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Carole Nelson Douglas

American author Carole Nelson Douglas is best known for the Irene Adler and Midnight Louie mystery series. Her books have sold millions of copies worldwide. This page provides the Carole Nelson Douglas books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1982In Her PrimePOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1982Six of SwordsPOoSaCB · 1Buy ↗

1982Her Own PersonPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1983Best Man To DiePOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1983Lady RoguePOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1984Exiles of the RynthPOoSaCB · 2Buy ↗

1985ProbePOoPB · 1Buy ↗

1985Azure Days, Quicksilver NightsPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1986The ExclusivePOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1987Keepers of EdanvantPOoSaCB · 3Buy ↗

1988CounterprobePOoPB · 2Buy ↗

1988Heir of RengarthPOoSaCB · 4Buy ↗

1988AmberleighPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1989Seven of SwordsPOoSaCB · 5Buy ↗

1990Good Night, Mr. HolmesPOoIAB · 1Buy ↗

1990Crystal DaysPOoCPB · 1Buy ↗

1990Crystal NightsPOoCPB · 2Buy ↗

1991Cup of ClayPOoTTB · 1Buy ↗

1991Good Morning, IrenePOoIAB · 2Buy ↗

1992Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet SoupPOoMLB · 1Buy ↗

1992Seed Upon the WindPOoTTB · 2Buy ↗

1992Irene At LargePOoIAB · 3Buy ↗

1993Sax And The Single CatPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

1993Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua StormPOoMLB · 2Buy ↗

1994Cat On A Blue MondayPOoMLB · 3Buy ↗

1994Irene's Last WaltzPOoIAB · 4Buy ↗

1994Fair Wind, Fiery StarPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

1995Cat in a Crimson HazePOoMLB · 4Buy ↗

1996Cat in a Diamond DazzlePOoMLB · 5Buy ↗

1997Cat with an Emerald EyePOoMLB · 6Buy ↗

1997Cat in a Flamingo FedoraPOoMLB · 7Buy ↗

1997Cat in a Golden GarlandPOoMLB · 8Buy ↗

1998Cat on a Hyacinth HuntPOoMLB · 9Buy ↗

1998Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives(With: J.A. Jance,Nancy Pickard,Toni L.P. Kelner,Lilian Jackson Braun,Walter J. Stutzman)POoMLB · 10Buy ↗

1999The Cat and the King of ClubsPOoCaaPCB · 1Buy ↗

1999The Cat and the Queen of HeartsPOoCaaPCB · 2Buy ↗

1999Cat in an Indigo MoodPOoMLB · 11Buy ↗

1999Cat in a Jeweled JumpsuitPOoMLB · 12Buy ↗

2000The Cat and the Jill of DiamondsPOoCaaPCB · 3Buy ↗

2000The Cat and the Jack of SpadesPOoCaaPCB · 4Buy ↗

2000Cat in a Kiwi ConPOoMLB · 13Buy ↗

2001Chapel NoirPOoIAB · 5Buy ↗

2001Cat in a Leopard SpotPOoMLB · 14Buy ↗

2002White House Pet DetectivesPOoMLSS · 1Buy ↗

2002Castle RougePOoIAB · 6Buy ↗

2002Cat in a Midnight ChoirPOoMLB · 15Buy ↗

2003Femme FatalePOoIAB · 7Buy ↗

2003Cat in a Neon NightmarePOoMLB · 16Buy ↗

2003Midnight Louie In Something FishyPOoMLB · 17Buy ↗

2004Spider DancePOoIAB · 8Buy ↗

2004Cat in an Orange TwistPOoMLB · 18Buy ↗

2005Cat in a Hot Pink PursuitPOoMLB · 19Buy ↗

2006Cat in a Quicksilver CaperPOoMLB · 20Buy ↗

2007Dancing With WerewolvesPOoDSPIB · 1Buy ↗

2007Cat in a Red Hot RagePOoMLB · 21Buy ↗

2008Brimstone KissPOoDSPIB · 2Buy ↗

2008Cat in a Sapphire SlipperPOoMLB · 22Buy ↗

2009Vampire SunrisePOoDSPIB · 3Buy ↗

2009Cat in a Topaz TangoPOoMLB · 23Buy ↗

2010Silver ZombiePOoDSPIB · 4Buy ↗

2010Cat in an Ultramarine SchemePOoMLB · 24Buy ↗

2011ScroggedPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

2011Virtual VirginPOoDSPIB · 5Buy ↗

2011A Wall Street Christmas CarolPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

2011Cat in a Vegas Gold VendettaPOoMLB · 25Buy ↗

2012Once Upon a Midnight NoirPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

2012Alice Holds the CardsPOoSS · 3Buy ↗

2012The Private Wife of Sherlock HolmesPOoIAB · 9Buy ↗

2012Fruit of the TombPOoMLB · 26Buy ↗

2012Cat in a White Tie and TailsPOoMLB · 27Buy ↗

2013The Rakehell's Christmas AngelPOoSS · 4Buy ↗

2013Monster MashPOoDSPIB · 6Buy ↗

2013Cat in an Alien X-RayPOoMLB · 28Buy ↗

2014Cat in a Yellow SpotlightPOoMLB · 29Buy ↗

2015Cat in a Zebra Zoot SuitPOoMLB · 30Buy ↗

2016Cat in an Alphabet EndgamePOoMLB · 31Buy ↗

2018Absinthe Without LeavePOoMLCNMB · 1Buy ↗

2020A Cat of a Different Color(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Annie Reed,Louisa Swann,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Ray Vukcevich,Dory Crowe)POoTYotCB · 1Buy ↗

2020A Cat of Perfect Taste(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Saki,Charles Dudley Warner,Philip Gilbert Hamerton,Kari Kilgore)POoTYotCB · 2Buy ↗

2020A Cat of Disdainful Looks(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Rudyard Kipling,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mark Twain,Ray Vukcevich,John Adams,Jodi Lyn Nye)POoTYotCB · 3Buy ↗

2020A Cat of Strange Lands(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Kent Patterson,Meyari McFarland,Leigh Saunders)POoTYotCB · 4Buy ↗

2020A Cat of Cozy Situations(With: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Ed Gorman,Dean Wesley Smith,W.W. Jacobs,Mary A. Turzillo,Dory Crowe)POoTYotCB · 5Buy ↗

2020A Cat of Space and Time(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Andre Norton,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Cordwainer Smith,Geoffrey A. Landis,Mary Turzillo,Daemon Crowe)POoTYotCB · 6Buy ↗

2020A Cat of Heroic Heart(With: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Lisa Silverthorne,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Liz Pierce)POoTYotCB · 7Buy ↗

2020A Cat of Roving Nature(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Emile Zola,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dory Crowe,C.J. Erick,Sylvia Warner)POoTYotCB · 8Buy ↗

2021A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Henry Slesar,Joan Aiken,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mary Turzillo)POoTYotCB · 9Buy ↗

2021A Cat of Fantastic Whims(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Geoffrey A. Landis,Liz Pierce)POoTYotCB · 10Buy ↗

2021A Cat of Feral Instincts(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Arthur Conan Doyle,Edgar Allan Poe,Brigid Collins,Dean Wesley Smith,Pamela Sargent,Jamie McNabb,Mary Turzillo,N. Margaret Campbell)POoTYotCB · 11Buy ↗

2021A Cat of Romantic Soul(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Anthea Sharp,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Bonnie Elizabeth,Dean Wesley Smith,Kari Kilgore)POoTYotCB · 12Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Taliswoman Trilogy Books2 books · 1991–1992

01Cup of Clay1991Buy ↗

02Seed Upon the Wind1992Buy ↗

Publication Order of Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator Books6 books · 2007–2013

01Dancing With Werewolves2007Buy ↗

02Brimstone Kiss2008Buy ↗

03Vampire Sunrise2009Buy ↗

04Silver Zombie2010Buy ↗

05Virtual Virgin2011Buy ↗

06Monster Mash2013Buy ↗

Publication Order of Crystal Phoenix Books2 books · 1990–1990

01Crystal Days1990Buy ↗

02Crystal Nights1990Buy ↗

Publication Order of Irene Adler Books9 books · 1990–2012

01Good Night, Mr. Holmes1990Buy ↗

02Good Morning, Irene1991Buy ↗

03Irene At Large1992Buy ↗

04Irene's Last Waltz1994Buy ↗

05Chapel Noir2001Buy ↗

06Castle Rouge2002Buy ↗

07Femme Fatale2003Buy ↗

08Spider Dance2004Buy ↗

09The Private Wife of Sherlock Holmes2012Buy ↗

Publication Order of Sword and Circlet Books5 books · 1982–1989

01Six of Swords1982Buy ↗

02Exiles of the Rynth1984Buy ↗

03Keepers of Edanvant1987Buy ↗

04Heir of Rengarth1988Buy ↗

05Seven of Swords1989Buy ↗

Publication Order of Midnight Louie Cafe Noir Mystery Books1 book · 2018

01Absinthe Without Leave2018Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections1 book · 2012

01Once Upon a Midnight Noir2012Buy ↗

Publication Order of Midnight Louie Books31 books · 1992–2016

01Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet Soup1992Buy ↗

02Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm1993Buy ↗

03Cat On A Blue Monday1994Buy ↗

04Cat in a Crimson Haze1995Buy ↗

05Cat in a Diamond Dazzle1996Buy ↗

06Cat with an Emerald Eye1997Buy ↗

07Cat in a Flamingo Fedora1997Buy ↗

08Cat in a Golden Garland1997Buy ↗

09Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt1998Buy ↗

10Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives(With: J.A. Jance,Nancy Pickard,Toni L.P. Kelner,Lilian Jackson Braun,Walter J. Stutzman)1998Buy ↗

11Cat in an Indigo Mood1999Buy ↗

12Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit1999Buy ↗

13Cat in a Kiwi Con2000Buy ↗

14Cat in a Leopard Spot2001Buy ↗

15Cat in a Midnight Choir2002Buy ↗

16Cat in a Neon Nightmare2003Buy ↗

17Midnight Louie In Something Fishy2003Buy ↗

18Cat in an Orange Twist2004Buy ↗

19Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit2005Buy ↗

20Cat in a Quicksilver Caper2006Buy ↗

21Cat in a Red Hot Rage2007Buy ↗

22Cat in a Sapphire Slipper2008Buy ↗

23Cat in a Topaz Tango2009Buy ↗

24Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme2010Buy ↗

25Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta2011Buy ↗

26Fruit of the Tomb2012Buy ↗

27Cat in a White Tie and Tails2012Buy ↗

28Cat in an Alien X-Ray2013Buy ↗

29Cat in a Yellow Spotlight2014Buy ↗

30Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit2015Buy ↗

31Cat in an Alphabet Endgame2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Cat and a Playing Card Books4 books · 1999–2000

01The Cat and the King of Clubs1999Buy ↗

02The Cat and the Queen of Hearts1999Buy ↗

03The Cat and the Jill of Diamonds2000Buy ↗

04The Cat and the Jack of Spades2000Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas4 books · 1993–2013

01Sax And The Single Cat1993Buy ↗

02Scrogged2011Buy ↗

03Alice Holds the Cards2012Buy ↗

04The Rakehell's Christmas Angel2013Buy ↗

Publication Order of Midnight Louie Short Stories/Novellas1 book · 2002

01White House Pet Detectives2002Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Year of the Cat Books12 books · 2020–2021

01A Cat of a Different Color(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Annie Reed,Louisa Swann,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Ray Vukcevich,Dory Crowe)2020Buy ↗

02A Cat of Perfect Taste(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Saki,Charles Dudley Warner,Philip Gilbert Hamerton,Kari Kilgore)2020Buy ↗

03A Cat of Disdainful Looks(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Rudyard Kipling,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mark Twain,Ray Vukcevich,John Adams,Jodi Lyn Nye)2020Buy ↗

04A Cat of Strange Lands(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Kent Patterson,Meyari McFarland,Leigh Saunders)2020Buy ↗

05A Cat of Cozy Situations(With: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Ed Gorman,Dean Wesley Smith,W.W. Jacobs,Mary A. Turzillo,Dory Crowe)2020Buy ↗

06A Cat of Space and Time(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Andre Norton,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Cordwainer Smith,Geoffrey A. Landis,Mary Turzillo,Daemon Crowe)2020Buy ↗

07A Cat of Heroic Heart(With: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Lisa Silverthorne,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Liz Pierce)2020Buy ↗

08A Cat of Roving Nature(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Emile Zola,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dory Crowe,C.J. Erick,Sylvia Warner)2020Buy ↗

09A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Henry Slesar,Joan Aiken,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mary Turzillo)2021Buy ↗

10A Cat of Fantastic Whims(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Geoffrey A. Landis,Liz Pierce)2021Buy ↗

11A Cat of Feral Instincts(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Arthur Conan Doyle,Edgar Allan Poe,Brigid Collins,Dean Wesley Smith,Pamela Sargent,Jamie McNabb,Mary Turzillo,N. Margaret Campbell)2021Buy ↗

12A Cat of Romantic Soul(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Anthea Sharp,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Bonnie Elizabeth,Dean Wesley Smith,Kari Kilgore)2021Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels9 books · 1982–2011

01In Her Prime1982Buy ↗

02Her Own Person1982Buy ↗

03Best Man To Die1983Buy ↗

04Lady Rogue1983Buy ↗

05Azure Days, Quicksilver Nights1985Buy ↗

06The Exclusive1986Buy ↗

07Amberleigh1988Buy ↗

08Fair Wind, Fiery Star1994Buy ↗

09A Wall Street Christmas Carol2011Buy ↗

Publication Order of Probe Books2 books · 1985–1988

01Probe1985Buy ↗

02Counterprobe1988Buy ↗

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