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Home / Authors / Cynthia Baxter Cynthia Baxter American author Cynthia Baxter is best known for the Lickety Splits Ice Cream Shoppe cozy mystery series and the Reigning Cats & Dogs series. Her books have sold over one million copies and earned critical acclaim for their witty, pet-themed plots. This page provides the Cynthia Baxter books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1981 Once There Was a Fat Girl POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1981 Lovers Choice POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1982 Forever Rainbows POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1982 Commitment POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1983 Beautiful Dreamer POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1983 Battle Scars POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1984 The Banana Split Affair POoPTB · 1 Buy ↗ 1984 Just Married POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1985 The Hot Fudge Sunday Affair POoPTB · 2 Buy ↗ 1985 All Our Secrets POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 1986 Strawberry Summer POoPTB · 3 Buy ↗ 1986 The Pumpkin Principle POoPTB · 4 Buy ↗ 1986 Starstruck POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 1987 Marshmallow Masquerade POoPTB · 5 Buy ↗ 1987 The Candy Cane Caper POoPTB · 6 Buy ↗ 1987 Freedom to Dream POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 1987 Three of Us POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 1988 The Pink Lemonade Charade POoPTB · 7 Buy ↗ 1988 The Double-Dip Disguise POoPTB · 8 Buy ↗ 1988 Crazy in Love POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 1989 The Popcorn Project POoPTB · 9 Buy ↗ 1989 The Apple Pie Adventure POoPTB · 10 Buy ↗ 1989 Summer House POoSN · 13 Buy ↗ 1990 The Jelly Bean Scheme POoPTB · 11 Buy ↗ 1990 The Lollipop Plot POoPTB · 12 Buy ↗ 1990 Close to Home POoSN · 14 Buy ↗ 1991 There's No Such Thing as a Haunted House POoBGGMB · 1 Buy ↗ 1991 The Coconut Connection POoPTB · 13 Buy ↗ 1991 Going Solo POoSN · 15 Buy ↗ 1992 Chocolate Is My Middle Name POoBGGMB · 2 Buy ↗ 1992 A Summer in Paris POoSN · 16 Buy ↗ 1993 The Curse POoDMLB · 1 Buy ↗ 1993 The Trap POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1993 The Beast POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1993 The Seduction POoDMLB · 2 Buy ↗ 1993 The Rebellion POoDMLB · 3 Buy ↗ 1993 Warning: Baby-Sitting May Be Hazardous to Your Health POoBGGMB · 3 Buy ↗ 1993 Temptation POoSN · 17 Buy ↗ 1994 Buried Treasure... In My Own Attic POoBGGMB · 4 Buy ↗ 1994 Molly and the Great American Family POoSN · 18 Buy ↗ 1995 Alaska Adventure POoSN · 19 Buy ↗ 1996 Once More with Feeling POoSN · 20 Buy ↗ 2004 Dead Canaries Don't Sing POoRC&DMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2004 Putting On The Dog POoRC&DMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2005 Lead a Horse to Murder POoRC&DMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2006 Hare Today, Dead Tomorrow POoRC&DMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2007 Right from the Gecko POoRC&DMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2007 Who's Kitten Who? POoRC&DMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2008 Murder Packs a Suitcase POoMPASMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2008 Monkey See, Monkey Die POoRC&DMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2009 Too Rich and Too Dead POoMPASMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2009 Murder Had a Little Lamb POoRC&DMB · 8 Buy ↗ 2010 Crossing the Lion POoRC&DMB · 9 Buy ↗ 2011 The Housesitter POoSN · 21 Buy ↗ 2018 Murder with a Cherry on Top POoLSICSMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2019 Hot Fudge Murder POoLSICSMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2019 Last Licks POoLSICSMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2020 Game of Cones POoLSICSMB · 4 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Nightmares Books 2 books · 1993–1993
Publication Order of Bubble Gum Gang Mysteries Books 4 books · 1991–1994
01 There's No Such Thing as a Haunted House 1991 Buy ↗ 02 Chocolate Is My Middle Name 1992 Buy ↗ 03 Warning: Baby-Sitting May Be Hazardous to Your Health 1993 Buy ↗ 04 Buried Treasure... In My Own Attic 1994 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Murder Packs A Suitcase Mysteries Books 2 books · 2008–2009
01 Murder Packs a Suitcase 2008 Buy ↗ 02 Too Rich and Too Dead 2009 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Reigning Cats & Dogs Mystery Books 9 books · 2004–2010
01 Dead Canaries Don't Sing 2004 Buy ↗ 02 Putting On The Dog 2004 Buy ↗ 03 Lead a Horse to Murder 2005 Buy ↗ 04 Hare Today, Dead Tomorrow 2006 Buy ↗ 05 Right from the Gecko 2007 Buy ↗ 06 Who's Kitten Who? 2007 Buy ↗ 07 Monkey See, Monkey Die 2008 Buy ↗ 08 Murder Had a Little Lamb 2009 Buy ↗ 09 Crossing the Lion 2010 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Dark Moon Legacy Books 3 books · 1993–1993
Publication Order of Lickety Splits Ice Cream Shoppe Mystery Books 4 books · 2018–2020
01 Murder with a Cherry on Top 2018 Buy ↗ 02 Hot Fudge Murder 2019 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 21 books · 1981–2011
01 Once There Was a Fat Girl 1981 Buy ↗ 03 Forever Rainbows 1982 Buy ↗ 05 Beautiful Dreamer 1983 Buy ↗ 08 All Our Secrets 1985 Buy ↗ 10 Freedom to Dream 1987 Buy ↗ 16 A Summer in Paris 1992 Buy ↗ 18 Molly and the Great American Family 1994 Buy ↗ 19 Alaska Adventure 1995 Buy ↗ 20 Once More with Feeling 1996 Buy ↗ 21 The Housesitter 2011 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Pratt Twins Books 13 books · 1984–1991
01 The Banana Split Affair 1984 Buy ↗ 02 The Hot Fudge Sunday Affair 1985 Buy ↗ 03 Strawberry Summer 1986 Buy ↗ 04 The Pumpkin Principle 1986 Buy ↗ 05 Marshmallow Masquerade 1987 Buy ↗ 06 The Candy Cane Caper 1987 Buy ↗ 07 The Pink Lemonade Charade 1988 Buy ↗ 08 The Double-Dip Disguise 1988 Buy ↗ 09 The Popcorn Project 1989 Buy ↗ 10 The Apple Pie Adventure 1989 Buy ↗ 11 The Jelly Bean Scheme 1990 Buy ↗ 12 The Lollipop Plot 1990 Buy ↗ 13 The Coconut Connection 1991 Buy ↗