Alice Nestleton Books in Order
Lydia Adamson has written 22 books featuring Alice Nestleton, published between 1990 and 2012. The first book is A Cat in the Manger (1990) and the newest is A Cat Tells Two Tales (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 22
- Published
- 1990–2012
- Pages on record
- 4,253 in 20 of 22 books
- Reading time
- 71–106 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,253 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 22 titles with a page count on record.
Alice Nestleton is the heroine of 22 mysteries by Lydia Adamson, with actresses, pet sitting, cats and New York City in the subjects. A Cat in the Manger (1990) opens the series, and every title puts a cat into a familiar phrase: A Cat in Wolf's Clothing, A Cat of a Different Color, A Cat By Any Other Name and A Cat in the Wings. Adamson published about one book a year, at a median of 207 pages. A Cat Tells Two Tales (2012) is the final case.
How many Alice Nestleton books are there?
Alice Nestleton appears in 22 books, released between 1990 and 2012.
Alice Nestleton Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 22 Alice Nestleton 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 September 2026.
- 119902082/4
- 219912052/4
- 319911982/4
- 419921932/4
- 519922032/4
- 619932182/4
- 719932222/4
- 819942062/4
- 919941982/4
- 1019952402/4
- 1119952092/4
- 1219962402/4
- 1319962412/4
- 141997–2/4
- 1519972402/4
- 1619982202/4
- 1719992082/4
- 1820002042/4
- 1920012032/4
- 2020021992/4
- 2120021982/4
- 222012–2/4
Do you have to read Alice Nestleton books in order?
You should read the Alice Nestleton books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Alice Nestleton book also stands alone.
Where to start with Alice Nestleton
Start with A Cat in the Manger (1990), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Alice Nestleton book?
A Cat Tells Two Tales (2012) is the newest Alice Nestleton book released so far.
Is there a new Alice Nestleton book coming?
No next Alice Nestleton book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Alice Nestleton at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Alice Nestleton title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Alice Nestleton books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,253 pages across the 20 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 207 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Alice Nestleton books, 17 of 22, were published in the 1990s.
What the Alice Nestleton books are about
All 22 Alice Nestleton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, women sleuths is tagged on 16 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 16 of 22 books
- Cats 14 of 22 books
- Actors and actresses 12 of 22 books
- Nestleton, alice (fictitious character) 12 of 22 books
- Cat owners 9 of 22 books
- Pet sitting 8 of 22 books
- New York (state) 5 of 22 books
- New York (N.Y.) 4 of 22 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 22 books
More books by Lydia Adamson
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Lydia Adamson books in order 42 books
Series featuring Alice Nestleton
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.