Cat Mysteries

If there's a cat involved anywhere, it has to be worth reading! Just like your cats at home, sometimes they are simply observers decorating the scene, sometimes they are active participants, and sometimes they are the ones solving the mysteries. Happy reading!

by M. C. Beaton

Read about the amateur sleuth's adventures and her feline companion Boswell.

1. Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death
2. Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet
3. Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardner
4. Agatha Raisin and the walkers of Dembley
5. Agatha Raisin and the murderous marriage
6. Agatha Raisin and the terrible tourist
7. Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of death
8. Agatha Raisin and the witch of Wyckhadden
9. Agatha Raisin and the wizard of Evesham
10. Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam
11. Agatha Raisin and the love from hell
12. Agatha Raisin and the day the floods came
13. Agatha Raisin and the case of the curious curate
14. Agatha Raisin and the haunted house
15. Deadly Dance
16. Perfect paragon
17. Love lies and liquor
18. Kissing christmas goodbye

by Lydia Adamson

Alice is not only an actress, but also a frequent cat sitter. When she's not acting, and even sometimes when she is, she's off sleuthing! You might also enjoy her Dr. Nightingale series about a female veterinarian who seems to end up in a lot of mysterious situations.

1. Cat in the manger
2. Cat of a different color
3. Cat in wolf's clothing
4. Cat by any other name
5. Cat in the wings
6. Cat with a fiddle
7. Cat in a glass house
8. Cat with no regrets
9. Cat on the cutting edge
10. Cat on a winning streak
11. Cat in fine style
12. Cat in a chorus line
13. Cat under the mistletoe
14. Cat on a beach blanket
15. Cat on jingle bell rock
16. Cat on stage left
17. Cat of one's own
18. Cat with the blues
19. Cat with no clue
20. Cat named Brat
21. Cat on the bus

by Gillian Roberts

Amanad is a Philadelphia Prep school teacher who doubles as a master sleuth. Her cat, Macavity, may seem to be just sleeping, but he is still in on all the action.

1. Caught dead in Philadelphia
2. Philly stakes
3. I'd rather be in Philadelphia
4. With friends like these
5. In the dead of summer
6. How I spent my summer vacation
7. Mummer's curse
8. Bluest Blood
9. Adam and Evil
10. Helen hath no fury
11. Claire and present danger
12. Till the end of Tom
13. Hole in Juan
14. All's well that ends

by Garrison Allen

1. Desert cat
2. Royal cat
3. Stable cat
4. Baseball cat
5. Dinosaur cat
6. Movie cat

by Susan Conant

Better known for her dog lover's mysteries, she is branching out to try something new.

1. Scratch the surface

by Lilian Jackson Braun

The adventures of James Qwilleran and the whole town of friends in Pickax, and "down under". What would they do without him and his crime solving siamese, Koko and Yum Yum.

1. Cat who could read backwards
2. Cat who could read backwards
3. Cat who ate Danish Modern
4. Cat who Turned on and off
5. Cat who saw red
6. Cat who played Brahms
7. Cat who played post office
8. Cat who knew Shakespeare
9. Cat who sniffed glue
10. Cat who went underground
11. Cat who talked to ghosts
12. Cat who lived high
13. Cat who knew a cardinal
14. Cat who moved a mountain
15. Cat who wasn't there
16. Cat who went into the closet
17. Cat who came to Breakfast
18. Cat who blew the whistle
19. Cat who said cheese
20. Cat who tailed a thief
21. Cat who sang for the birds
22. Cat who saw stars
23. Cat who robbed a bank
24. Cat who went up the creek
25. Cat who brought down the house
26. Cat who talked turkey
27. Cat who went bananas
28. Cat who dropped a bombshell
29. Cat who had 60 whiskers
30. Cat who smelled a rat

by Joanna Carl

Meet Champion Myanmar Chocolate Yonkers. This mischievous Birman adds to the mayhem in these books. Add in a caretaker who is a maker of luxury chocolate and you're in for a delicious treat.

1. Chocolate cat caper
2. Chocolate bear burglary
3. Chocolate frog frame-up
4. Chocolate puppy puzzle
5. Chocolate mouse trap
6. Chocolate bridal bash
7. Chocolate jewel case

by Blaize Clement

The adventures of a pet sitter who seems to get into one problem after another. Ghost is a silver-blue Abyssinian with a sweet personality, who is very protective of her people!

1. Curiosity killed the cat sitter
2. Duplicity dogged the dachshund
3. Even cat sitters get the blues

by Susan Conant

1. New leash on death
2. Dead and doggone
3. Bite of death
4. Paws before dying
5. Gone to the dogs
6. Bloodlines
7. Ruffly speaking
8. Black ribbon
9. Stud rites
10. Animal appetite
11. Barker Street regulars
12. Evil breeding
13. Creature discomforts
14. Wicked flea
15. Dogfather
16. Bride and groom
17. Gaits of heaven
18. All shots

by Joanne Fluke

Moishe is a one-eyed tomcat who lead a hard life until Hannah adopted him. His caretaker, Hannah, owns a cookie shop and frequently ends up mixed up in more than cookie dough. This is a cat with a mind of his own and it shows!

1. Chocolate chip cookie murder
2. Strawberry shortcake murder
3. Blueberry muffin murder
4. Lemon meringue pie murder
5. Fudge cupcake murder
6. Sugar cookie murder
7. Peach cobbler murder
8. Cherry cheesecake murder
9. Key lime pie murder
10. Carrot cake murder

by Gilbert Morris

1. What the cat dragged in
2. The cat's pajamas
3. When the cat's away

by Laura Levine

What a perfect name for this cat...Prozac!

1. This pen for hire
2. Last writes
3. Killer blonde
4. Shoes to die for
5. PMS murder
6. Killing Bridezilla
7. Death by pantyhose
8. Killing bridezilla
9. Death by pantyhose

by Shirley Rousseau Murphy

1. Cat on the edge
2. Cat under fire
3. Cat raise the dead
4. Cat in the dark
5. Cat to the dogs
6. Cat spitting mad
7. Cat laughing last
8. Cat seeing double
9. Cat fear no evil
10. Cat cross their graves
11. Cat breaking free
12. Cat pay the devil
13. Cat deck the halls

by Linda O. Johnston

1. Sit, Stay, Slay
2. Nothing to fear but ferrets
3. Fine-feathered death
4. Meow is for murder
5. Fright of the iguana
6. Double Dog Dare

by Marian Babson

Trouble is brewing in Brimful Coffers, a picturesque English village that is home to a bevy of mystery writers...

1. Canapes for the kitties
2. Cat Next Door
3. Please do feed the cat

by Laurien Berenson

1. Pedigree to die for
2. Underdog
3. Dog eat dog
4. Hair of the dog
5. Watchdog
6. Hush puppy
7. Unleashed
8. Once bitten
9. Hot dog
10. Best in show
11. Jingle bell bark
12. Raining cats and dogs
13. Chow down
14. Hounded to death

by Carole Nelson Douglas

Follow the adventures of Midnight Louie. Most of them include his human companion, Temple Barr, but he also has some adventures just on his own.

1. Catnap
2. Pussyfoot
3. Cat on a blue Monday
4. Cat in a crimson haze
5. Cat in a diamond dazzle
6. Cat with an emerald eye
7. Cat in a flamingo fedora
8. Cat in a golden garland
9. Cat on a hyacinth hunt
10. Cat in an indigo mood
11. Cat in a jeweled jumpsuit
12. Cat in a Kiwi Con
13. Cat in a leopard spot
14. Cat in a midnight choir
15. Cat in a neon nightmare
16. Cat in an orange twist
17. Cat in a hot pink pursuit
18. Cat in a quicksilver caper
19. Cat in a red hot rage

by Various Authors

All with a cat as a major character!

1. Company of Cats
2. Diamond Cat
3. Nine lives to murder
4. Only the cat knows
5. Paws for alarm
6. To catch a cat

by Rita Mae Brown

Starring Mrs. Murphy and Pewter. OK, and Tucker too, even if he is a corgi!

1. Wish you were here
2. Rest in pieces
3. Murder at Monticello
4. Pay dirt
5. Murder she meowed
6. Murder on the prowl
7. Cat on the scent
8. Pawing through the past
9. Claws and effect
10. Catch as cat can
11. The tail of the tip-off
12. Whisker of evil
13. Cat's eyewitness
14. Sour puss
15. Puss 'n cahoots

by Cynthia Baxter

The main character here is Jessica Popper. She is a veterinarian who truly loves cats, of course! Doesn't everyone?

1. Dead canaries don't sing
2. Putting on the dog
3. Lead a horse to murder
4. Hare today, dead tomorrow
5. Right from the gecko
6. Who's kitten who

by Martha Grimes

Follow the adventures of Cyril, the crime solving cat who just happens to live in Scotland Yard. He helps his best friend, detective Richard Jury, and always finds a way to best the repellant Chief Superintendent Racer. This is usually accomplished with the help of his other best friend, Fiona Clingmore, who just happens to be Racer's secretary.

1. Man with a load of mischief
2. Old Fox Deceiv'd
3. Anodyne necklace
4. Dirty Duck
5. Jerusalem Inn
6. Deer Leap
7. Help the poor struggler
8. I am the only running footman
9. Five bells and bladebone
10. Old silent
11. Old contemptibles
12. Horse you came in on
13. Rainbow's end
14. Case has altered
15. Stargazey
16. Lamorna Wink
17. Blue last
18. Grave Maurice
19. Winds of change
20. Old wine shades
21. Dust

by Linda Stewart

For younger readers.

1. Maltese kitten
2. Sam the Cat detective
3. Big Catnap

by Clea Simon

Theda Krakow is a crimesolver, independent journalist, rock music afficianado and most of all, Musetta's caretaker. This little black and white kitten share a home and crime solving adventures in Cambridge Massachusetts.

1. Mew is for murder
2. Cattery Row
3. Cries and whiskers

by Erin Hunter

In a troubled time for the Clans, three young cats, grandchildren of the legendary Firestar, begin their training as warriors and, in the course of many adventures, discover their true destiny.

1. The sight
2. Dark River
3. Outcast