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:
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Publication Order of Jenny Cain Books
| Generous Death | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Say No to Murder | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| No Body | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Marriage Is Murder | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dead Crazy | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bum Steer | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| I.O.U. | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| But I Wouldn't Want to Die There | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Confession | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Twilight | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Marie Lightfoot Books
| The Whole Truth | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ring of Truth | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Truth Hurts | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Virgin of Small Plains | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Scent of Rain and Lightning | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Afraid All the Time | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dust Devil | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Out of Africa | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| There is No Crime on Easter Island | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Nice Old Guy | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Storm Warnings | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Seven Steps on the Writer's Path | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bigger Better Braver | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Eugenia Potter Books
| The Cooking School Murders | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Baked Bean Supper Murders | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Nantucket Diet Murders | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The 27-Ingredient Chili Con Carne Murders | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Blue Corn Murders | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Secret Ingredient Murders | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Akashic Noir Books
Publication Order of Midnight Louie Books
| Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet Soup | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat On A Blue Monday | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Crimson Haze | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Diamond Dazzle | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat with an Emerald Eye | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Flamingo Fedora | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Golden Garland | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in an Indigo Mood | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Kiwi Con | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Leopard Spot | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Midnight Choir | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Neon Nightmare | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Midnight Louie In Something Fishy | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in an Orange Twist | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Quicksilver Caper | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Red Hot Rage | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Sapphire Slipper | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Topaz Tango | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Fruit of the Tomb | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a White Tie and Tails | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in an Alien X-Ray | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Yellow Spotlight | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in an Alphabet Endgame | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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| 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
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.
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Nancy Pickard Synopsis: In The 27-Ingredient Chili Con Carne Murders by Nancy Pickard & Virginia Rich, Eugenia Potter’s dinner guest has been poisoned after eating Eugenia’s 27-ingredient chili. Now, she must find out who did it before someone else ends up poisoned.
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