Lydia Adamson Reading Order

22 books (1990–2012)

The Alice Nestleton Mystery series comprises 22 complete novels published between 1990 and 2012. This cozy mystery series should be read in publication order, beginning with A Cat in the Manger. The books follow a consistent protagonist and are best enjoyed sequentially as they were originally released.

Start with A Cat in the Manger, the first of 22 books in the Alice Nestleton Mystery series.

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1	A Cat in the Manger 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Cat in Wolf's Clothing 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Cat of a Different Color 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Cat By Any Other Name 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Cat in the Wings 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	A Cat in a Glass House 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Cat with a Fiddle 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	A Cat on the Cutting Edge 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	A Cat with No Regrets 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	A Cat in Fine Style 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	A Cat on a Winning Streak 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	A Cat Under the Mistletoe 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	A Cat in a Chorus Line 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	A Cat on Jingle Bell Rock 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	A Cat on a Beach Blanket 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	A Cat on Stage Left 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	A Cat of One's Own 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	A Cat with the Blues 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	A Cat with No Clue 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	A Cat Named Brat 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	A Cat on the Bus 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	A Cat Tells Two Tales 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2001–2001)

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1	...And the Dying is Easy 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (1994–2001)

The Deirdre Quinn Nightingale series comprises 12 mystery novels written by Lydia Adamson and published between 1994 and 2001. The complete series follows a consistent publication order, beginning with Dr. Nightingale Comes Home and concluding with Dr. Nightingale Follows a Canine Clue. Each book features the protagonist navigating mysteries connected to animals and rural life, with titles that reference various creatures and pastoral scenarios.

Start with Dr. Nightingale Comes Home, the first of 12 books in the Deirdre Quinn Nightingale series.

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1	Dr. Nightingale Comes Home 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dr. Nightingale Meets Puss in Boots 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dr. Nightingale Rides the Elephant 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Dr. Nightingale Goes the Distance 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Dr. Nightingale Goes to the Dogs 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Dr. Nightingale Chases Three Little Pigs 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Dr. Nightingale Enters the Bear Cave 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Dr. Nightingale Rides to the Hounds 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Dr. Nightingale Races the Outlaw Colt 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Dr. Nightingale Traps the Missing Lynx 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Dr. Nightingale Seeks Greener Pastures 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Dr. Nightingale Follows a Canine Clue 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1996–1998)

The Lucy Wayles Mystery series by Lydia Adamson comprises three complete novels published between 1996 and 1998. This mystery series should be read in publication order, beginning with Beware the Tufted Duck, followed by Beware the Butcher Bird, and concluding with Beware the Laughing Gull.

Start with Beware the Tufted Duck and read in order.

#	Title
1	Beware the Tufted Duck 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Beware the Butcher Bird 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Beware the Laughing Gull 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1988–1990)

This mystery series by Lydia Adamson consists of two complete novels published between 1988 and 1990. Both books were originally written under the pen name Frank King and should be read in publication order, beginning with Sleeping Dogs Die followed by Take the D Train. The series is now complete with no additional entries planned.

Start with Sleeping Dogs Die(As:Frank King) and read in order.

#	Title
1	Sleeping Dogs Die(As:Frank King) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Take the D Train(As:Frank King) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1978–1982)

Lydia Adamson wrote three mystery and thriller novels under the pseudonym Frank King between 1978 and 1982, completing a finished series that is now out of print. Though marketed as standalones, these books are best experienced in publication order beginning with Down and Dirty. The three titles are Down and Dirty, Raya, and Night Vision.

Start with Down and Dirty(As:Frank King) and read in order.

#	Title
1	Down and Dirty(As:Frank King) 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Raya(As:Frank King) 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Night Vision(As:Frank King) 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible