Carole Nelson Douglas

Carole Nelson Douglas (born May 11, 1944) 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. [ [http://www.crescentblues.com/1_2_issue/douglas.shtml 1998 interview with Carole Nelson Douglas in "Crescent City Blues"] ]

Douglas lives in Fort Worth, Texas. [Alter, Judy. "These Texas women love a good mystery." "The Dallas Morning News", 6 July 2008.]

Titles

Non-series Novels

*"Amberleigh" (1980), ISBN 0-8125-2264-8
*"In Her Prime" (1982), ISBN 0-3453-0523-X
*"Her Own Person" (1982), ISBN 0-3453-0733-X
*"Best Man" (1983), ISBN 0-3453-0914-6
*"Lady Rogue" (1983), ISBN 0-8125-2265-6
*"Azure Days, Quicksilver Nights" (1985), ISBN 0-5532-1705-4
*"Exclusive" (1986), ISBN 0-3453-1993-1
*"Fair Wind, Fiery Star" (1994), ISBN 0-8125-2266-4
*"Catch a Falling Angel" (short story) (1995), printed in "Angel Christmas", ISBN 0-4514-0628-1

word and Circlet series

*"Six of Swords" (1982), ISBN 0-3452-9836-5
*"Exiles of the Rynth" (1984), ISBN 0-3453-0836-0
*"Keepers of Edanvant" (1987), ISBN 0-8125-3594-4
*"Heir of Rengarth" (1988), ISBN 0-8125-0046-6
*"Seven of Swords" (1989), ISBN 0-8125-0324-4

Probe

*"Probe" (1985), ISBN 0-8125-3587-1
*"Counterprobe" (1988), ISBN 0-8125-3596-0

Crystal series

*"Crystal Days" (1990)
*"Crystal Nights" (1990)

Cat and a playing card series

*"Cat and the King of Clubs" (1999), ISBN 0-7862-1920-3
*"Cat and the Queen of Hearts" (1999), ISBN 0-7862-2173-9
*"Cat and the Jill of Diamonds" (1999), ISBN 0-7862-2540-8
*"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
*"Cat in a Red Hot Rage" (2007), ISBN 0-7653-1401-0
*"Cat in a Sapphire Slipper" (forthcoming) [ [http://www.carolenelsondouglas.com/newsletters/07MLspringweb.pdf Midnight Louie's Scratching Post-Intelligencer, Vol. 14, Issue 1] ]

hort Stories

*"Maltese Double Cross" (1992), printed in "Cat Crimes II", ISBN 0-7858-0203-7, and "Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories, 2nd Annual Edition", ISBN 0-7867-0571-X
*"Sax and the Single Cat" (1993), printed in "Danger in D.C.", ISBN 1-5561-1374-9, "A Treasury of Cat Mysteries", ISBN 0-7867-0541-8, "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", ISBN 0-7867-0251-6, reprinted as "Coyote Peyote"
*"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", ISBN 0-8041-1830-2, reprinted as "Something Fishy", ISBN 0-9744742-0-7
*"The Mummy Case" (1999), printed in "Cat Crimes Through Time", ISBN 0-7858-1407-8 and "The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Fourth Annual Collection", ISBN 0-7653-0849-5
*"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), ISBN 0-3129-3210-3
*"Good Morning Irene", ISBN 0-8125-0949-8 also published under the title "The Adventuress"(1991), ISBN 0-7653-4715-6 [ [http://cdouglas2.home.mindspring.com/ Old Carole Nelson Douglas fan site] ]
*"Parris Greene" (short story) (1992), printed in "Malice Domestic 2", ISBN 0-671-73827-5, 'Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories, Third Annual Edition] ", ISBN 0-7867-0141-2, "First Cases, Vol. 2", ISBN 0-451-19017-3
*"Irene at Large", ISBN 0-8125-1702-4 also published under the title "A Soul of Steel" (1992), ISBN 0-7653-4790-3 [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0765347903]
*"Irene's Last Waltz", ISBN 0-8125-1703-2 also published under the title "Another Scandal in Bohemia" (1994), ISBN 0-8125-1702-4
*"Dracula on the Rocks" (short story) (1995), printed in "Celebrity Vampires", ISBN 0-8867-7667-8
*"The Thief of Twelfth Night" (short story) (1996), printed in "Holmes for the Holidays", ISBN 0-4251-6754-2
*"Mesmerizing Bertie" (short story) (1998), printed in "Crime Through Time II", ISBN 0-4251-6410-1
*"A Baker Street Irregular" (short story) (1998), printed in "Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives", ISBN 0-4251-6410-1
*"Chapel Noir" (2001), ISBN 0-7653-4347-9
*"Castle Rouge" (2002), ISBN 0-7653-4571-4
*"Femme Fatale" (2003), ISBN 0-7653-4594-3
*"Spider Dance" (2004), ISBN 0-7653-4595-1 [ [http://www.carolenelsondouglas.com/ Carole Nelson Douglas fan site] ]

Taliswoman series

*"Cup of Clay" (1991), ISBN 0-8125-1248-0
*"Seed Upon the Wind" (1992), ISBN 0-8125-1249-9

Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator

*"Dancing with Werewolves" (2007), ISBN 0-8095-7203-6

Anthologies edited by Carole Nelson Douglas

*"Marilyn, Shades of Blonde" (1997), ISBN 0-312-85737-3
*"Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives" (1998), ISBN 0-312-86435-3
*"White House Pet Detectives" (2002), ISBN 1-5818-2243-X

Notes

External links

* [http://cdouglas2.home.mindspring.com/ Old Carole Nelson Douglas fan site]
* [http://www.carolenelsondouglas.com/ Carole Nelson Douglas fan site]