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Cynthia Baxter Books in Order

Find every Cynthia Baxter book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 58 books / 8 series

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 Cynthia Baxter Books in Chronological Order

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 Trap POoNB / 1 Buy
1993 The Curse POoDMLB / 1 Buy
1993 The Seduction POoDMLB / 2 Buy
1993 The Beast POoNB / 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

Cynthia Baxter Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Nightmares Books in Reading Order 2 books / 1993-1993
01 The Trap 1993 Buy
02 The Beast 1993 Buy
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
01 Murder Packs a Suitcase 2008 Buy
02 Too Rich and Too Dead 2009 Buy
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
01 The Curse 1993 Buy
02 The Seduction 1993 Buy
03 The Rebellion 1993 Buy
01 Murder with a Cherry on Top 2018 Buy
02 Hot Fudge Murder 2019 Buy
03 Last Licks 2019 Buy
04 Game of Cones 2020 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 21 books / 1981-2011
01 Once There Was a Fat Girl 1981 Buy
02 Lovers Choice 1981 Buy
03 Forever Rainbows 1982 Buy
04 Commitment 1982 Buy
05 Beautiful Dreamer 1983 Buy
06 Battle Scars 1983 Buy
07 Just Married 1984 Buy
08 All Our Secrets 1985 Buy
09 Starstruck 1986 Buy
10 Freedom to Dream 1987 Buy
11 Three of Us 1987 Buy
12 Crazy in Love 1988 Buy
13 Summer House 1989 Buy
14 Close to Home 1990 Buy
15 Going Solo 1991 Buy
16 A Summer in Paris 1992 Buy
17 Temptation 1993 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
Pratt Twins Books in Reading Order 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

Where to start with Cynthia Baxter

What is the best order to read Cynthia Baxter books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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