Lydia Adamson Books in Order
Lydia Adamson has written 42 books, published between 1978 and 2012. The first book is Down and Dirty (As:Frank King) (1978) and the newest is A Cat Tells Two Tales (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 42
- Published
- 1978–2012
- Pages on record
- 8,346 in 38 of 42 books
- Reading time
- 139–209 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,346 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 38 of 42 titles with a page count on record.
Cats and women sleuths define the Lydia Adamson catalogue. Alice Nestleton Mystery is the main series, with Deirdre Quinn Nightingale, Lucy Wayles Mystery and Sally Tepper beside it, and actresses, women veterinarians, cat owners and pet sitting all appear in the subject list. Cat titles fill the run: A Cat in the Manger (1990), A Cat in Wolf's Clothing (1991), A Cat of a Different Color (1991) and A Cat in the Wings (1992). Early books carry the byline Frank King, starting with Down and Dirty in 1978. The 42 catalogued titles close with A Cat Tells Two Tales in 2012.
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How many Lydia Adamson books are there?
Lydia Adamson has 42 books, released between 1978 and 2012. They include 4 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.
Lydia Adamson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 42 Lydia Adamson books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 1Down and Dirty (As:Frank King)1978 · confirmed 2/41978–2/4
- 2Raya (As:Frank King)1980 · confirmed 2/41980–2/4
- 3Night Vision (As:Frank King)1982 · 283 pages · confirmed 2/419822832/4
- 419881862/4
- 519902082/4
- 619901672/4
- 719912052/4
- 819911982/4
- 919921932/4
- 1019922032/4
- 1119932182/4
- 1219932222/4
- 1319942132/4
- 1419942532/4
- 1519942082/4
- 1619942062/4
- 1719941982/4
- 1819952222/4
- 1919952562/4
- 2019952402/4
- 2119952092/4
- 2219962522/4
- 2319962722/4
- 24Dr. Nightingale Chases Three Little PigsDeirdre Quinn Nightingale #71996 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/419962322/4
- 2519962402/4
- 2619962412/4
- 2719972242/4
- 2819972242/4
- 291997–2/4
- 3019972402/4
- 3119982402/4
- 3219982242/4
- 3319982202/4
- 3419992172/4
- 3519992082/4
- 3620002202/4
- 3720002042/4
- 3820012002/4
- 3920012032/4
- 4020021992/4
- 4120021982/4
- 422012–2/4
Lydia Adamson books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Alice Nestleton Mystery in order
22 books- 1. A Cat in the Manger
- 2. A Cat of a Different Color
- 3. A Cat in Wolf's Clothing
- 4. A Cat By Any Other Name
- 5. A Cat in the Wings
- 6. A Cat with a Fiddle
- 7. A Cat in a Glass House
- 8. A Cat on the Cutting Edge
- 9. A Cat with No Regrets
- 10. A Cat on a Winning Streak
- 11. A Cat in Fine Style
- 12. A Cat Under the Mistletoe
- and 10 more in the table above
Deirdre Quinn Nightingale in order
12 books- 1. Dr. Nightingale Comes Home
- 2. Dr. Nightingale Meets Puss in Boots
- 3. Dr. Nightingale Rides the Elephant
- 4. Dr. Nightingale Goes to the Dogs
- 5. Dr. Nightingale Goes the Distance
- 6. Dr. Nightingale Enters the Bear Cave
- 7. Dr. Nightingale Chases Three Little Pigs
- 8. Dr. Nightingale Rides to the Hounds
- 9. Dr. Nightingale Races the Outlaw Colt
- 10. Dr. Nightingale Traps the Missing Lynx
- 11. Dr. Nightingale Seeks Greener Pastures
- 12. Dr. Nightingale Follows a Canine Clue
Lucy Wayles Mystery in order
3 booksSally Tepper in order
2 booksStandalone books
3 books3 Lydia Adamson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Lydia Adamson books in order?
You only need to read Lydia Adamson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Lydia Adamson
Start with Down and Dirty (As:Frank King) (1978), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Lydia Adamson book?
A Cat Tells Two Tales (2012) is the newest Lydia Adamson book released so far.
Is there a new Lydia Adamson book coming?
No next Lydia Adamson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Lydia Adamson at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Lydia Adamson title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Lydia Adamson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,346 pages across the 38 of 42 books with a recorded length, a median of 218 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lydia Adamson books, 31 of 42, were published in the 1990s.
When Lydia Adamson books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Lydia Adamson titles appeared. 1990s was the most productive decade with 31 titles.
42 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Lydia Adamson books are about
All 42 Lydia Adamson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: alice nestleton (fictitious character) is tagged on 17 of 42. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Alice Nestleton (Fictitious character) 17 of 42 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 17 of 42 books
- Cats 14 of 42 books
- Actors and actresses 12 of 42 books
- Nestleton, alice (fictitious character) 12 of 42 books
- Mystery & detective 10 of 42 books
- Women veterinarians 10 of 42 books
- Cat owners 9 of 42 books
- Pet sitting 8 of 42 books
- New York (state) 6 of 42 books
- New York (N.Y.) 5 of 42 books