Order of Nancy Pickard Books
Nancy Pickard is an American author of crime fiction and mystery novels. She writes the Jenny Cain series. As of this writing, Nancy is the only author to win the Macavity Award (five times), Agatha Award (four times), Anthony Award and Shamus Award. Nancy earned her journalism degree from the University of Missouri.
Nancy Pickard made her debut as a published novelist in 1984 with the novel Generous Death, which began her Jenny Cain series. Below is a list of Nancy Pickard’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Jenny Cain Books
Generous Death | (1984) | |
Say No to Murder | (1985) | |
No Body | (1986) | |
Marriage Is Murder | (1987) | |
Dead Crazy | (1988) | |
Bum Steer | (1990) | |
I.O.U. | (1992) | |
But I Wouldn’t Want to Die There | (1993) | |
Confession | (1994) | |
Twilight | (1996) |
Publication Order of Marie Lightfoot Books
The Whole Truth | (2000) | |
Ring of Truth | (2001) | |
The Truth Hurts | (2002) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
The Virgin of Small Plains | (2006) | |
The Scent of Rain and Lightning | (2010) |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Afraid All the Time | (1989) | |
Dust Devil | (1991) | |
Out of Africa | (1999) | |
There is No Crime on Easter Island | (2005) | |
A Nice Old Guy | (2008) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Storm Warnings | (1999) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Seven Steps on the Writer’s Path | (2003) | |
Bigger Better Braver | (2020) |
Publication Order of Eugenia Potter Books
The Cooking School Murders | (1982) | |
The Baked Bean Supper Murders | (1983) | |
The Nantucket Diet Murders | (1985) | |
The 27-Ingredient Chili Con Carne Murders | (1992) | |
The Blue Corn Murders | (1998) | |
The Secret Ingredient Murders | (2001) | |
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Publication Order of Midnight Louie Books
Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet Soup | (1992) | |
Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm | (1993) | |
Cat On A Blue Monday | (1994) | |
Cat in a Crimson Haze | (1995) | |
Cat in a Diamond Dazzle | (1996) | |
Cat with an Emerald Eye | (1997) | |
Cat in a Flamingo Fedora | (1997) | |
Cat in a Golden Garland | (1997) | |
Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt | (1998) | |
Midnight Louie’s Pet Detectives | (1998) | |
Cat in an Indigo Mood | (1999) | |
Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit | (1999) | |
Cat in a Kiwi Con | (2000) | |
Cat in a Leopard Spot | (2001) | |
Cat in a Midnight Choir | (2002) | |
Cat in a Neon Nightmare | (2003) | |
Midnight Louie In Something Fishy | (2003) | |
Cat in an Orange Twist | (2004) | |
Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit | (2005) | |
Cat in a Quicksilver Caper | (2006) | |
Cat in a Red Hot Rage | (2007) | |
Cat in a Sapphire Slipper | (2008) | |
Cat in a Topaz Tango | (2009) | |
Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme | (2010) | |
Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta | (2011) | |
Fruit of the Tomb | (2012) | |
Cat in a White Tie and Tails | (2012) | |
Cat in an Alien X-Ray | (2013) | |
Cat in a Yellow Spotlight | (2014) | |
Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit | (2015) | |
Cat in an Alphabet Endgame | (2016) | |
| If you are reading the Midnight Louie series in chronological order, you will want to read the Cat and a Playing Card series prior to the Midnight Louie series. However, this is not required. | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Sisters in Crime 2 | (1990) | |
Deadly Allies | (1992) | |
Great Mystery Series: Top Female Sleuths | (1993) | |
Dark Crimes 2 | (1993) | |
Malice Domestic 3 | (1994) | |
Murder, They Wrote | (1997) | |
Vengeance is Hers | (1997) | |
The Plot Thickens | (1997) | |
Funny Bones: 15 New Tales of Murder and Mayhem | (1997) | |
The Night Awakens | (1998) | |
Eleventh Annual Collection | (1998) | |
Mom, Apple Pie and Murder | (1999) | |
Death Cruise: Crime Stories on the Open Seas | (1999) | |
The First Lady Murders | (1999) | |
Diagnosis Dead | (1999) | |
Unholy Orders | (2000) | |
The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | (2000) | |
Malice Domestic 10 | (2001) | |
Naked Came the Phoenix | (2001) | |
The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | (2002) | |
Thou Shalt Not Kill | (2005) | |
By Hook or By Crook and 27 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year | (2010) | |
Mysterious Writers: The Many Facets of Mystery Writing | (2010) | |
Manhattan Mayhem | (2015) | |
Silent Night, Deadly Night | (2016) | |
Malice Domestic 13 | (2018) |
Notes: The Eugenia Potter novels are based on the characters created by Virginia Rich. Naked Came the Phoenix is a serial novel, written with several other authors. The collection Tales of Obsession also has stories by Joan Hess, Patricia Highsmith, Evan Hunter, P.D. James, Ruth Rendell and Lawrence Treat. Murder, They Wrote also includes stories by Mary Daheim, Jane Dentinger, Marjorie Eccles, Sally Gunning, Jean Hager, Ellen Hart, Kate Kingsbury, Janet Laurence and Marlys Millhiser. The non-fiction book Seven Steps on the Writer’s Path: The Journey from Frustration to Fulfillment was co-authored with Lynn Lott.