Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries Books in Order
Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries by Cynthia Baxter contains 9 books, published between 2004 and 2010. The first book is Dead Canaries Don't Sing (2004) and the newest is Crossing the Lion (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2004–2010
- Pages on record
- 2,816 in 8 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 47–70 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,816 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries is a women-sleuth mystery run of 9 catalogued books by Cynthia Baxter. Jessica Popper is the fictitious character the catalogue records against it, and subjects add women veterinarians, murder, private investigators and investigation. Dead Canaries Don't Sing (2004) opens the sequence and Crossing the Lion (2010) closes it, taking in Putting On The Dog (2004), Lead a Horse to Murder (2005), Hare Today, Dead Tomorrow (2006), Right from the Gecko (2007), Who's Kitten Who? (2007), Monkey See, Monkey Die (2008) and Murder Had a Little Lamb (2009).
How many Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries books are there?
Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries has 9 books, released between 2004 and 2010.
Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries 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.
- 120043712/4
- 220043682/4
- 320053332/4
- 420063652/4
- 520073192/4
- 620073362/4
- 720083402/4
- 820093842/4
- 92010–2/4
Do you have to read Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries books in order?
You should read the Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries book also stands alone.
Where to start with Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries
Start with Dead Canaries Don't Sing (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries book?
Crossing the Lion (2010) is the newest Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries book released so far.
Is there a new Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries book coming?
No next Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries title on record dates from 2010, 16 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,816 pages across the 8 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries books, 8 of 9, were published in the 2000s.
What the Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries books are about
All 9 Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women veterinarians is tagged on 7 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Women veterinarians 7 of 9 books
- Murder 6 of 9 books
- Investigation 5 of 9 books
- Private investigators 5 of 9 books
- Crimes against 3 of 9 books
- Jessica Popper (Fictitious character) 3 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 3 of 9 books
- Veterinarians 2 of 9 books
More books by Cynthia Baxter
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Cynthia Baxter books in order 58 books