CAROLE NELSON DOUGLAS
'Carole Nelson Douglas' is a prolific American writer. She is best known for two popular mystery series, the ''Irene Adler'' mysteries and the ''Midnight Louie'' mystery series.
Douglas was a theater major in college. Later she worked as a television reporter in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. During her time there, she was assigned to work on a story about a local animal shelter, and featured one of the cats there, called Midnight Louie, in the reports. The cat did not survive. Each of the volumes of the Midnight Louie series includes the dedication "For the real and original Midnight Louie. Nine lives were not enough." She began writing fiction in the late 1970s and discovered that she preferred mixing genres. She later married Sam Douglas.[1]
★ ''Crystal Days'' (1990)
★ ''Crystal Nights'' (1990)
★ ''Cat and the King of Clubs'' (1999)
★ ''Cat and the Queen of Hearts'' (1999)
★ ''Cat and the Jill of Diamonds'' (1999)
★ ''Cat and the Jack of Spades'' (1999), ISBN 0-7862-2896-2
★ ''Catnap'' (1992) ISBN 0-7927-1644-2
★ ''Pussyfoot'' (1993), ISBN 0-312-85218-5
★ ''Cat on a Blue Monday'' (1994), ISBN 0-312-85607-5
★ ''Cat in a Crimson Haze'' (1995), ISBN 0-8125-4414-5
★ ''Cat in a Diamond Dazzle'' (1996), ISBN 0-8125-5506-6
★ ''Cat with an Emerald Eye'' (1996), ISBN 0-312-86228-8
★ ''Cat in a Flamingo Fedora'' (1997), ISBN 0-8125-6535-5
★ ''Cat in a Golden Garland'' (1997), ISBN 0-312-86386-1
★ ''Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt'' (1998), ISBN 0-312-86634-8
★ ''Cat in an Indigo Mood'' (1999), ISBN 0-312-86635-6
★ ''Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit'' (1999), ISBN 0-312-86817-0
★ ''Cat in a Kiwi Con'' (2000), ISBN 0-8125-8425-2
★ ''Cat in a Leopard Spot'' (2001), ISBN 0-8125-7022-7
★ ''Cat in a Midnight Choir'' (2002), ISBN 0-312-85797-7
★ ''Cat in a Neon Nightmare'' (2003), ISBN 0-7653-4592-7
★ ''Cat in an Orange Twist'' (2004), ISBN 0-7653-4593-5
★ ''Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit'' (2005), ISBN 0-7653-1399-5
★ ''Cat in a Quicksilver Caper'' (2006), ISBN 0-7653-1400-2
★ ''Maltese Double Cross'' (1992), printed in ''Cat Crimes II'', and ''Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories, 2nd Annual Edition''
★ ''Sax and the Single Cat'' (1993), printed in ''Danger in D.C.'', ''A Treasury of Cat Mysteries'', ''Felonious Felines'', ISBN 0-7862-2689-7, and ''White House Pet Detectives'', ISBN 1-58182-243-X
★ ''Coyote Peyote'' (1994), printed in ''Mysterious West'', ISBN 0-06-017785-3, and ''Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories, 4th Annual Edition''
★ ''Dog Collar'' (1996), published in ''Great Writers and Kids Write Mysteries'', ISBN 0-679-87939-0
★ ''Iä Iä Iä Iä Cthulouie!'' (1997), published in ''Cat Crimes for the Holidays'', reprinted as ''Something Fishy''
★ ''A Baker Street Irregular'' (1998), printed in ''Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives'', ISBN 0-312-86435-3
★ ''The Mummy Case'' (1999), printed in ''Cat Crimes Through Time'' and ''The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories''
★ ''Something Fishy'' (reprint of ''Iä Iä Iä Iä Cthulouie!'')
★ ''License to Koi'' (2004), printed in ''Death Dines In'', ISBN 0-425-19262-8
★ ''Junior Partner in Crime'' (2005), printed in ''Creature Cozies'' ISBN 0-425-20127-9
★ ''The Riches There That Lie'' (2006), printed in ''Poe's Lighthouse'', ISBN 1-58767-128-X
★ ''Good Night, Mr. Holmes'' (1990)
★ ''Good Morning Irene'' (1991)
★ "Parris Greene" (short story) (1992)
★ ''Irene at Large'', also published under the title ''The Adventuress'' (1992)
★ ''Irene's Last Waltz'', also published under the title ''Another Scandal in Bohemia'' (1994)
★ "Dracula on the Rocks" (short story) (1995)
★ "The Thief of Twelfth Night" (short story) (1996)
★ "Mesmerizing Bertie" (short story) (1998)
★ "A Baker Street Irregular" (short story) (1998)
★ ''Chapel Noir'' (2001)
★ ''Castle Rouge'' (2002)
★ ''Femme Fatale'' (2003)
★ ''Spider Dance'' (2004)[2]
★ ''A Soul of Steel'' (2006)[1]
1. 1998 interview with Carole Nelson Douglas in ''Crescent City Blues''
2. Carole Nelson Douglas fan site
★ Carole Nelson Douglas fan site
Douglas was a theater major in college. Later she worked as a television reporter in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. During her time there, she was assigned to work on a story about a local animal shelter, and featured one of the cats there, called Midnight Louie, in the reports. The cat did not survive. Each of the volumes of the Midnight Louie series includes the dedication "For the real and original Midnight Louie. Nine lives were not enough." She began writing fiction in the late 1970s and discovered that she preferred mixing genres. She later married Sam Douglas.[1]
| Contents |
| Titles |
| Crystal series |
| Cat and a playing card series |
| Midnight Louie series novels |
| Short Stories |
| Irene Adler series |
| Notes |
| External Links |
Titles
Crystal series
★ ''Crystal Days'' (1990)
★ ''Crystal Nights'' (1990)
Cat and a playing card series
★ ''Cat and the King of Clubs'' (1999)
★ ''Cat and the Queen of Hearts'' (1999)
★ ''Cat and the Jill of Diamonds'' (1999)
★ ''Cat and the Jack of Spades'' (1999), ISBN 0-7862-2896-2
Midnight Louie series novels
★ ''Catnap'' (1992) ISBN 0-7927-1644-2
★ ''Pussyfoot'' (1993), ISBN 0-312-85218-5
★ ''Cat on a Blue Monday'' (1994), ISBN 0-312-85607-5
★ ''Cat in a Crimson Haze'' (1995), ISBN 0-8125-4414-5
★ ''Cat in a Diamond Dazzle'' (1996), ISBN 0-8125-5506-6
★ ''Cat with an Emerald Eye'' (1996), ISBN 0-312-86228-8
★ ''Cat in a Flamingo Fedora'' (1997), ISBN 0-8125-6535-5
★ ''Cat in a Golden Garland'' (1997), ISBN 0-312-86386-1
★ ''Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt'' (1998), ISBN 0-312-86634-8
★ ''Cat in an Indigo Mood'' (1999), ISBN 0-312-86635-6
★ ''Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit'' (1999), ISBN 0-312-86817-0
★ ''Cat in a Kiwi Con'' (2000), ISBN 0-8125-8425-2
★ ''Cat in a Leopard Spot'' (2001), ISBN 0-8125-7022-7
★ ''Cat in a Midnight Choir'' (2002), ISBN 0-312-85797-7
★ ''Cat in a Neon Nightmare'' (2003), ISBN 0-7653-4592-7
★ ''Cat in an Orange Twist'' (2004), ISBN 0-7653-4593-5
★ ''Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit'' (2005), ISBN 0-7653-1399-5
★ ''Cat in a Quicksilver Caper'' (2006), ISBN 0-7653-1400-2
Short Stories
★ ''Maltese Double Cross'' (1992), printed in ''Cat Crimes II'', and ''Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories, 2nd Annual Edition''
★ ''Sax and the Single Cat'' (1993), printed in ''Danger in D.C.'', ''A Treasury of Cat Mysteries'', ''Felonious Felines'', ISBN 0-7862-2689-7, and ''White House Pet Detectives'', ISBN 1-58182-243-X
★ ''Coyote Peyote'' (1994), printed in ''Mysterious West'', ISBN 0-06-017785-3, and ''Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories, 4th Annual Edition''
★ ''Dog Collar'' (1996), published in ''Great Writers and Kids Write Mysteries'', ISBN 0-679-87939-0
★ ''Iä Iä Iä Iä Cthulouie!'' (1997), published in ''Cat Crimes for the Holidays'', reprinted as ''Something Fishy''
★ ''A Baker Street Irregular'' (1998), printed in ''Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives'', ISBN 0-312-86435-3
★ ''The Mummy Case'' (1999), printed in ''Cat Crimes Through Time'' and ''The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories''
★ ''Something Fishy'' (reprint of ''Iä Iä Iä Iä Cthulouie!'')
★ ''License to Koi'' (2004), printed in ''Death Dines In'', ISBN 0-425-19262-8
★ ''Junior Partner in Crime'' (2005), printed in ''Creature Cozies'' ISBN 0-425-20127-9
★ ''The Riches There That Lie'' (2006), printed in ''Poe's Lighthouse'', ISBN 1-58767-128-X
Irene Adler series
★ ''Good Night, Mr. Holmes'' (1990)
★ ''Good Morning Irene'' (1991)
★ "Parris Greene" (short story) (1992)
★ ''Irene at Large'', also published under the title ''The Adventuress'' (1992)
★ ''Irene's Last Waltz'', also published under the title ''Another Scandal in Bohemia'' (1994)
★ "Dracula on the Rocks" (short story) (1995)
★ "The Thief of Twelfth Night" (short story) (1996)
★ "Mesmerizing Bertie" (short story) (1998)
★ "A Baker Street Irregular" (short story) (1998)
★ ''Chapel Noir'' (2001)
★ ''Castle Rouge'' (2002)
★ ''Femme Fatale'' (2003)
★ ''Spider Dance'' (2004)[2]
★ ''A Soul of Steel'' (2006)[1]
Notes
1. 1998 interview with Carole Nelson Douglas in ''Crescent City Blues''
2. Carole Nelson Douglas fan site
External Links
★ Carole Nelson Douglas fan site
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