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Cat on the Run

by Aaron Blabey

The Cat on the Run series by Aaron Blabey has 3 known books (3 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with Cat on the Run in Cat of Death! (2023).

Books
3 known books (3 novels)
Published
3
First published
2023
Status
completed
Shelved under
Humour
Start here: Cat on the Run in Cat of Death! (2023) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of Cat on the Run in Cat of Death!
Cat on the Run in Cat of Death! (2023)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Cat on the Run in Cat of Death!

    Novel
    Cat on the Run in Cat of Death! is the book that opens Aaron Blabey's Cat on the Run series, published in 2023. It's the natural place to begin the series, which ran to 3 books between 2023 and 2025, and is followed here by Cat on the Run in Cucumber Madness!.
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  2. Cat on the Run in Cucumber Madness!

    Novel
    Cat on the Run in Cucumber Madness! is Aaron Blabey's 2nd Cat on the Run novel, published in 2024. It follows Cat on the Run in Cat of Death! and precedes Cat on the Run in Hidden Layers! in the reading order.
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  3. Cat on the Run in Hidden Layers!

    Novel
    Cat on the Run in Hidden Layers! is the last entry in the Cat on the Run series, published in 2025 at 192 pages, bringing the 3-book series to a close after a run from 2023 to 2025. It follows Cat on the Run in Cucumber Madness! in the reading order.
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Key facts about the Cat on the Run series

The Cat on the Run series has 3 books on our list. Since all 3 are out now, you can read the whole list today.

Start with Cat on the Run in Cat of Death!, since it opens the publication order in 2023. Cat on the Run in Cucumber Madness! is book 2, from 2024. Cat on the Run in Hidden Layers! is book 3, from 2025.

Each title links to its own page, while the list keeps them in date order. Each book page shows its dates and editions. Since the catalogue marks the series as complete, we list no next book.

The books came out between 2023 and 2025. That is a run of 2 years.

Aaron Blabey has 47 books on our list. Additionally, they write Pig the Pug, The Bad Guys and Thelma the Unicorn. We shelve the books under humor.

About the Cat on the Run series

Princess Beautiful is the world's #1 cat video star -- until she's framed for a crime she didn't commit and has to go on the run to clear her name. Aaron Blabey builds the series in the same fast, mostly-dialogue, comic-panel format as The Bad Guys: short chapters, big visual gags, and a wrongly-accused hero whose only way out is outrunning the people convinced she's guilty.

Cat on the Run shares its universe with The Bad Guys -- Blabey has described it as a spinoff set among the same cast of animal characters -- but it follows its own self-contained mystery-comedy plot centered on Princess Beautiful rather than continuing Mr. Wolf's gang directly.

Frequently asked questions

How many Cat on the Run books are there?

Three: Cat of Death! (2023), Cucumber Madness! (2024), and Hidden Layers! (2025).

What order should I read Cat on the Run in?

Publication order, starting with Cat of Death! -- it's one continuous fugitive story told across all three books.

Is Cat on the Run connected to The Bad Guys?

Yes -- Aaron Blabey has described it as a spinoff set in the same universe as The Bad Guys, though it follows a different lead character, Princess Beautiful, and her own storyline.

Is Cat on the Run finished?

Yes, as of Hidden Layers! in 2025, with no further entries announced as of August 2026.

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