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  • Bibliography:
    97 Books (9 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 1980
  • Latest Book:
    November 2018
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Full Series List in Order

Delilah Street

1 - Dancing with Werewolves (Nov-2007)
2 - Brimstone Kiss (Nov-2008)
2.5 - Bogieman (Dec-2008)
3 - Vampire Sunrise (Nov-2009)
4 - Silver Zombie (Dec-2010)
4.5 - Monster Mash (Jun-2011)
5 - Virtual Virgin (Nov-2011)
5.5 - Snow Job (Jun-2012)

Irene Adler

1 - Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Nov-1990)
2 - Good Morning, Irene (Jun-1991)
2 - The Adventuress (Jan-2004)
3 - Irene at Large // A Soul of Steel (Jul-1992)
4 - Irene's Last Waltz (Feb-1994)
4 - Another Scandal in Bohemia (Jan-2003)
5 - Chapel Noir (Oct-2001)
6 - Castle Rouge (Oct-2002)
7 - Femme Fatale (Sep-2003)
8 - Spider Dance (Dec-2004)
8.5 - The Private Wife of Sherlock Holmes (Jan-2012)

Midnight Louie Mystery

1 - Crystal Days (Jun-1990)
1 - Catnap (Mar-1992)
2 - Crystal Nights (Jul-1990)
2 - Pussyfoot (Apr-1993)
3 - Cat on a Blue Monday (May-1994)
4 - Cat in a Crimson Haze (May-1995)
5 - Cat in a Diamond Dazzle (May-1996)
6 - Cat With An Emerald Eye (Oct-1996)
7 - Cat in a Flamingo Fedora (Apr-1997)
7.5 - Ia Ia Ia-Ia! Cthulouie! (Jan-1995)
8 - Cat in a Golden Garland (Oct-1997)
9 - Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt (Jul-1998)
10 - Cat in an Indigo Mood (Apr-1999)
11 - Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit (Nov-1999)
12 - Cat in a Kiwi Con (May-2000)
13 - Cat in a Leopard Spot (Apr-2001)
14 - Cat in a Midnight Choir (May-2002)
15 - Cat in a Neon Nightmare (May-2003)
16 - Cat in an Orange Twist (Aug-2004)
17 - Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit (May-2005)
18 - Cat in a Quicksilver Caper (Jul-2006)
19 - Cat in a Red Hot Rage (May-2007)
20 - Cat in a Sapphire Slipper (Sep-2008)
21 - Cat in a Topaz Tango (Aug-2009)
22 - Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme (Aug-2010)
23 - Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta (Aug-2011)
24 - Cat in a White Tie and Tails (Aug-2012)
25 - Cat in an Alien X-Ray (Aug-2013)
26 - Cat in a Yellow Spotlight (Nov-2014)
27 - Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit (Sep-2015)
28 - Cat in an Alphabet Endgame (Aug-2016)

A Midnight Louie Mystery Prequel

1 - The Cat and the King of Clubs (Jul-1999)
2 - The Cat and the Queen of Hearts (Dec-1999)
3 - The Cat and the Jill of Diamonds (Jun-2000)

The Midnight Louie Feline Noir Mysteries

1 - Cat in an Alphabet Soup (Oct-2013)
2 - Cat in an Aqua Storm (Dec-2013)

A Midnight Louie Cafe Noir Mystery

1 - Absinthe Without Leave (Nov-2018)

Probe

1 - Probe (Jul-1985)
2 - Counterprobe (Nov-1988)

Sword & Circlet

1 - Keepers of Edanvant (May-1988)
2 - Heir of Rengarth (May-1988)
3 - Seven of Swords (Feb-1989)

Taliswoman

1 - Cup of Clay (Sep-1991)
2 - Seed upon the Wind (1992)

Book List in Order: 97 titles



  • HER HEART WAS BORN ANEW... Amberleigh, with her hair of flame, had come to the St. Clare estate in Ireland to escape her grey life as a governess. Here she would become a companion to the nobly born Elaine St. Clare, an old school friend, so frag...



  • The Last of Magic Irissa war the last of the sorcerous Torlocs, untutored in magic and abandoned upon this decaying world by her people. Kendric was one of the Sir of Swords, gifted with a legendary weapon to guard the Realms from harm. But now he...



  • When a wife is the sole breadwinner she can find herself more in charge than she wants to be. Now facing a hysterectomy and the possible loss of her job as editor of a major midwestern women's magazine, Bobbie Edwards rediscovers the passionat...



  • At 35, a woman must control her own life. Cheryl Snow, advertising coordinator for a fashionable Minneapolis store, is married to a rich, successful man who often manipulates her, sometimes insults her, and never acknowledges her intelligence. ...



  • What do you do when you discover your husband isn't what he seemed to be? Barbara Collins is a prosecuting attorney for the city of St Paul, Minnesota. At 33, she's been devoted to her work and has never had a serious relationsjip with a ...



  • SHE'S AN EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD TEMPTRESS blazing a trail through the drawing rooms, theaters, and gambling salons of eighteenth-century London, determined to destroy her father's name. SHE THINKS HERSELF QUITE WICKED and is sure she has no h...



  • Plight of the Sorceress Irissa, last of the Torloc sorceresses, had been betrayed by the rainbow gate that was supposed to lead her to the haven world of her vanished people. The hand of Kendric, companion and Swordsman of Rule, had been torn from...



  • In the silvered moonlight Monte Carlo shimmered like a thousand precious gems, and Chrystal Remy stood alone, the glittering essence of the resort's timeless magic. Having bid for and won the services of Damon Dance to appraise her aunt's villa full ...



  • "Zyunsinth; she crooned, rocking slightly again. "Warm. Strong. Safe. Soft. Zyunsinth." She'd been found on a lonely bluff, naked, emaciated, filthy but physically perfect -- TOO perfect. And amnesiac. The policemen who found her had not lived to ...








  • Silver-eyed is Irissa, last seeress of her Torloc race. She carries within her the child of her love, Kendric; together they have brought peace to Edanvant. When Irissa is struck down mysteriously, Kendric is convinced that it is the work of Geronfre...




  • Little did Dr. Kevin Blake know, when he first encountered the amnesiac Jane Doe, that she was a "probe" sent from an alien world to gather intelligence about humankind. As he began to unlock her memories he discovered two extraordinary facts: that s...




  • LOVESTRUCK -- Las Vegas. It's a land of smoldering days and neon nights, the clatter of chips and the whisper of chilled champagne. A town where dreams and desires collide in the glittering shadows of the Strip...and where Fortune smiles on t...



  • LOVESTRICK Las Vegas. It's a land of smoldering days and neon nights, the clatter of chips and the whisper of chilled champagne. A town where dreams and desires collide in the glittering shadows of the Strip... and a where Fortune smiles on those ...



  • Miss Irene Adler, the beautiful American opera sin who once outwitted Sherlock Holmes, is here given an, unexpected talent: she is a superb detective, as Oscar Wilde and Bram Stoker can attest. But in matters of the heart she encounters difficulty....



  • A startling discovery "causes Irene to pack up her entourage and repair to Monaco. Here she dons clever disguises, takes up with sailors, advises the Crown Prince, ...and takes a most amusing tea with Sarah Bernhardt. `Independence; Irene says, `does...



  • Minnesota reporter Alison Carver finds herself in the Land of Veil, where beautiful streams run with poisoned water and glorious fields mask hideous decay. Here women are treated with great homage-and great disdain; here children are loved-except for...







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    From the pens of today's most prolific, popular, and feline-fancying mystery writers comes CAT CRIMES 2, a chilling collection of original stories that will leave cat-and mystery-lovers purring for more. Inside you'll encounter the Bogart dra...



  • "Catnap features two of the most lovable characters you'd ever want to meet: public relations expert Temple Barr, a petite redhead with a high heel shoe fetish; and the irrepressible Midnight Louie. When these two kneel nose to nose over a dead body ...



  • Alive and well despite the widely published accounts of her death, the irresistible Irene Adler and her husband, dashing barrister Godfrey Norton, are taking coffee with their friend Nell Huxleigh in a Parisian sidewalk cafe when a stranger dressed i...



  • Midnight Louie is aprowl again--and the game is definitely afoot when petite public relations freelancer Temple Barr finds herself at a striptease convention, up to her spike heels in muscle-bound males, siliconed females...and murder. As Temple trac...



  • THEY SAILED TOGETHER... MIRANDA HATHAWAY. A London lady trapped in a passionless marriage to a court cavalier, she was the golden-haired girl who had become a sword-flashing buccaneer. But from Spanish galleon to perfumed harem to the steamy shore...



  • Irene Adler (the only woman ever to have outwitted Sherlock Holmes), her dashing barrister husband Godfrey Norton and their companion, the indomitable Miss Nell Huxleigh, have cone home to Paris, to rest and recuperate after their latest adventures. ...



  • Midnight Louie, toughcat extraordinaire, and his human partner in crime-solving, petite red-headed' publicist Temple Barr, are once again in the thick of things as they try to discover just who is trying to wreck the annual Las Vegas Cat Show. When p...



  • Christmas Magic by Carole Nelson Douglas A Macy's window dresser finds herself altering more than store displays for Christmas when she is transported back to the year 1896 -- where she will help to reunite a family and discover a love that tran...



  • CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH FAMILY AND FELINES

    In these nineteen original tail-twitching tales of mystery, cats from Maine coon to Scottish fold, tabby to Siamese, white Persian to calico crack all manner of holiday capers. Arbor Day reminds a...






  • Midnight Louie, the best tomcat in the crime-solving business, and his human partner, petite redheaded publicist Temple Barr, are once again in the thick of things in the city of sin. The manager of the Crystal Phoenix, one of Las Vegas's premier vac...




  • To prove he's bad enough for hell, a devilish rogue becomes a rock star out to ruin an innocent young girl--unless he gets foiled by some Yuletide magic....



  • MIDNIGHT LOUIE IS BACK! ...along with the human the black tomcat condescends to spend his days with: Temple Barr, a redheaded publicist whose love for expensive shoes is matched only by her affinity for trouble. This time trouble shows up on her ...



  • Midnight Louie makes a magical appearance! Our furry feline friend has dipped his paws into the muddy waters of murder once again--only this time, nothing is as it seems. Temple Barr, a redheaded public relations expert and Louie's human partne...



  • That rough-and-tumble black tomcat Midnight Louie and his flame-haired human companion, temple barr, think shooting a cat food commercial will allow them to play hooky from mayhem. But life is never easy for the vivacious pair, and Temple and Loui...



  • Exploring the many facets of the legendary actress, a collection of short fiction expounds upon and expands the myth of Marilyn Monroe, from the story of Marilyn saving Nikita Kruschev to the appearance of Marilyn on Mt. Rushmore. 20,000 first printi...



  • That rough-and-tumble black tomcat Midnight Louie and his flame haired human companion Temple Barr are looking forward to a Christmas vacation spent in the Big Apple. But there's more than merriment to be found in New York City--there's a murder to b...



  • Back in Las Vegas after a holiday trip to the big apple, feline detective Midnight Louie witnesses death on the Nile when the battling Egyptian barges outside the Oasis hotel bring a dead body to the surface. The soggy victim is well known to Louie's...



  • A GOOD MYSTERY IS TIMELESS Crime Through Time was the remarkable first collection. Now, bestselling mystery authors Miriam Grace Monfredo and Sharan Newman present Crime Through Time II -- featuring even more never-before-published historical myster...






  • Midnight Louie is the savvy black tomcat who stars in his very own series by Carole Nelson Douglas. One tough hombre, he knows the score and always gets his man . . . or rat. Louie's hot on a new case-a whole bunch in fact, in Midnight Louie's Pet De...



  • "sheer joy!"--January magazine review Meet Alice Roosevelt Longworth, the “other Washington Monument,” in this short story from a mystery anthology edited by Nancy Pickard. (BONUS: A free sample of a legal thriller by Carole Nelson Douglas's form...



  • At the Blue Dahlia, the forties-style music club where homicide lieutenant Carmen Molina moonlights as a torch singer, life is becoming considerably less easygoing. An unidentified woman is found dead in the parking lot, with the words "she left" spr...



  • Filled with stories, memoirs, and photographs celebrating the special relationship between father and daughter, this unique collection offers the contributions of Faye Kellerman, Eileen Goudge, Carole Nelson Douglas, J. A. Jance, and other notable au...




  • Midnight Louie, jet-black sleuth with an attitude, is on the prowl again--and this time to a rock 'n' roll soundtrack. Louie's human partner, Temple Barr, learns that the remodeling of a local hotel is being held up by a ghost--and no ordinary ghost ...




  • Midnight Louie, the purring P.I., is a jet-black sleuth making his twelfth outing in Carole Nelson Douglas's Cat in a Kiwi Con. While his human partner, public relations whiz Temple Barr, and her significant other, ex-magician Max Kinsella, are bespe...








  • Murder shows its teeth and claws for Midnight Louie readers when the jet-black feline sleuth who thinks he's Sam Spade returns to delight his legions of fans. This time, not only does Louie have to bail out his favorite investigative partner, public ...



  • IRENE ADLER RETURNS Before Caleb Carr and Laurie R. King, Carole Nelson Douglas gave readers a compelling look into Victoriana with a bold new detective character: Irene Adler, the only woman to ever outwit Sherlock Holmes. An operatic diva and th...



  • In Cat in a Midnight Choir, the fourteenth Midnight Louie Mystery, both feline and human evil-doers and crime-solvers work overtime to make Las Vegas the Capital of Noir Suspense. This time our feisty black cat detective is hunting a mysterious and p...



  • The tradition of pets in the White House goes all the way back to the Founding Fathers. From the parrot and foxhounds of George Washington to Spot and Barney, the current canines of the Bushes, the First Family's animal companions have always had a s...



  • Irene Adler is the only woman ever to have outwitted Sherlock Holmes in A Scandal in Bohemia; she is as much at home with a spyglass and revolver than with haute couture and gala balls. Her adventures are the stuff of legend, for she has faced down s...



  • The ever-irresistible Irene Adler, her dashing barrister husband, Godfrey Norton, and the indomitable Miss Nell Huxleigh have arrived at last as their French cottage-having survived dastardly plots, Russian spies, pistol-wielding criminals, and the o...



  • The lavish hotels and the sham of wholesome fun in American's sin capital Las Vegas may soothe the tourists, but sex and greed still fuel this town, and bad guys still abound. And Midnight Louie, the feline Sam Spade, has his paws full keeping th...



  • Irene Adler is the only woman ever to have outwitted Sherlock Holmes... and the one who has come closest to stealing his heart.She has competed (and sometimes cooperated) with the famous fictional detective over six popular and acclaimed novels, feat...



  • Diva/detective Irene Adler and her bridegroom, handsome barrister Godfrey Norton, are honeymooning in Paris when they become embroiled in an investigation: a drowned sailor's body has been recovered from the Seine, and on his chest is a tattoo. A tat...



  • The plot Dickens... In the pages of his novels, Charles Dickens railed against injustice in all its forms--the miserliness of Ebenezer Scrooge, the indifference of the aristocracy, the cruelty of Fagin. He captured the bitter unfairness of the cla...



  • Temple Barr is a sharp and sassy public relations ace in Las Vegas whose life is finally looking up. Nobody is trying to steal her boyfriend, kill strippers, resurrect Elvis, or ruin her business, and no one she knows has been murdered--at least, not...



  • Opera singer. Adventuress. American abroad. Irene Adler is all of this ...and is also the only woman to ever have outwitted the great man, Sherlock Holmes. After numerous adventures Irene has finally come home, not out of loyalty to her native sh...



  • They're cute...they're cuddly...they're on the case. We all know that the most innocent-looking pets can commit a lot of unexpected mischief. But they can also have a talent for sniffing out two-legged troublemakers of a more dangerous...



  • Ace freelance PR woman and amateur detective Temple Barr is 30-going-on-19 when she agrees to do homicide lieutenant Carmen Molina a big favor and go undercover as a contestant at Teen Idol, a TV reality show. The lieutenant is worried because someo...



  • CLAUDIA BISHOP AND DEAN JAMES invite you to dine in. There's murder on the menu... Main Course: Sixteen short stories Side Dishes: Sixteen all -- new recipes and author interviews Sink your teeth into these delicacies from today's mas...



  • Midnight Louie, alley-cat extraordinaire and Las Vegas's hairiest, hard-boiled PI, finds himself literally walking a tightrope when a fabulous museum opening at one of Sin City's swankiest casinos is marred by a little thing like death. Louie's l...



  • Cat in a Red Hot Rage is the nineteenth title in Carole Nelson Douglas's sassy Midnight Louie mystery series. This tough talking twenty-pound tomcat PI is playing at the top of his game as he walks the walk and talks the talk on the mean streets ...



  • It was the revelation of the millennium: witches, werewolves, vampires and other supernaturals are real. Fast-forward 13 years: TV reporter Delilah Street used to cover the small-town bogeyman beat back in Kansas, but now, in high-octane Las Vegas - ...



  • Las Vegas PR honcho Temple Barr is happily looking forward to her beloved aunt Kit's wedding to Aldo Fontana, a silver-tongued reputed ex-mobster with a heart of gold. Things go disastrously wrong when the entire bachelor party is hijacked and taken ...



  • Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator An abandoned infant named for the street where she was found, Delilah will turn wicked 2013 Las Vegas upside down to find the double, twin, or clone she saw autopsied on the latest incarnation of CSI V...dead o...



  • All-new from the top names in mystery and fantasy? including a never-beforepublished Sookie Stackhouse story from Charlaine Harris! This follow-up to Powers of Detection showcases bestselling and award-winning names from Simon Green to Laurie King...



  • Las Vegas PR hotshot Temple Barr is promoting a weeklong televised charity event, Dancing with the Celebs. The feisty redhead has got the perfect celebrity for the show: her handsome fiancé, Matt Devine, a successful radio talk-show host. But while ...



  • This exciting follow-up to the wildly successful Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance contains 30 short stories of hot blood, midnight pleasures, and inhuman passions. Containing the best names in the field, such as Eileen Wilks, Caitlin Kittredge, Jennif...



    • Zorro...The Return of the Original Masked Avenger! For more than eight-seven years, Zorro has entertained and thrilled audiences around the world. Now, fans of the original masked avenger can enjoy this second volume of tales filled with dan...



  • WHEN THE STAKES ARE DEAD -- OR UNDEAD Werewolf mobsters and vampires run Vegas, but that's yesterday's news for Delilah Street, paranormal investigator. What's truly fearsome is her bloody discovery of an undead evil rooted in ancient Egypt. Now...



  • Temple Barr, publicist extraordinaire, is itching to bring off her most dangerous and exciting assignment, helping to launch an endeavor that many a Vegas showmen have dreamed of: a Las Vegas mob museum/casino. While city powers-that-be hem and ha...



  • ZOMBIES AND WITCHES AND VAMPS...OH, MY! What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas -- at least that's Delilah Street's hope. With Sin City's vampire and werewolf mobs wanting to cash in her chips once and for all, she's retreating with her partner Ric Mon...



  • Chicks are awesome -- and never more so than when they are kicking some serious vampire/werewolf/demon/monster butt. Chicks Kick Butt is an anthology that features one of the best things about the urban fantasy genre: strong, independent, and inte...



  • Temple Barr is an ace P.R. wizard when it comes to promoting Las Vegas' hottest clients. She's also an amateur sleuth who has caught her share of bad guys. B-movie actress Savannah Ashleigh begs Temple to investigate the suspicious death ...



  • She’s Like a Virgin .... Simulated for the Very First Time For a red-blooded male, Las Vegas offers a virtual smorgasbord of temptation: sexy showgirls, vampy vampires, zombie starlets, you name it. But paranormal investigator Delilah Street is...



  • On Christmas Eve, billionaire Caleb Gould is the most hateful and hated man in the world... And loves it.Everyone knows and loves Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the story of Christmas-loathing miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who hated humanity but final...



  • IRENE ADLER . . . She’s one of the most mysterious women in literature, an American and the only woman to have outwitted the world's greatest consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes.ON FILM . . . You've seen Irene Adler as the fetchingly treacherous ...



  • WHERE DID THIS COOL LITERARY LION COME FROM: Included is a Midnight Louie interview with collaborator Carole Nelson DouglasMIDNIGHT LOUIE is SAM SPADE . . . with hairballs. In his twenty-four book series, the twenty-pound black feline PI narrates his...



  • Fall under the intoxicating spell of their hex appeal… In the magical world that lies hidden beneath our own, witches and conjurers play deadly games. They know just the right spell to kill a man with one kiss -- or raise him back again. An...



  • In Carole Nelson Douglas' Cat in a White Tie and Tails, Midnight Louie goes along as chaperone when PR whiz Temple Barr and her fiance, rising media star Matt Devine, head to Chicago so she can meet his family. Matt's mother has a tragic past primed ...



  • “Carole Nelson Douglas has more than earned her niche in the mystery hall of fame with this timeless classic.” -- RT Book Reviews(The third Irene Adler novel in its first eBook edition with new Readers Guide and BONUS Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story...



  • AWARD-WINNING STORIES from USA TODAY bestselling author Carole Nelson Douglas, featuring mystery icons Sam Spade and Edgar Allan Poe. Interior illustrations designed by the author. Noir urban fantasy paranormal investigator Delilah Street and iconic ...



  • Carole Nelson Douglas's Cat in an Alien X-Ray takes the Las Vegas gang on a science-fictional roller-coaster ride, as Midnight Louie, feline PI, and company encounter UFO enthusiasts, conspiracy nuts who are too bizarre even for tin foil hat therapy....



  • Caught between Heaven and Hell, Regency rake Adrian Ashworth must find an angel to save him by Christmas, only four days and a world away . . . . Will humor and heart and true love win him away from wealth and self-indulgence?"this gem of a love stor...



  • (Previously published as CATNAP) The first Midnight Louie mystery, now in eBook, offers a publishing industry exposé. When Temple Barr, five-feet-zero of feisty redhead, goes in hot pursuit of a stray black cat streaking through a publishing convent...



  • (Previously published as PUSSYFOOT) A Book of the Month club featured selection. “a breezy style...a nice mystery...fun to read” -- Indianapolis Star"a dandy puzzler that is pure catnip for mystery connoisseurs.” -- Melinda Helfer, RT Book Rev...



  • “Fabulous!” -- SHERRILYN KENYON, NYT bestselling author of the Dark Hunter series on Dancing with Werewolves.For the first time! All six Delilah Street urban fantasy stories and novellas in one collection, including the never-before published “...



  • Ground-breaking band Black & White was platinum before it imploded from an overdose of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll years ago. Now, the Las Vegas reunion show revives the old troubles between its two divas, and efforts to sabotage end in murder. Pet...



  • JANET EVANOVICH calls Midnight Louie "the funniest, hairiest, hard-boiled PI on the planet” and readers are biting their nails as Carole Nelson Douglas’s popular alphabetic Midnight Louie feline PI mystery series nears its end with the 27th an...



  • New York Times Notable Book of the Year author Carole Nelson Douglas's cast of four human crime solvers must not only stop a massive Las Vegas conspiracy involving international terrorism and the FBI, but feline sleuth Midnight Louie's roommate, PR p...




  • A heart-stopping mystery anthology from fourteen of today’s best-loved and bestselling female mystery and suspense writers.

    In the expert hands of fourteen unsurpassed storytellers, being a housewife takes on a whole new meaning. Get ready...



  • He's BACK! After completing his 28-book epic Alphabet-titled series, , feline PI Midnight Louie has snagged a savvy new gal partner, Delilah Street, paranormal PI fresh from a version of Louie's Vegas that gives Oz a run for its money. Crime and de...


Award-Winning Books by Carole Nelson Douglas

Good Night, Mr. Holmes
1991 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Historical Romantic Mystery


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Carole Nelson Douglas has published 97 books.

Carole Nelson Douglas does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Absinthe Without Leave, was published in November 2018.

The first book by Carole Nelson Douglas, Amberleigh, was published in September 1980.

Yes. Carole Nelson Douglas has 9 series.