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''[[The Cat Who... Series]]'' series consists of a number of murder mysteries written by Lilian Jackson Braun, starring veteran crime journalist Jim Qwilleran [[Spell My Name with an "S"|(Yes, that's how it's spelled)]] and the two Siamese cats he adopts, Kao K'o Kung (abbreviated to Koko) and Yum Yum. The series begins with his life in an unnamed city as he is given assignments on odd beats, such as art or food criticism, and uncovers murders. Being what he is at heart, Qwill can never leave well enough alone once his mustache starts twitching....
 
After five or six books, though, the series moves away from the city and into the northern part of America, into an area known as Moose County. Initially, he's visiting for a vacation, but things [[It Got Worse|take a turn for the worse]] when [[It Was His Sled|his "aunt" Fanny Klingenschoen]] is the [[Body of the Week]]. He then, after solving the crime, inherits her money, with the provision that he live in Moose County for five years.
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See also ''[[Midnight Louie]]'', a series by Carole Nelson Douglas that draws much influence from this one, featuring a hard-boiled feline private eye as a first-person narrator at times.
 
=== Novels in this series ===
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== Novels in this series ==
* ''The Cat Who Could Read Backwards'' (1966)
* ''The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern'' (1967)
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* ''The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers'' (2007)
 
However, ''[[The Cat Who Walks Through Walls]]'' is ''not'' a part of this series.
=== Tropes featured in these books include: ===
 
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* [[Anyone Can Die]]: Being beloved by the readers will not save a character from dying. Sometimes they're murdered, but there are also fatal car accidents, heart attacks, and just plain old age.
* [[Author Appeal]]: In a non-sexual example, Lilian Jackson Braun loves cats, and owns her own set of Siamese - who are always named Koko and Yum Yum.
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