci\u003eThe Cat Who Could Read Backwards, The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Cat Who Turned On and Off\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1966, the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Cat Who Saw Red\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615506534674,"sku":"9780515090178","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_00e0ae3f-c7e9-48e6-b042-e9f150a1a07a.jpg?v=1773149765","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cat-who-could-read-backwards-9780515090178","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}