Order of Midnight Louie Books
Midnight Louie is the feline protagonist in two series of mystery novels by Carole Nelson Douglas. In the main Midnight Louie series, the feline sleuth teams up with a public relations freelancer named Temple Barr in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the earlier Cat and a Playing Card series, Midnight Louie goes solo.
The Cat and a Playing Card prequel series was originally published in 1990 as Crystal Days and Crystal Nights (collectively known as the Crystal Phoenix duology), with 40% of Midnight Louie’s chapters removed from the novels without approval from Douglas. Carole Nelson Douglas began the Midnight Louie series in 1992 with the novel Catnap. She followed it up with Pussyfoot the following year, and then each novel that followed began with “Cat.” The series concluded in 2016 with Cat in an Alphabet Endgame. Below is a list of Carole Nelson Douglas’ Midnight Louie books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Midnight Louie Books
| Catnap | (1992) |    |
| Pussyfoot | (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) | |
| 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) | |
| 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 Midnight Louie Cafe Noir Mystery Books
| Absinthe Without Leave | (2018) | |
Note: The Cat and a Playing Card series was originally published in two volumes, titled Crystal Days and Crystal Nights. They were later revised, restored and re-published in their proper form in 1999 and 2000. Catnip was re-titled Cat in an Alphabet Soup.
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I came across the Midnight Louie books early this year and immediately became a fan of them. The combination of mystery and coziness is nicely balanced, with some tongue-in-cheek ” to add a little humor at times. The series of 28 books has one overarching storyline with numerous major and minor subplots (the latter being the individual books). I devoured the final book (Cat in an Alphabet Endgame) and immediately began to miss Midnight Louie et. al. My solace is the Douglas states on her website that Louie has more adventures to come.