Cat Marsala Mystery Books in Order
Cat Marsala Mystery by Barbara D’Amato contains 9 books, published between 1989 and 2001. The first book is Hardball (1989) and the newest is Hard Road (2001). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1989–2001
- Confirmed
- 9 of 9 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,025 in 4 of 9 books
Cat Marsala Mystery is a Chicago mystery series by Barbara D'Amato. Catalogue subjects name Cat Marsala as a fictitious character and record women journalists, women private investigators, women sleuths and Illinois. Every catalogued title opens with the word Hard: Hardball (1989), Hard Tack (1991), Hard Luck (1992), Hard Women (1993), Hard Case (1994), Hard Christmas (1995), Hard Bargain (1997), Hard Evidence (1999) and Hard Road (2001). D'Amato is credited on all nine.
How many Cat Marsala Mystery books are there?
Cat Marsala Mystery has 9 books, released between 1989 and 2001.
Cat Marsala Mystery Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Cat Marsala 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.
- 1Hardball1989 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/419892243/4
- 2Hard Tack1991 · confirmed 3/41991–3/4
- 3Hard Luck1992 · confirmed 3/41992–3/4
- 4Hard Women1993 · confirmed 3/41993–3/4
- 5Hard Case1994 · 231 pages · confirmed 3/419942313/4
- 6Hard Christmas1995 · 282 pages · confirmed 3/419952823/4
- 7Hard Bargain1997 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419972883/4
- 8Hard Evidence1999 · confirmed 3/41999–3/4
- 9Hard Road2001 · confirmed 3/42001–3/4
Is there a chronological order for Cat Marsala Mystery?
No separate chronological order is on record for Cat Marsala 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 Cat Marsala Mystery books in order?
You should read the Cat Marsala Mystery books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Cat Marsala Mystery book also stands alone.
Where to start with Cat Marsala Mystery
Start with Hardball (1989), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Cat Marsala Mystery book?
Hard Road (2001) is the newest Cat Marsala Mystery book released so far.
Is there a new Cat Marsala Mystery book coming?
No next Cat Marsala 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.
Cat Marsala Mystery at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Cat Marsala Mystery title on record dates from 2001, 25 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Cat Marsala Mystery books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,025 pages across the 4 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Cat Marsala Mystery books, 7 of 9, were published in the 1990s.
What the Cat Marsala Mystery books are about
6 of the 9 Cat Marsala Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: chicago (ill.) is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Chicago (Ill.) 5 of 6 books
- Marsala, cat (fictitious character) 5 of 6 books
- Women journalists 5 of 6 books
- Cat Marsala (Fictitious character) 4 of 6 books
- Illinois 4 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 2 of 6 books
- Private investigators 2 of 6 books
More books by Barbara D’Amato
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Barbara D’Amato books in order 23 books