14 must-read crime books like Catch as Cat Can (Mrs. Murphy, #10) by Rita Mae Brown, Sneaky Pie Brown

Cover of Catch as Cat Can  (Mrs. Murphy, #10) by Rita Mae Brown, Sneaky Pie Brown

Catch as Cat Can (Mrs. Murphy, #10)

By: Rita Mae Brown , Sneaky Pie Brown

3.72

Format: None pages, Paperback

Spring fever comes to the small town of Crozet, Virginia. As the annual Dogwood Festival approaches…

If you liked the crime plot in Catch as Cat Can (Mrs. Murphy, #10) by Rita Mae Brown, Sneaky Pie Brown , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (Cat Who..., #1) by Lilian Jackson Braun

1. The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (Cat Who..., #1)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Jim Qwilleran is a prizewinning reporter who's been on the skids but is now coming back with a job … read more

Similar categories in Lilian Jackson Braun's The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (Cat Who..., #1) book and Rita Mae Brown's Catch as Cat Can (Mrs. Murphy, #10)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"It was a man's salad, zesty and full of crunch."

-Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (Cat Who..., #1)

"When a cat, who is a picture of grace and beauty, suddenly rolls over in a hideous posture, contorts his face and scratches his ear, he is telling you, sir, to go to blazes!"

-Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (Cat Who..., #1)

Cover of Borrowed Crime (Bookmobile Cat Mystery, #3) by Laurie Cass

2. Borrowed Crime (Bookmobile Cat Mystery, #3)

By: Laurie Cass

4.06

Format: 330 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Librarian Minnie Hamilton spreads the joy of reading throughout Chilson, Michigan, with her bookmob… read more

Similar categories in Laurie Cass's Borrowed Crime (Bookmobile Cat Mystery, #3) book and Rita Mae Brown's Catch as Cat Can (Mrs. Murphy, #10)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"The next morning, as I picked an Eddie hair off my pant leg, I again considered the possibility of cats controlling the world. "It's possible," I muttered to myself as I dropped the hair into a waste…"

-Laurie Cass, Borrowed Crime (Bookmobile Cat Mystery, #3)

Cover of The Cat Who Wasn't There (Cat Who..., #14) by Lilian Jackson Braun

3. The Cat Who Wasn't There (Cat Who..., #14)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

3.95

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

an alternate cover edition can be found here Qwill's on his way to Scotland - and on his way to … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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4. The Cat Who Went Bananas (Cat Who... #27)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

3.70

Format: 292 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The merry atmosphere in Pickax is dampened by the death of an out-of-town actor and the theft of a … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"spread the rumor and, before anyone knows, it's a fact"

-Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Went Bananas (Cat Who... #27)

"Nothing can scatter like 3 Siamese cats better than 2 Siamese cats."

-Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Went Bananas (Cat Who... #27)

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5. The Cat Who Talked Turkey (Cat Who... #26)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

3.11

Format: None pages,

The good people of Moose County are in a fever of excitement. It's almost time for the gala groundb… read more

Similar categories in Lilian Jackson Braun's The Cat Who Talked Turkey (Cat Who... #26) book and Rita Mae Brown's Catch as Cat Can (Mrs. Murphy, #10)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Cat Who Brought Down the House (Cat Who... #25) by Lilian Jackson Braun

6. The Cat Who Brought Down the House (Cat Who... #25)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

4.29

Format: 256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Retiring in Pickax, actress Thelma Thackeray has decided to start a film club and organize a fundra… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • mystery
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7. The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer (Paws and Claws Mystery, #2)

By: Krista Davis

4.18

Format: None pages, Paperback

Wagtail, Virginia, the top pet-friendly getaway in the United States, is gearing up for a howling g… read more

Similar categories in Krista Davis's The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer (Paws and Claws Mystery, #2) book and Rita Mae Brown's Catch as Cat Can (Mrs. Murphy, #10)

  • mystery
  • cozy mystery
  • animals
  • fiction
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8. The Cat Who Saw Red (Cat Who... #4)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

3.95

Format: 254 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Something is amiss at Maus Haus. Not just the mystery of an unsolved "suicide" which hangs over the… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Curiosity Thrilled the Cat (A Magical Cats Mystery, #1) by Sofie Kelly

9. Curiosity Thrilled the Cat (A Magical Cats Mystery, #1)

By: Sofie Kelly

3.63

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

When librarian Kathleen Paulson moved to Mayville Heights, Minnesota, she had no idea that two stra… read more

Similar categories in Sofie Kelly's Curiosity Thrilled the Cat (A Magical Cats Mystery, #1) book and Rita Mae Brown's Catch as Cat Can (Mrs. Murphy, #10)

  • cozy mystery
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (Cat Who... #23) by Lilian Jackson Braun

10. The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (Cat Who... #23)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

3.53

Format: 39 pages,

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  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare (Cat Who..., #7) by Lilian Jackson Braun

11. The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare (Cat Who..., #7)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

There's something rotten in the small town of Pickax--at least to the sensitive noses of newspaperm… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Catch as Cat Can  (Mrs. Murphy, #10) by Rita Mae Brown, Sneaky Pie Brown

12. Catch as Cat Can (Mrs. Murphy, #10)

By: Rita Mae Brown , Sneaky Pie Brown

3.72

Format: None pages, Paperback

Spring fever comes to the small town of Crozet, Virginia. As the annual Dogwood Festival approaches… read more

Similar categories in Rita Mae Brown's Catch as Cat Can (Mrs. Murphy, #10) book and Rita Mae Brown's Catch as Cat Can (Mrs. Murphy, #10)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

13. The Cat Who Blew the Whistle (Cat Who... #17)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

3.47

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese sleuths, Koko and Yum Yum, investigate the disappearance of a wealthy… read more

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  • cozy mystery
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Cat Who Came to Breakfast (Cat Who... #16) by Lilian Jackson Braun

14. The Cat Who Came to Breakfast (Cat Who... #16)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

3.45

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Qwilleran and the cats are visiting an island known by many names. Qwill has always called it Break… read more

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  • cozy mystery
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Cat Who Went into the Closet (Cat Who... #15) by Lilian Jackson Braun

15. The Cat Who Went into the Closet (Cat Who... #15)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

3.45

Format: None pages,

Jim Qwilleran and his sleuthing Siamese companions, Koko and Yum Yum, up sticks from their converte… read more

Similar categories in Lilian Jackson Braun's The Cat Who Went into the Closet (Cat Who... #15) book and Rita Mae Brown's Catch as Cat Can (Mrs. Murphy, #10)

  • cozy mystery
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

16. The Cat Who Sang for the Birds (Cat Who... #20)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

3.37

Format: 200 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In this delightful new novel featuring Jim Qwilleran and his lovable cats, Koko and Yum Yum, the ri… read more

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17. Murder, She Barked (Paws and Claws Mystery, #1)

By: Krista Davis

3.27

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Sugar Maple Inn in Wagtail, Virginia, is the country's premiere vacation hot spot for pet owner… read more

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18. The Cat Who Robbed a Bank (Cat Who... #22)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

3.87

Format: 288 pages,

As the Highland Games approach, Jim Qwilleran and the citizens of Pickax prepare to celebrate their… read more

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19. The Cat Who Saw Stars (Cat Who... #21)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

UFOs in Mooseville? Rumors abound that a missing backpacker has been abducted, and it looks like Ji… read more

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20. The Cat Who Tailed a Thief (Cat Who... #19)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

4.17

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

In this latest installment, prizewinning reporter Jim Qwilleran--along with his lovable Siamese cat… read more

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21. The Cat Who Went Up the Creek (Cat Who... #24)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

3.99

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Pickax's favorite columnist, James Qwilleran, is enjoying a brief holiday in the nearby town of Bla… read more

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22. Cursed (Regan Reilly Mysteries, #12)

By: Carol Higgins Clark

4.17

Format: 427 pages,

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23. The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern (Cat Who..., #2)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

3.92

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Jim Qwilleran is not exactly overwhelmed by his new assignment for the Daily Fluxion. Interior desi… read more

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24. The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers (Cat Who..., #29)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

3.92

Format: 314 pages,

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25. The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell (Cat Who... #28)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

3.92

Format: 314 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The magnificently mustached local columnist Jim Qwilleran (along with his two Siamese cats, Koko an… read more

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Cover of Death of a Spy (Hamish Macbeth, #36) by M.C. Beaton

26. Death of a Spy (Hamish Macbeth, #36)

By: M.C. Beaton

3.85

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Sergeant Hamish Macbeth faces a string of mysterious robberies that are only the beginning of an in… read more

Similar categories in M.C. Beaton's Death of a Spy (Hamish Macbeth, #36) book and Rita Mae Brown's Catch as Cat Can (Mrs. Murphy, #10)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Dog Across the Lake (Paws and Claws Mystery, #9) by Krista Davis

27. The Dog Across the Lake (Paws and Claws Mystery, #9)

By: Krista Davis

4.32

Format: 336 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Holly and Trixie meet a strange new dog in Wagtail that leads them right into murder. . . . Holl… read more

Similar categories in Krista Davis's The Dog Across the Lake (Paws and Claws Mystery, #9) book and Rita Mae Brown's Catch as Cat Can (Mrs. Murphy, #10)

  • cozy mystery
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of Murder Uncorked (Cece Barton Mystery, #1) by Maddie Day

28. Murder Uncorked (Cece Barton Mystery, #1)

By: Maddie Day

3.67

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Raise a glass to Cece Barton, a widowed single mom and recent L.A. transplant to California wine co… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Cat Who Sniffed Glue (Cat Who... #8) by Lilian Jackson Braun

29. The Cat Who Sniffed Glue (Cat Who... #8)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

3.97

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Living in the peaceful city of Pickax may be restful, but it certainly isn't dull. At least not for… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts (Cat Who... #10) by Lilian Jackson Braun

30. The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts (Cat Who... #10)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

3.98

Format: 284 pages, Mass Market Paperback

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. Jim Qwilleran and his cats Koko an… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"And Koko's behavior has been abnormal since we moved in. He's always talking to himself and staring into space.' 'He's talking to ghosts,' Roger said with a straight face."

-Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts (Cat Who... #10)

"Qwilleran closed the door and turned to Koko. 'How did you react to the noisy oaf?' Koko laid his ears back. Qwilleran thought, No one has ever called him "kitty." A more appropriate form of address …"

-Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts (Cat Who... #10)

"[…] the caller might say abruptly, 'Whoozis?' In that case I would say grandly, '*Whom* are you calling, sir?' And he would hang up immediately without even an expletive. Of all the four-letter words…"

-Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts (Cat Who... #10)

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Laurie Cass

4.06

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Lilian Jackson Braun

3.95

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Murder on the Prowl (Mrs. Murphy, #6)

Rita Mae Brown , Sneaky Pie Brown

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Sofie Kelly

4.17

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Rita Mae Brown , Sneaky Pie Brown

4.26

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3.61

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