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Carole Nelson Douglas Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Carole Nelson Douglas in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 89 books / 14 series

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.

Books by Carole Nelson Douglas in Publication Order

1982 Six of Swords POoSaCB / 1 Buy
1982 In Her Prime POoSN / 1 Buy
1982 Her Own Person POoSN / 2 Buy
1983 Best Man To Die POoSN / 3 Buy
1983 Lady Rogue POoSN / 4 Buy
1984 Exiles of the Rynth POoSaCB / 2 Buy
1985 Probe POoPB / 1 Buy
1985 Azure Days, Quicksilver Nights POoSN / 5 Buy
1986 The Exclusive POoSN / 6 Buy
1987 Keepers of Edanvant POoSaCB / 3 Buy
1988 Counterprobe POoPB / 2 Buy
1988 Heir of Rengarth POoSaCB / 4 Buy
1988 Amberleigh POoSN / 7 Buy
1989 Seven of Swords POoSaCB / 5 Buy
1990 Crystal Days POoCPB / 1 Buy
1990 Good Night, Mr. Holmes POoIAB / 1 Buy
1990 Crystal Nights POoCPB / 2 Buy
1991 Cup of Clay POoTTB / 1 Buy
1991 Good Morning, Irene POoIAB / 2 Buy
1992 Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet Soup POoMLB / 1 Buy
1992 Seed Upon the Wind POoTTB / 2 Buy
1992 Irene At Large POoIAB / 3 Buy
1993 Sax And The Single Cat POoSS / 1 Buy
1993 Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm POoMLB / 2 Buy
1994 Cat On A Blue Monday POoMLB / 3 Buy
1994 Irene's Last Waltz POoIAB / 4 Buy
1994 Fair Wind, Fiery Star POoSN / 8 Buy
1995 Cat in a Crimson Haze POoMLB / 4 Buy
1996 Cat in a Diamond Dazzle POoMLB / 5 Buy
1997 Cat with an Emerald Eye POoMLB / 6 Buy
1997 Cat in a Flamingo Fedora POoMLB / 7 Buy
1997 Cat in a Golden Garland POoMLB / 8 Buy
1998 Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt POoMLB / 9 Buy
1998 Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives(With: J.A. Jance,Nancy Pickard,Toni L.P. Kelner,Lilian Jackson Braun,Walter J. Stutzman) POoMLB / 10 Buy
1999 The Cat and the King of Clubs POoCaaPCB / 1 Buy
1999 The Cat and the Queen of Hearts POoCaaPCB / 2 Buy
1999 Cat in an Indigo Mood POoMLB / 11 Buy
1999 Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit POoMLB / 12 Buy
2000 The Cat and the Jill of Diamonds POoCaaPCB / 3 Buy
2000 The Cat and the Jack of Spades POoCaaPCB / 4 Buy
2000 Cat in a Kiwi Con POoMLB / 13 Buy
2001 Chapel Noir POoIAB / 5 Buy
2001 Cat in a Leopard Spot POoMLB / 14 Buy
2002 White House Pet Detectives POoMLSS / 1 Buy
2002 Castle Rouge POoIAB / 6 Buy
2002 Cat in a Midnight Choir POoMLB / 15 Buy
2003 Femme Fatale POoIAB / 7 Buy
2003 Cat in a Neon Nightmare POoMLB / 16 Buy
2003 Midnight Louie In Something Fishy POoMLB / 17 Buy
2004 Spider Dance POoIAB / 8 Buy
2004 Cat in an Orange Twist POoMLB / 18 Buy
2005 Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit POoMLB / 19 Buy
2006 Cat in a Quicksilver Caper POoMLB / 20 Buy
2007 Dancing With Werewolves POoDSPIB / 1 Buy
2007 Cat in a Red Hot Rage POoMLB / 21 Buy
2008 Brimstone Kiss POoDSPIB / 2 Buy
2008 Cat in a Sapphire Slipper POoMLB / 22 Buy
2009 Vampire Sunrise POoDSPIB / 3 Buy
2009 Cat in a Topaz Tango POoMLB / 23 Buy
2010 Silver Zombie POoDSPIB / 4 Buy
2010 Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme POoMLB / 24 Buy
2011 Scrogged POoSS / 2 Buy
2011 Virtual Virgin POoDSPIB / 5 Buy
2011 A Wall Street Christmas Carol POoSN / 9 Buy
2011 Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta POoMLB / 25 Buy
2012 Once Upon a Midnight Noir POoSSC / 1 Buy
2012 Alice Holds the Cards POoSS / 3 Buy
2012 The Private Wife of Sherlock Holmes POoIAB / 9 Buy
2012 Fruit of the Tomb POoMLB / 26 Buy
2012 Cat in a White Tie and Tails POoMLB / 27 Buy
2013 The Rakehell's Christmas Angel POoSS / 4 Buy
2013 Monster Mash POoDSPIB / 6 Buy
2013 Cat in an Alien X-Ray POoMLB / 28 Buy
2014 Cat in a Yellow Spotlight POoMLB / 29 Buy
2015 Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit POoMLB / 30 Buy
2016 Cat in an Alphabet Endgame POoMLB / 31 Buy
2018 Absinthe Without Leave POoMLCNMB / 1 Buy
2020 A Cat of a Different Color(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Annie Reed,Louisa Swann,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Ray Vukcevich,Dory Crowe) POoTYotCB / 1 Buy
2020 A Cat of Perfect Taste(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Saki,Charles Dudley Warner,Philip Gilbert Hamerton,Kari Kilgore) POoTYotCB / 2 Buy
2020 A 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 / 3 Buy
2020 A Cat of Strange Lands(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Kent Patterson,Meyari McFarland,Leigh Saunders) POoTYotCB / 4 Buy
2020 A Cat of Cozy Situations(With: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Ed Gorman,Dean Wesley Smith,W.W. Jacobs,Mary A. Turzillo,Dory Crowe) POoTYotCB / 5 Buy
2020 A 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 / 6 Buy
2020 A Cat of Heroic Heart(With: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Lisa Silverthorne,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Liz Pierce) POoTYotCB / 7 Buy
2020 A Cat of Roving Nature(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Emile Zola,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dory Crowe,C.J. Erick,Sylvia Warner) POoTYotCB / 8 Buy
2021 A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Henry Slesar,Joan Aiken,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mary Turzillo) POoTYotCB / 9 Buy
2021 A 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 / 10 Buy
2021 A 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 / 11 Buy
2021 A Cat of Romantic Soul(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Anthea Sharp,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Bonnie Elizabeth,Dean Wesley Smith,Kari Kilgore) POoTYotCB / 12 Buy

Complete Carole Nelson Douglas Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Taliswoman Trilogy Reading Order 2 books / 1991-1992
01 Cup of Clay 1991 Buy
02 Seed Upon the Wind 1992 Buy
01 Dancing With Werewolves 2007 Buy
02 Brimstone Kiss 2008 Buy
03 Vampire Sunrise 2009 Buy
04 Silver Zombie 2010 Buy
05 Virtual Virgin 2011 Buy
06 Monster Mash 2013 Buy
Crystal Phoenix Reading Order 2 books / 1990-1990
01 Crystal Days 1990 Buy
02 Crystal Nights 1990 Buy
Irene Adler Reading Order 9 books / 1990-2012
01 Good Night, Mr. Holmes 1990 Buy
02 Good Morning, Irene 1991 Buy
03 Irene At Large 1992 Buy
04 Irene's Last Waltz 1994 Buy
05 Chapel Noir 2001 Buy
06 Castle Rouge 2002 Buy
07 Femme Fatale 2003 Buy
08 Spider Dance 2004 Buy
09 The Private Wife of Sherlock Holmes 2012 Buy
Sword and Circlet Reading Order 5 books / 1982-1989
01 Six of Swords 1982 Buy
02 Exiles of the Rynth 1984 Buy
03 Keepers of Edanvant 1987 Buy
04 Heir of Rengarth 1988 Buy
05 Seven of Swords 1989 Buy
01 Absinthe Without Leave 2018 Buy
01 Once Upon a Midnight Noir 2012 Buy
Midnight Louie Reading Order 31 books / 1992-2016
01 Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet Soup 1992 Buy
02 Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm 1993 Buy
03 Cat On A Blue Monday 1994 Buy
04 Cat in a Crimson Haze 1995 Buy
05 Cat in a Diamond Dazzle 1996 Buy
06 Cat with an Emerald Eye 1997 Buy
07 Cat in a Flamingo Fedora 1997 Buy
08 Cat in a Golden Garland 1997 Buy
09 Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt 1998 Buy
10 Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives(With: J.A. Jance,Nancy Pickard,Toni L.P. Kelner,Lilian Jackson Braun,Walter J. Stutzman) 1998 Buy
11 Cat in an Indigo Mood 1999 Buy
12 Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit 1999 Buy
13 Cat in a Kiwi Con 2000 Buy
14 Cat in a Leopard Spot 2001 Buy
15 Cat in a Midnight Choir 2002 Buy
16 Cat in a Neon Nightmare 2003 Buy
17 Midnight Louie In Something Fishy 2003 Buy
18 Cat in an Orange Twist 2004 Buy
19 Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit 2005 Buy
20 Cat in a Quicksilver Caper 2006 Buy
21 Cat in a Red Hot Rage 2007 Buy
22 Cat in a Sapphire Slipper 2008 Buy
23 Cat in a Topaz Tango 2009 Buy
24 Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme 2010 Buy
25 Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta 2011 Buy
26 Fruit of the Tomb 2012 Buy
27 Cat in a White Tie and Tails 2012 Buy
28 Cat in an Alien X-Ray 2013 Buy
29 Cat in a Yellow Spotlight 2014 Buy
30 Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit 2015 Buy
31 Cat in an Alphabet Endgame 2016 Buy
01 The Cat and the King of Clubs 1999 Buy
02 The Cat and the Queen of Hearts 1999 Buy
03 The Cat and the Jill of Diamonds 2000 Buy
04 The Cat and the Jack of Spades 2000 Buy
01 Sax And The Single Cat 1993 Buy
02 Scrogged 2011 Buy
03 Alice Holds the Cards 2012 Buy
04 The Rakehell's Christmas Angel 2013 Buy
01 White House Pet Detectives 2002 Buy
The Year of the Cat Reading Order 12 books / 2020-2021
01 A Cat of a Different Color(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Annie Reed,Louisa Swann,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Ray Vukcevich,Dory Crowe) 2020 Buy
02 A Cat of Perfect Taste(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Saki,Charles Dudley Warner,Philip Gilbert Hamerton,Kari Kilgore) 2020 Buy
03 A Cat of Disdainful Looks(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Rudyard Kipling,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mark Twain,Ray Vukcevich,John Adams,Jodi Lyn Nye) 2020 Buy
04 A Cat of Strange Lands(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Kent Patterson,Meyari McFarland,Leigh Saunders) 2020 Buy
05 A Cat of Cozy Situations(With: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Ed Gorman,Dean Wesley Smith,W.W. Jacobs,Mary A. Turzillo,Dory Crowe) 2020 Buy
06 A 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) 2020 Buy
07 A Cat of Heroic Heart(With: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Lisa Silverthorne,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Liz Pierce) 2020 Buy
08 A Cat of Roving Nature(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Emile Zola,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dory Crowe,C.J. Erick,Sylvia Warner) 2020 Buy
09 A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Henry Slesar,Joan Aiken,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mary Turzillo) 2021 Buy
10 A Cat of Fantastic Whims(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Geoffrey A. Landis,Liz Pierce) 2021 Buy
11 A 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) 2021 Buy
12 A Cat of Romantic Soul(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Anthea Sharp,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Bonnie Elizabeth,Dean Wesley Smith,Kari Kilgore) 2021 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 9 books / 1982-2011
01 In Her Prime 1982 Buy
02 Her Own Person 1982 Buy
03 Best Man To Die 1983 Buy
04 Lady Rogue 1983 Buy
05 Azure Days, Quicksilver Nights 1985 Buy
06 The Exclusive 1986 Buy
07 Amberleigh 1988 Buy
08 Fair Wind, Fiery Star 1994 Buy
09 A Wall Street Christmas Carol 2011 Buy
Probe Reading Order 2 books / 1985-1988
01 Probe 1985 Buy
02 Counterprobe 1988 Buy

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