Nancy Pickard
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

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 (With: Lynn Lott) (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 (By: Virginia Rich) (1982)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Baked Bean Supper Murders (By: Virginia Rich) (1983)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Nantucket Diet Murders (By: Virginia Rich) (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

Publication Order of Midnight Louie Books

Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet Soup (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat On A Blue Monday (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Crimson Haze (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Diamond Dazzle (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat with an Emerald Eye (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Flamingo Fedora (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Golden Garland (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives (With: J.A. Jance,Carole Nelson Douglas,Toni L.P. Kelner,Lilian Jackson Braun,Walter J. Stutzman) (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in an Indigo Mood (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Kiwi Con (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Leopard Spot (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Midnight Choir (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Neon Nightmare (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Midnight Louie In Something Fishy (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in an Orange Twist (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Quicksilver Caper (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Red Hot Rage (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Sapphire Slipper (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Topaz Tango (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fruit of the Tomb (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a White Tie and Tails (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in an Alien X-Ray (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Yellow Spotlight (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in an Alphabet Endgame (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
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 Deadly Allies Books

Deadly Allies (With: Sue Grafton,Sara Paretsky,Jan Grape,Susan Dunlap,Margaret Maron,Loren D. Estleman,Julie Smith,Jeremiah Healy,Max Allan Collins,Benjamin M. Schutz,John Lutz,Robert J. Randisi,Carolyn Hart,Lia Matera,Michael Collins,Marilyn Wallace,Rob Kantner,Sandra Scoppettone,Sarah Andrews,Bob Randisi) (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deadly Allies II (By: Susan Dunlap,Loren D. Estleman,John Lutz,Robert J. Randisi) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

Sisters in Crime 2(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deadly Allies(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Great Mystery Series: Top Female Sleuths(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dark Crimes 2(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Malice Domestic 3(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder, They Wrote(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vengeance is Hers(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Plot Thickens(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Funny Bones: 15 New Tales of Murder and Mayhem(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Night Awakens(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Eleventh Annual Collection(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mom, Apple Pie and Murder(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death Cruise: Crime Stories on the Open Seas(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The First Lady Murders(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Diagnosis Dead(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Unholy Orders(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Malice Domestic 10(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Naked Came the Phoenix(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Thou Shalt Not Kill(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
By Hook or By Crook and 27 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mysterious Writers: The Many Facets of Mystery Writing(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Manhattan Mayhem(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Silent Night, Deadly Night(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Malice Domestic 13(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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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