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Nancy Pickard Stats: The highest rated book by Nancy Pickard on Book Notification is The Scent of Rain and Lightning, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Nancy Pickard on Book Notification is The Scent of Rain and Lightning, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is The Whole Truth (Marie Lightfoot #1).

Below is a complete list of Nancy Pickard books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Nancy Pickard is the Jenny Cain Series.

List of Jenny Cain Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Jenny Cain books are I.O.U., Marriage Is Murder, and Bum Steer.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
2
Generous Death
1984
Go
2
8.3
Say No to Murder
1985
Go
3
7.3
No Body
1986
Go
4
7.3
Marriage Is Murder
1987
Go
5
7.7
Dead Crazy
1988
Go
6
8
Bum Steer
1990
Go
7
7.3
I.O.U.
1992
Go
8
But I Wouldn't Want to Die There
1993
Go
9
Confession
1994
Go
10
7
Twilight
1996
Go

List of Marie Lightfoot Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
The Whole Truth
2000
Go
2
Ring of Truth
2001
Go
3
The Truth Hurts
2002
Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
The Virgin of Small Plains
2006
Go
2
8.5
The Scent of Rain and Lightning
2010
Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short stories and novellas are There is No Crime on Easter Island, A Nice Old Guy, and Afraid All the Time.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.3
Afraid All the Time
1989
Go
2
8.7
Dust Devil
1991
Go
3
9.3
Out of Africa
1999
Go
4
8
There is No Crime on Easter Island
2005
Go
5
8.3
A Nice Old Guy
2008
Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Storm Warnings
1999
Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Seven Steps on the Writer's Path (With: Lynn Lott)
2003
Go
2
Bigger Better Braver
2020
Go

List of Eugenia Potter Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Eugenia Potter books are The Cooking School Murders, The Blue Corn Murders, and The 27-Ingredient Chili Con Carne Murders.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
4
The Cooking School Murders ( By: Virginia Rich)
1982
Go
2
The Baked Bean Supper Murders ( By: Virginia Rich)
1983
Go
3
The Nantucket Diet Murders (By: Virginia Rich)
1985
Go
4
The 27-Ingredient Chili Con Carne Murders
1992
Go
5
The Blue Corn Murders
1998
Go
6
The Secret Ingredient Murders
2001
Go
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List of Akashic Noir Books in Publication Order

Features dark crime stories set in different cities or regions, each written by local authors who capture the gritty vibe of their location.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
San Francisco Noir
2002
Go
2
Seattle Noir
2003
Go
3
Bronx Noir
2003
Go
4
Brooklyn Noir
2004
Go
5
8
Hasidic Noir
2004
Go
6
Brooklyn Noir 2
2005
Go
7
Chicago Noir
2005
Go
8
Dublin Noir
2005
Go
9
Manhattan Noir
2006
Go
10
4
Miami Noir
2006
Go
11
D.C. Noir
2006
Go
12
Baltimore Noir
2006
Go
13
Twin Cities Noir
2006
Go
14
London Noir
2006
Go
15
10
New Orleans Noir
2007
Go
16
Los Angeles Noir
2007
Go
17
Wall Street Noir
2007
Go
18
Havana Noir
2007
Go
19
Detroit Noir
2007
Go
20
Queens Noir
2008
Go
21
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth
2008
Go
22
Toronto Noir
2008
Go
23
Las Vegas Noir
2008
Go
24
Trinidad Noir
2008
Go
25
D.C. Noir 2
2008
Go
26
Manhattan Noir 2
2008
Go
27
Paris Noir
2008
Go
28
Istanbul Noir
2008
Go
29
9
Boston Noir
2009
Go
30
Rome Noir
2009
Go
31
San Francisco Noir 2
2009
Go
32
Portland Noir
2009
Go
33
6
Delhi Noir
2009
Go
34
6
Phoenix Noir
2009
Go
35
Los Angeles Noir 2
2010
Go
36
Mexico City Noir
2010
Go
37
Richmond Noir
2010
Go
38
Orange County Noir
2010
Go
39
10
Indian Country Noir
2010
Go
40
Moscow Noir
2010
Go
41
Lone Star Noir
2010
Go
42
Philadelphia Noir
2010
Go
43
Haiti Noir
2010
Go
44
Copenhagen Noir
2010
Go
45
Pittsburgh Noir
2011
Go
46
San Diego Noir
2011
Go
47
Barcelona Noir
2011
Go
48
4
Cape Cod Noir
2011
Go
49
New Jersey Noir
2011
Go
50
Staten Island Noir
2012
Go
51
Mumbai Noir
2012
Go
52
Long Island Noir
2012
Go
53
6
Venice Noir
2012
Go
54
Kingston Noir
2012
Go
55
St. Petersburg Noir
2012
Go
56
Kansas City Noir
2012
Go
57
8
Boston Noir 2
2012
Go
58
USA Noir
2013
Go
59
Manila Noir
2013
Go
60
Buffalo Noir
2013
Go
61
Dallas Noir
2013
Go
62
Haiti Noir 2
2013
Go
63
9
Singapore Noir
2014
Go
64
Prison Noir
2014
Go
65
Tel Aviv Noir
2014
Go
66
Tehran Noir
2014
Go
67
10
Belfast Noir
2014
Go
68
Helsinki Noir
2014
Go
69
Rio Noir
2014
Go
70
Providence Noir
2015
Go
71
Chicago Noir: The Classics
2015
Go
72
Memphis Noir
2015
Go
73
7
Zagreb Noir
2015
Go
74
Marseille Noir
2015
Go
75
Beirut Noir
2015
Go
76
New Orleans Noir: The Classics
2016
Go
77
Stockholm Noir
2016
Go
78
Brussels Noir
2016
Go
79
Mississippi Noir
2016
Go
80
St. Louis Noir
2016
Go
81
Prague Noir
2016
Go
82
San Juan Noir
2016
Go
83
Oakland Noir
2017
Go
84
Trinidad Noir: The Classics
2017
Go
85
7
Atlanta Noir
2017
Go
86
New Haven Noir
2017
Go
87
Montana Noir
2017
Go
88
Buenos Aires Noir
2017
Go
89
Montreal Noir
2017
Go
90
Berlin Noir
2018
Go
91
São Paulo Noir
2018
Go
92
6
Santa Cruz Noir
2018
Go
93
Lagos Noir
2018
Go
94
Marrakech Noir
2018
Go
95
7
Baghdad Noir
2018
Go
96
7
Vancouver Noir
2018
Go
97
Sydney Noir
2018
Go
98
Hong Kong Noir
2018
Go
99
7
Amsterdam Noir
2019
Go
100
Milwaukee Noir
2019
Go
101
Houston Noir
2019
Go
102
Nairobi Noir
2020
Go
103
Columbus Noir
2020
Go
104
Santa Fe Noir
2020
Go
105
7
Alabama Noir
2020
Go
106
Berkeley Noir
2020
Go
107
7
Addis Ababa Noir
2020
Go
108
Tampa Bay Noir
2020
Go
109
Miami Noir: The Classics
2020
Go
110
8
Accra Noir
2020
Go
111
Belgrade Noir
2020
Go
112
Palm Springs Noir
2021
Go
113
Paris Noir: The Suburbs
2022
Go
114
8
Denver Noir
2022
Go
115
South Central Noir
2022
Go
116
Cleveland Noir
2023
Go
117
East Jerusalem Noir
2023
Go
118
West Jerusalem Noir
2023
Go
119
Honolulu Noir
2024
Go
120
Sacramento Noir
2025
Go
121
Hamburg Noir
2025
Go
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List of Midnight Louie Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Midnight Louie books are Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet Soup, Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives, and Cat in a Crimson Haze.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet Soup ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1992
Go
2
Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1993
Go
3
Cat On A Blue Monday ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1994
Go
4
6
Cat in a Crimson Haze ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1995
Go
5
4
Cat in a Diamond Dazzle ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1996
Go
6
10
Cat with an Emerald Eye ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1997
Go
7
10
Cat in a Flamingo Fedora ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1997
Go
8
Cat in a Golden Garland ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1997
Go
9
Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1998
Go
10
Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives (With: J.A. Jance, Carole Nelson Douglas, Toni L.P. Kelner, Lilian Jackson Braun, Walter J. Stutzman)
1998
Go
11
Cat in an Indigo Mood ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1999
Go
12
Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
1999
Go
13
Cat in a Kiwi Con ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2000
Go
14
Cat in a Leopard Spot ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2001
Go
15
Cat in a Midnight Choir ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2002
Go
16
10
Cat in a Neon Nightmare ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2003
Go
17
Midnight Louie In Something Fishy ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2003
Go
18
10
Cat in an Orange Twist ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2004
Go
19
Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2005
Go
20
10
Cat in a Quicksilver Caper ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2006
Go
21
10
Cat in a Red Hot Rage ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2007
Go
22
9
Cat in a Sapphire Slipper ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2008
Go
23
10
Cat in a Topaz Tango ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2009
Go
24
10
Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2010
Go
25
10
Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2011
Go
26
Fruit of the Tomb ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2012
Go
27
10
Cat in a White Tie and Tails ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2012
Go
28
Cat in an Alien X-Ray ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2013
Go
29
Cat in a Yellow Spotlight ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2014
Go
30
Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2015
Go
31
Cat in an Alphabet Endgame ( By: Carole Nelson Douglas)
2016
Go
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If you are reading the Midnight Louie series in chronological order, you will want to read the Cat and a Playing Card series prior to the Midnight Louie series. However, this is not required.

List of Nancy Pickard Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Sisters in Crime 2
1990
Go
2
Deadly Allies
1992
Go
3
Great Mystery Series: Top Female Sleuths
1993
Go
4
Dark Crimes 2
1993
Go
5
10
Malice Domestic 3
1994
Go
6
Murder, They Wrote
1997
Go
7
Vengeance is Hers
1997
Go
8
6
The Plot Thickens
1997
Go
9
Funny Bones: 15 New Tales of Murder and Mayhem
1997
Go
10
The Night Awakens
1998
Go
11
Eleventh Annual Collection
1998
Go
12
Mom, Apple Pie and Murder
1999
Go
13
Death Cruise: Crime Stories on the Open Seas
1999
Go
14
The First Lady Murders
1999
Go
15
Diagnosis Dead
1999
Go
16
Unholy Orders
2000
Go
17
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2
2000
Go
18
Malice Domestic 10
2001
Go
19
6
Naked Came the Phoenix
2001
Go
20
7
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3
2002
Go
21
Thou Shalt Not Kill
2005
Go
22
Deadly Housewives
2006
Go
23
Paris Noir
2008
Go
24
By Hook or By Crook and 27 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year
2010
Go
25
Mysterious Writers: The Many Facets of Mystery Writing
2010
Go
26
8
Manhattan Mayhem
2015
Go
27
Silent Night, Deadly Night
2016
Go
28
Malice Domestic 13: Mystery Most Geographical
2018
Go
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Nancy Pickard

Nancy Pickard was born on September 19th, 1945 and is currently 80 years old. Nancy Pickard was born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Pickard attended University of Missouri where she received a B.A. Journalism and.

Nancy Pickard is the author of the Jenny Cain series which currently consists of 10 novels. The Jenny Cain series started in 1984 with the novel Generous Death. The most recently released novel in the Jenny Cain series was Twilight which was released in 1996. There are no upcoming novels for the Jenny Cain series.

Nancy Pickard: Awards & Accolades

Nancy Pickard won the Agatha Award, Malice Domestic Lifetime Achievement Award, in 2018.

Many of Nancy Pickard's books have won awards, including:

  • Say No to Murder won the Anthony Award, Best Paperback Original, in 1986.
  • Marriage Is Murder won the Macavity Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 1988.
  • Afraid All the Time won the Anthony Award, Best Short Story, in 1990 as well as the Macavity Award - Best Short Story in 1990.
  • Bum Steer won the Agatha Award, Best Novel, in 1990.
  • I.O.U. won the Agatha Award, Best Novel, in 1991 as well as the Macavity Award - Best Mystery Novel in 1992.
  • Dust Devil won the Shamus Award, Best P.I. Short Story, in 1992.
  • Out of Africa won the Agatha Award, Best Short Story, in 1999.
  • There is No Crime on Easter Island won the Macavity Award, Best Short Story, in 2006.
  • The Virgin of Small Plains won the Agatha Award, Best Novel, in 2006 as well as the Macavity Award - Best Mystery Novel in 2007.

The following novels by Nancy Pickard were also nominated for these awards:

  • No Body: Anthony Award, Best Mystery Novel (1987).
  • Marriage Is Murder: Anthony Award, Best Mystery Novel (1988).
  • Dead Crazy: Agatha Award, Best Novel (1988). Anthony Award, Best Mystery Novel (1989).
  • Afraid All the Time: Agatha Award, Best Short Story (1989).
  • Sisters in Crime 2: Anthony Award, Best Paperback Original (1991).
  • I.O.U.: Anthony Award, Best Mystery Novel (1992). Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel (1992).
  • Twilight: Agatha Award, Best Novel (1995).
  • Eleventh Annual Collection: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (1998).
  • The Whole Truth: Macavity Award, Best Mystery Novel (2001). Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel (2001).
  • There is No Crime on Easter Island: Anthony Award, Best Short Story (2006).
  • The Virgin of Small Plains: Dilys Award, Best Mystery Novel (2007). Anthony Award, Best Mystery Novel (2007). Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel (2007).
  • A Nice Old Guy: Agatha Award, Best Short Story (2008).
  • The Scent of Rain and Lightning: Agatha Award, Best Novel (2010). Macavity Award, Best Mystery Novel (2011).

Related Authors

Fans of Nancy Pickard also enjoy these authors:

  1. James Patterson, author of the Alex Cross Series.
  2. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  3. Harlan Coben, author of the Myron Bolitar Series.
  4. Karin Slaughter, author of the Will Trent Series.
  5. Louise Penny, author of the Inspector Gamache Series.

Nancy Pickard: F.A.Q

When was Nancy Pickard Born? How old is Nancy Pickard?

Nancy Pickard was born on September 19th, 1945. Nancy Pickard is currently 80 years old.

Where was Nancy Pickard Born?

Nancy Pickard was born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA and is American.

What awards has Nancy Pickard won?

Nancy Pickard has won the following awards: Malice Domestic Lifetime Achievement Award at the Agatha Award (2018).

What book awards has Nancy Pickard won?

Say No to Murder: Anthony Award Best Paperback Original (1986).
Marriage Is Murder: Macavity Award Best Mystery Novel (1988).
Afraid All the Time: Anthony Award Best Short Story (1990), Macavity Award Best Short Story (1990).
Bum Steer: Agatha Award Best Novel (1990).
I.O.U.: Agatha Award Best Novel (1991), Macavity Award Best Mystery Novel (1992).
Dust Devil: Shamus Award Best P.I. Short Story (1992).
Out of Africa: Agatha Award Best Short Story (1999).
There is No Crime on Easter Island: Macavity Award Best Short Story (2006).
The Virgin of Small Plains: Agatha Award Best Novel (2006), Macavity Award Best Mystery Novel (2007).

What was the first book Nancy Pickard wrote?

The first book written by Nancy Pickard was Generous Death, published in 1984.

What was the most recent book Nancy Pickard wrote?

Her most recently released work was Bigger Better Braver on July 14th, 2020.

What is the most popular book by Nancy Pickard?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Nancy Pickard book is The Scent of Rain and Lightning. Here are her most popular books:
  1. The Scent of Rain and Lightning (8.5)
  2. The Whole Truth (8)
  3. I.O.U. (7.33)
  4. Marriage Is Murder (7.33)
  5. Bum Steer (8)

Are there upcoming new books by Nancy Pickard?

Nancy Pickard does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Nancy Pickard written?

Nancy Pickard has written 28 books across 11 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 10 books in the Jenny Cain Series
  • 3 books in the Marie Lightfoot Series
  • 2 Standalone Novels
  • 5 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 1 Short Story Collections
  • 2 Non-Fiction Books
  • 3 books in the Eugenia Potter Series
  • 1 book in the Akashic Noir Series
  • 1 book in the Midnight Louie Series

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