Whales and Tails Mystery Books in Order
Whales and Tails Mystery by Kathi Daley contains 21 books, published between 2015 and 2021. The first book is Romeow and Juliet (2015) and the newest is CATastrophe in the Making (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 21
- Published
- 2015–2021
- Pages on record
- 3,148 in 15 of 21 books
- Reading time
- 52–79 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,148 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 21 titles with a page count on record.
Whales and Tails Mystery is Kathi Daley's series of cat-themed murder investigations, with women booksellers in the subjects. Romeow and Juliet (2015) is listed first. Almost every title puts a cat pun on a classic story: Grimm's Furry Tail, Much Ado About Felines, The Mad Catter, A Tale of Two Tabbies and The Great Catsby. The series ran to 21 books by 2021, and CATastrophe in the Making (2021) is the latest.
How many Whales and Tails Mystery books are there?
Whales and Tails Mystery has 21 books, released between 2015 and 2021.
Whales and Tails Mystery Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 21 Whales and Tails Mystery 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.
- 120152592/4
- 220152192/4
- 320152062/4
- 420152202/4
- 520151992/4
- 620152432/4
- 720162332/4
- 820161722/4
- 920161742/4
- 1020162292/4
- 1120171652/4
- 1220171712/4
- 1320172342/4
- 142017–2/4
- 1520182002/4
- 1620182242/4
- 172018–2/4
- 182019–2/4
- 192019–2/4
- 202020–2/4
- 212021–2/4
Do you have to read Whales and Tails Mystery books in order?
You should read the Whales and Tails Mystery books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Whales and Tails Mystery book also stands alone.
Where to start with Whales and Tails Mystery
Start with Romeow and Juliet (2015), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Whales and Tails Mystery book?
CATastrophe in the Making (2021) is the newest Whales and Tails Mystery book released so far.
Is there a new Whales and Tails Mystery book coming?
No next Whales and Tails Mystery book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Whales and Tails Mystery at a glance
- Paused
- No new Whales and Tails Mystery title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Whales and Tails Mystery books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,148 pages across the 15 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 219 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Whales and Tails Mystery books, 19 of 21, were published in the 2010s.
What the Whales and Tails Mystery books are about
1 of the 21 Whales and Tails Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Apartment houses 1 of 1 books
- Cats 1 of 1 books
- Investigation 1 of 1 books
- Meurtre 1 of 1 books
- Murder 1 of 1 books
- Romans, nouvelles 1 of 1 books
- Women booksellers 1 of 1 books
More books by Kathi Daley
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Kathi Daley books in order 241 books