The Cat Who Blew the Whistle
The Cat Who Blew the Whistle is the 17th Jim Qwilleran mystery by Lilian Jackson Braun, published by G. P. Putnam's Sons in New York in February 1995. Qwilleran and his Siamese cats look into the vanishing of a credit union boss, his secretary and a large sum of Moose County money.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1994
- First published
- G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1995
- First UK edition
- Headline, 1995
- Series
- The Cat Who...
The first edition of The Cat Who Blew the Whistle by Lilian Jackson Braun was published in New York by G.P. Putnam's Sons in 1994. We track 2 editions.
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- Headline Publishing Group1995 Hardback · The Cat Who... 17 I own The Cat Who Blew the Whistle, Headline Publishing Group 1995 Log in to want this
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- 20 on Open Library, 15 in English
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More by Lilian Jackson Braun
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- The Cat Who Played Brahms1987 · 2 editions
- The Cat Who Played Post Office1987 · 2 editions
- The Cat Who Had 14 Tales1988 · 2 editions
- The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare1988 · 2 editions
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Who published the first edition of The Cat Who Blew the Whistle?
The first edition of The Cat Who Blew the Whistle by Lilian Jackson Braun was published in New York by G.P. Putnam's Sons in 1994.
How many editions of The Cat Who Blew the Whistle are there?
We track 2 editions of The Cat Who Blew the Whistle, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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