The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare

1988 novel by Lilian Jackson Braun

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The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare

Author	Lilian Jackson Braun
Language	English
Series	The Cat Who series
Genre	Mystery
Publisher	Jove
Publication date	June 1, 1988
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	256
ISBN	0-515-09582-6
OCLC	18043172
Preceded by	The Cat Who Played Post Office
Followed by	The Cat Who Sniffed Glue

The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare is the seventh book in The Cat Who series by Lilian Jackson Braun, published in 1988.

Plot summary

Jim Qwilleran, a newspaperman, and his Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, enjoy his inherited wealth in Moose County, Michigan, particularly in its county seat, Pickax City. Qwilleran investigates a mysterious accidental death of a newspaper publisher with the help of his cats, who communicate with him by knocking various Shakespeare plays from his shelf.

References

Braun, Lilian Jackson (1988). Amazon.com: The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare Product Details. Penguin. ISBN 0515095826.
"The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare by Lilian Jackson Braun: 9780515095821 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com.

v t e The Cat Who... series by Lilian Jackson Braun
Novels	The Cat Who... Could Read Backwards (1966) Ate Danish Modern (1967) Turned On and Off (1968) Saw Red (1986) Played Brahms (1987) Played Post Office (1988) Knew Shakespeare (1988) Sniffed Glue (1988) Went Underground (1989) Talked to Ghosts (1990) Lived High (1990) Knew a Cardinal (1991) Moved a Mountain (1991) Wasn't There (1992) Went Into the Closet (1993) Came to Breakfast (1994) Blew the Whistle (1995) Said Cheese (1996) Tailed a Thief (1997) Sang for the Birds (1998) Saw Stars (1999) Robbed a Bank (2000) Smelled a Rat (2001) Went Up the Creek (2002) Brought Down the House (2003) Talked Turkey (2004) Went Bananas (2005) Dropped a Bombshell (2006) Had 60 Whiskers (2007) Smelled Smoke (ppd)
Related	The Cat Who Had 14 Tales (1988) Short and Tall Tales (2002) The Private Life of the Cat Who... (2004)

The Cat Who... series by Lilian Jackson Braun

Novels

The Cat Who... Could Read Backwards (1966)
Ate Danish Modern (1967)
Turned On and Off (1968)
Saw Red (1986)
Played Brahms (1987)
Played Post Office (1988)
Knew Shakespeare (1988)
Sniffed Glue (1988)
Went Underground (1989)
Talked to Ghosts (1990)
Lived High (1990)
Knew a Cardinal (1991)
Moved a Mountain (1991)
Wasn't There (1992)
Went Into the Closet (1993)
Came to Breakfast (1994)
Blew the Whistle (1995)
Said Cheese (1996)
Tailed a Thief (1997)
Sang for the Birds (1998)
Saw Stars (1999)
Robbed a Bank (2000)
Smelled a Rat (2001)
Went Up the Creek (2002)
Brought Down the House (2003)
Talked Turkey (2004)
Went Bananas (2005)
Dropped a Bombshell (2006)
Had 60 Whiskers (2007)
Smelled Smoke (ppd)

The Cat Who Had 14 Tales (1988)
Short and Tall Tales (2002)
The Private Life of the Cat Who... (2004)

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