Order of Lydia Adamson Books
Lydia Adamson is the pen name of Franklin B. King, who writes cozy mystery novels. Adamson is the author of the Alice Nestleton, Deirdre Quinn Nightingale and Lucy Wayles series. Aside from being a novelist, King is also a freelance writer and copywriter. He lives in New York City, New York.
Franklin B. King became a published author in 1978, writing as Frank King. His first novel was Down and Dirty. In 1990, he adopted the Lydia Adamson pseudonym, beginning with A Cat in the Manger and never looked back. Below is a list of Lydia Adamson’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Sally Tepper Books
(as Frank King)
| Sleeping Dogs Die | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Take the D Train | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Alice Nestleton Mystery Books
Publication Order of Deirdre Quinn Nightingale Books
| Dr. Nightingale Comes Home | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dr. Nightingale Meets Puss in Boots | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dr. Nightingale Rides the Elephant | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dr. Nightingale Goes to the Dogs | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dr. Nightingale Goes the Distance | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dr. Nightingale Enters the Bear Cave | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dr. Nightingale Chases Three Little Pigs | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dr. Nightingale Rides to the Hounds | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dr. Nightingale Races the Outlaw Colt | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dr. Nightingale Traps the Missing Lynx | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dr. Nightingale Seeks Greener Pastures | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dr. Nightingale Follows a Canine Clue | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Lucy Wayles Mystery Books
| Beware the Tufted Duck | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Beware the Butcher Bird | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Beware the Laughing Gull | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Down and Dirty | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Raya | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Night Vision | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Note: The Sally Tepper series and standalone novels were written as Frank King.
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Lydia Adamson Synopsis: In Beward the Tufted Duck by Lydia Adamson (book one of the Lucy Wayles series), Lucy Wayles is an ex-librarian and a birdwatcher (who some deem “eccentric”). Aside from being good with books and birds, she can also solve crimes – including the unexplained death of a fellow birder.
I finished “A Cat on Jingle Bell Rock.” Author should have done more research about poinsettias and cats. Poinsettias are poisonous to cats.