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Alice Nestleton Mystery Books in Order

Alice Nestleton Mystery by Lydia Adamson contains 22 books, 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.

See all 22 books in order Printable Alice Nestleton Mystery checklist

Alice Nestleton leads Lydia Adamson's Alice Nestleton Mystery series, whose subjects include cats, pet sitting, actresses, women detectives and New York. The series holds 22 books from A Cat in the Manger (1990) to A Cat Tells Two Tales (2012). Every sampled title opens with the words A Cat, among them A Cat of a Different Color (1991), A Cat in the Wings (1992) and A Cat on a Winning Streak (1995).

How many Alice Nestleton Mystery books are there?

Alice Nestleton Mystery has 22 books, released between 1990 and 2012.

Alice Nestleton Mystery Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Alice Nestleton 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.

  1. Cover of A Cat in the Manger by Lydia Adamson, book 1 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (1990)
  2. Cover of A Cat of a Different Color by Lydia Adamson, book 2 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (1991)
  3. Cover of A Cat By Any Other Name by Lydia Adamson, book 4 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (1992)
  4. Cover of A Cat in the Wings by Lydia Adamson, book 5 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (1992)
  5. Cover of A Cat with a Fiddle by Lydia Adamson, book 6 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (1993)
  6. Cover of A Cat in a Glass House by Lydia Adamson, book 7 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (1993)
  7. Cover of A Cat on the Cutting Edge by Lydia Adamson, book 8 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (1994)
  8. Cover of A Cat with No Regrets by Lydia Adamson, book 9 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (1994)
  9. Cover of A Cat on a Winning Streak by Lydia Adamson, book 10 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (1995)
  10. Cover of A Cat in Fine Style by Lydia Adamson, book 11 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (1995)
  11. Cover of A Cat Under the Mistletoe by Lydia Adamson, book 12 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (1996)
  12. Cover of A Cat in a Chorus Line by Lydia Adamson, book 13 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (1996)
  13. Cover of A Cat on Jingle Bell Rock by Lydia Adamson, book 14 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (1997)
  14. Cover of A Cat on a Beach Blanket by Lydia Adamson, book 15 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (1997)
  15. Cover of A Cat on Stage Left by Lydia Adamson, book 16 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (1998)
  16. Cover of A Cat of One's Own by Lydia Adamson, book 17 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (1999)
  17. Cover of A Cat with the Blues by Lydia Adamson, book 18 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (2000)
  18. Cover of A Cat with No Clue by Lydia Adamson, book 19 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (2001)
  19. Cover of A Cat Named Brat by Lydia Adamson, book 20 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (2002)
  20. Cover of A Cat on the Bus by Lydia Adamson, book 21 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (2002)
  21. Cover of A Cat Tells Two Tales by Lydia Adamson, book 22 of the Alice Nestleton Mystery series (2012)
  1. 1
    A Cat in the Manger1990 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990208
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  2. 2
    A Cat of a Different Color1991 · 205 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991205
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  3. 3
    A Cat in Wolf's Clothing1991 · 198 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991198
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  4. 4
    A Cat By Any Other Name1992 · 193 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992193
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  5. 5
    A Cat in the Wings1992 · 203 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992203
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  6. 6
    A Cat with a Fiddle1993 · 218 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993218
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  7. 7
    A Cat in a Glass House1993 · 222 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993222
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  8. 8
    A Cat on the Cutting Edge1994 · 206 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994206
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  9. 9
    A Cat with No Regrets1994 · 198 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994198
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  10. 10
    A Cat on a Winning Streak1995 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995240
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  11. 11
    A Cat in Fine Style1995 · 209 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995209
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  12. 12
    A Cat Under the Mistletoe1996 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996240
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  13. 13
    A Cat in a Chorus Line1996 · 241 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996241
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  14. 14
    A Cat on Jingle Bell Rock1997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  15. 15
    A Cat on a Beach Blanket1997 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997240
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  16. 16
    A Cat on Stage Left1998 · 220 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998220
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  17. 17
    A Cat of One's Own1999 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999208
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  18. 18
    A Cat with the Blues2000 · 204 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000204
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  19. 19
    A Cat with No Clue2001 · 203 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001203
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  20. 20
    A Cat Named Brat2002 · 199 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002199
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  21. 21
    A Cat on the Bus2002 · 198 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002198
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  22. 22
    A Cat Tells Two Tales2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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Is there a chronological order for Alice Nestleton Mystery?

No separate chronological order is on record for Alice Nestleton Mystery, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Alice Nestleton Mystery books in order?

You should read the Alice Nestleton Mystery books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Alice Nestleton Mystery book also stands alone.

Where to start with Alice Nestleton Mystery

Start with A Cat in the Manger (1990), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Alice Nestleton Mystery book?

A Cat Tells Two Tales (2012) is the newest Alice Nestleton Mystery book released so far.

Is there a new Alice Nestleton Mystery book coming?

No next Alice Nestleton 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.

Alice Nestleton Mystery at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Alice Nestleton Mystery title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Alice Nestleton Mystery 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 Mystery books, 17 of 22, were published in the 1990s.

What the Alice Nestleton Mystery books are about

All 22 Alice Nestleton Mystery 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 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Lydia Adamson

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Characters in the Alice Nestleton Mystery books

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Other series by Lydia Adamson

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