New Releases by Carole Nelson Douglas

Denim, Diamonds and Death offers a fine collection from authors supporting the 50th Anniversary of the Mystery Writers of America’s annual Bouchercon World Mystery Convention in Dallas, Texas. Here are fifteen stories that run the gamut from heists to revenge, intricate plots to secrets uncovered, and more than a few tales that defy easy classification. Proceeds from the sale of the book will go to the 2019 Bouchercon’s official charity, Literary Instruction for Texas (LIFT). Edited by Rick Ollerman with stories by Carole Nelson Douglas, John M. Floyd, Dana Haynes, Thomas Luka, Michael Allan Mallory, Angela Crider Neary, Laura Oles, Josh Pachter, John Shepphird, Debra Luttanzi Shutika, Julie Tollefson, Tim P. Walker, Robb White, Kenneth Wishnia, and Mark Wisniewski.

"Midnight Louie is the funniest, hairiest, hard-boiled PI on the planet!" --Janet Evanovich "This extraordinarily unique mystery takes a delightfully unexpected twist and blends both of Douglas''s mystery series (Midnight Louie''s PI Feline Noir investigations and Delilah Street''s savvy Female Noir PI escapades) with favorite characters full of snappy noir banter and clever dialogue."--Kings River Life "Both of Douglas''s mystery series are spectacular. This new combination promises to delight and intrigue just as much."--Darque Reviews "a fresh and sassy voice, a hard-hitting noir urban fantasy heroine." --RT Book Reviews "a saucy style and delicious sense of humor." --The New York Times Magic, mayhem and murder collide! What happens in Vegas doesn''t stay in Vegas when a sexy nymph in a stage magic act vanishes...permanently. It''s just new girl in town Delilah Street''s luck to "appear" onstage right in time to be suspect Number One. But she has an investigative ace up her sleeve . . . Midnight Louie on the case. He''s BACK! After completing his adventuresome 28-book Alphabet-titled mystery series, Las Vegas feline PI Midnight Louie has snagged a savvy new gal partner, and she''s a PI fresh from a paranormal version of Louie''s Vegas that gives Oz a run for its money. Crime and detection are booming everywhere, and Louie and Delilah are the new rock-star team. Of course they get a little help from Louie''s favorite pro and amateur detecting friends, Matt and Temple, Max and Molina, Louie''s sassy daughter, Midnight Louise, and matriarch Ma Barker, the baddest Cat Pack runner off the Strip. Not to mention an unlikely trio of dogs, Louie''s least favorite species. New York Times Notable Book of the Year author Carole Nelson Douglas''s cast of four human crime solvers has shifted after petite PR powerhouse amateur sleuth and Louie''s faithful roommate, Temple Barr, marries ex-priest Matt Devine. Temple''s ex, that wily magician and counterterrorist. Max Kinsella. has hit a pause in his professional and personal life. Will he stick around Vegas and remain a confidential informant for hard-nosed homicide lieutenant Carmen Molina? Will Delilah adapt to a normal (if it ever was) Las Vegas? Now that it looks like paranormal Vegas mob bosses are making inroads on the current version, Louie must contend with some "gifted" dogs and Big Cats. Midnight Louie will ensure that there''s no rest for the wicked in a Las Vegas with a dark underground beneath the neon-lit Vegas Strip. JANET EVANOVICH calls Midnight Louie "the funniest, hairiest, hard-boiled detective on the planet." The Prime Suspect finds the series "everything you might want in a mystery: glitzy Las Vegas, real characters, suspense, a tough puzzle, and...on top of it all, a fine sense of humor and some illuminating social commentary." "Las Vegas''s feline detective extraordinary returns... Louie is an irresistible combination of Nathan Detroit and Sam Spade. Plenty of interest here for a lengthy, fun-filled series."--Mostly Murder "If it''s murder, it must be Midnight Louie time! Carole Nelson Douglas''s cool dude feline detective pulls off some fancy footwork when he matches wits with a murderer...Written with stylish zest and irresistible panache, this clever tale operates on a multiplicity of levels."--Melinda Helfer, RT Book Reviews 41/2 stars

In this two volume collection, written especially for RT Booklovers Presents: The Haunted West, best-selling and award-winning authors take you on a time-traveling, spellbinding journey through America''s sprawling West. Over twenty all new tales, both contemporary and historical, weave a web of mystery, the supernatural, and romance. Join us for a passionate tour of the West, accompanied by ghosts, witches, shapeshifters, time-travelers, vampires, and a glimpse into the afterlife. Fall in love... in the Haunted West.

In this two volume collection, written especially for RT Booklovers Presents: The Haunted West, best-selling and award-winning authors take you on a time-traveling, spellbinding journey through America''s sprawling West. Over twenty all new tales, both contemporary and historical, weave a web of mystery, the supernatural, and romance. Join us for a passionate tour of the West, accompanied by ghosts, witches, shapeshifters, time-travelers, vampires, and a glimpse into the afterlife. Fall in love... in the Haunted West.

Now in laminated library edition hardcover. Long awaited! The 28th and last book in the Midnight Louie feline PI alphabet-titled mystery series from USA TODAY bestselling author Carole Nelson Douglas. Midnight Louie hunts for a treasure and saves the day at the wedding of his amateur sleuth roommate, Temple Barr. But is the bridegroom Matt or Max?

The Excelsior Hotel and Casino. Built in Las Vegas in 1960 by mobster Louis “The Lip” LaFica. For decades the towering hotel has been the subject of incredible stories and rumors that have kept it in the public eye the world around. Why have so many lovers been mysteriously, magically, magnetically drawn to this magnificent edifice? And why now have so many bestselling authors at last come together to reveal the adventures of these lovers who have stayed at the glorious Excelsior?

What Do you Fear? What is the one thing that causes you to break out in a cold sweat? What is the one thing that tortures your mind and freezes the blood in your veins? Fear of death, clowns, bats, mirrors, being buried alive, being tied up? These and many other phobias are addressed in nineteen tales of psychological horror by some of the top New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors, as well as new and upcoming talented writers. Come join authors F. Paul Wilson, Heather Graham, Thomas Monteleone and their fellow writers into a journey of the mind and the terrors that await within: Never Fear-Phobias

Temple Barr and Midnight Louie investigate two mysterious deaths, decades apart, along with connections to an abandoned 1950s Vegas nightclub building.

USA TODAY Bestselling series"Midnight Louie is the funniest, hairiest, hard-boiled PI on the planet."-JANET EVANOVICH"FUN, FROTHY AND CHARMING"-Publishers WeeklyReaders are biting their nails as the popular alphabetic Midnight Louie feline PI mystery series nears its end with this 26th entry. Secret revealed: Douglas plans a final entry to follow the "Z" book, Cat in an Alphabet Endgame. (The series'' first two non-alphabetic titles, Catnap and Pussyfoot, have been reissued in ebook as Cat in an Alphabet Soup and Cat in an Aqua Storm.) Ground-breaking band Black & White was platinum before it imploded from an overdose of sex, drugs, and rock ''n'' roll years ago. Now, the Las Vegas reunion show revives the old troubles between its two divas, and efforts to sabotage end in murder. Petite PR powerhouse Temple Barr and her faithful feline roommate Midnight Louie, assisted by the Vegas Cat Pack, must sniff out clues to save the Crystal Phoenix hotel''s reputation and any at-risk lives, including their own. For sleuths and suspects, it all comes down to the black and white lies that destroy hopes, lives, and family.

Carole Nelson Douglas''s Cat in an Alien X-Ray takes the Las Vegas gang on a science-fictional roller-coaster ride, as Midnight Louie, feline PI, and company encounter UFO enthusiasts, conspiracy nuts who are too bizarre even for tin foil hat therapy. An Area 51 attraction on the Strip threatens to bring more than starry-eyed enthusiasts to town. Once again it is up to that furballed PI Midnight Louie to keep his crew in line and save them from the attack of the creatures from the beyond...or common criminals that prey on the innocent. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Chaperoning Temple Barr''s visit to Chicago to meet fiancé Matt Devine''s family, hard-boiled feline sleuth Midnight Louie is unexpectedly catnapped by an abductor with ties to an unsolved string of murders in Vegas and Temple''s ex, the amnesiac magician Max Kinsella.

AWARD-WINNING STORIES from USA TODAY bestselling author Carole Nelson Douglas, featuring mystery icons Sam Spade and Edgar Allan Poe. Interior illustrations designed by the author. Noir urban fantasy paranormal investigator Delilah Street and iconic contemporary feline sleuth Midnight Louie team up for a trio of tales, including one based on an Edgar Allan Poe story fragment found after his death. From Sam Spade''s "black bird"--the priceless Maltese Falcon--to Poe''s "The Raven," Louie and Delilah keep up with their noted detective forebears. Stories published previously in anthologies are collected here for the first time: "Bogieman" from Unusual Suspects; "Butterfly Kiss" from The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance 2; "The Riches That There Lie" from Poe''s Lighthouse.

Entreated by a B-movie actress to investigate the suspicious death of a handyman, Temple Barr discovers that the actress''s wealthy aunt is planning to leave her estate to her resident cats, much to the chagrin of greedy humans.

The first book in the Taliswoman trilogy, by the bestselling author of Good Night, Mr. Holmes. Reporter Allison Carver finds herself in the Land of Veil, a once-pristine world now on the verge of ruin. Her only guide is Rowan, a quarrelsome fellow on a quest for the powerful Cup of Earth.

Fleeing the strange parallel land of Veil, Alison has returned to Minnesota with the mysterious Cup of Earth. Now a provocative encounter draws Alison back to the northern Minnesota Island that acts as a bridge to Veil. But much has changed in Veil. Pits of earthgall waste the land. Alison''s neutered Samoyed dog, Rambeau, who has stayed behind to run with wolves, has sired a litter of cubs. Even the Cup-maiden Darnellyne, in the sheltered Ladylofts, suffers from a horrible malady. And Alison''s Cup-rival, the self-centered, flame-haired Rowan Firemayne, is now obsessed with the rescue of the small strange folk called Littlelost from a foul servitude, and is determined to create a new, more potent talisman. The Cup''s other-world sojourn has left Veil defenseless against a host of ills, including further incursions of the mysterious Cruxmasters - magicians who wield lethal rods of blue light. Alison is forced to resume her reluctant role of the Taliswoman. As she and Rowan unite to fight new dangers and their unwanted attraction for each other, they find allies among the fragile, airborn Sylvins and the earthbound Hammerhands, and a formidable new enemy. And Alison learns that her own world has much to do with Veil''s ills. Book Two of the Taliswoman continues the adventures of young Alison Carver, holder of the fabled Cup of Clay. A provocative encounter forces Allison to leave the safety of Minnesota once again and enter the enchanted land of Veil, where she embarks on a quest to heal the wounds inflicted upon the once-beautiful land.

The Frost-forge sword, lost long ago, is all that stands between Kendric and death. Irissa, his sorceress wife, is imprisoned by a wizard''s evil spell and cannot help him. It is up to their children to undertake the perilous journey, stepping through an enchanted tapestry to the lands of Kendric''s birth in search of the Wratham sword.

IRENE ADLER . . . She''s one of the most mysterious women in literature, an American and the only woman to have outwitted the world''s greatest consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes.ON FILM . . . You''ve seen Irene Adler as the fetchingly treacherous minx paired with Robert Downey Jr.''s portrayal of Sherlock Holmes as an action hero and human calculating machine.You can see her as an apparently naked dominatrix in the BBC''s modern take on a young, totally wired Sherlock Holmes.Or you can read about her further adventures after she bested Holmes in "A Scandal in Bohemia," as written by New York Times Notable Book of the Year author Carole Nelson Douglas, author of the acclaimed Good Night,Mr. Holmes and seven other novels following the adventures of Irene Adler and Sherlock Holmes after "Scandal."This novella, "The Private Wife of Sherlock Holmes," reports the pair''s most recent and intriguing encounter in post-Jack the Ripper London, from Baker Street to a high society brothel. Shocking, my dear Holmes!According to the critics from the New York Times, Publishers Weekly and daily newspapers, Irene Adler as "the dashing heroine in Carole Nelson Douglas''s enchanting Victorian series" is "a Victorian age Ms. who blithely flouts conventions and triumphs in not one, but two careers0́4opera diva and detective" . . . "unconventional, irreverent, at least a century before her time0́4witty, competent, competitive, adventurous and like Holmes himself, fascinated with the curious and the criminal" . . . "the only woman Sherlock Holmes admired and indeed she lives up to the honor."REVIEWS:"I think Carole Nelson Douglas has told the exact truth about Ms. Adler, and whenever I reread "A Scandal in Bohemia" that truth will be part of the story for me." 0́4Chris Redmond, B.S.I., ASH in The Waterloo Sherlockian Letter."To capture the attention of the misogynistic and asexual Mr. Holmes, a woman would need to be quite remarkable, and Douglas''s Irene is beyond remarkable."0́4Mary Willis Walker in Mostly Murder"Douglas has made Adler a superb detective and invented a perfectly delightful0́4and perfectly puzzling0́4series of cases for her." 0́4Judy Alter in The Fort Worth Press"Plenty of Sherlockian deductions, even from Sherlock Holmes himself, who plays a good role in all the intrigue. But it''s Irene''s show all the way, and highly entertaining. You won''t be disappointed!"0́4Mostly Murder

She’s Like a Virgin . . . Simulated for the Very First Time For a red-blooded male, Las Vegas offers a virtual smorgasbord of temptation: sexy showgirls, vampy vampires, zombie starlets, you name it. But paranormal investigator Delilah Street isn’t worried about losing her man to these vixens. Especially when the one woman with a soft spot for the guy also has a hard-shelled exterior. . . . She’s a robot—or a CinSim, to be exact—a near-perfect simulation of the silver-metal robot Maria from the classic science fiction movie Metropolis. Part innocent teenage actress, part depraved sex goddess, the new Maria is hooked on Delilah’s partner, Ric, who raised her from the dead. She also happens to be the perfect secret weapon for a demonic drug lord. Which could be one hell of a problem. Delilah’s not the jealous type, but this tin-can temptress must be stopped—even if it forces Delilah to forge a dangerous alliance with her wicked mirror-twin, Lilith. If robo-girl goes ballistic, every player in Vegas loses. . . .

As she prepares to launch a high-risk Las Vegas mob museum and casino, publicist Temple Barr uncovers a buried safe and a recently murdered body and turns to Midnight Louie''s cat posse to stave off mafia threats on her life.

Zombies and Witches and Vamps . . . Oh, My! What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas—at least that’s Delilah Street’s hope. With Sin City’s vampire and werewolf mobs wanting to cash in her chips once and for all, she’s retreating with her partner Ric Montoya and half-wolfhound Quicksilver to her Kansas birthplace. Unfortunately, when it comes to finding trouble, there’s no place like home. . . . It doesn’t take long before Delilah realizes she’s not in Vegas anymore. Zombie cowboys and spectral cattle drives are kicking up dust, the local weather girls are total witches who forecast perfect storms, and some Hollywood fanatic is recasting zombies as the greatest stars of the silver screen. And speaking of silver, Delilah’s special affinity for the all-purpose monster-repellent leads her posse straight down a silver brick road—and into a notso- fun house of mirrors—putting her face-to-face with her dicey past and a mystery woman named Lilith, who’s a real dead ringer for Delilah. The key word being dead.

Zorro...The Return of the Original Masked Avenger! For more than eight-seven years, Zorro has entertained and thrilled audiences around the world. Now, fans of the original masked avenger can enjoy this second volume of tales filled with danger, romance, and intrigue, thrilling to the further exploits of Zorro as he rides his faithful steed, Tornado, to defend the weak and battle the villains of Old California! In the fall of 2008, Moonstone Books and Editor Richard Dean Starr (Hellboy, Kolchak: The Night Stalker) were pleased to publish Tales of Zorro, the first collection of original Zorro short stories ever published. Now, Moonstone Books is proud to present More Tales of Zorro, the second anthology featuring all-new, original tales of The Fox! This groundbreaking compilation includes never-before-seen stories and essays from a fantastic lineup of today''s top writers including Alan Dean Foster, Timothy Zahn, Joe R. Lansdale, Keith R. A. DeCandido, Craig Shaw Gardner, Jennifer Fallon, Carole Nelson Douglas, and Henry Darrow.

WHEN THE STAKES ARE DEAD -- OR UNDEAD! Werewolf mobsters and vampires run Vegas, but that''s yesterday''s news for Delilah Street, paranormal investigator. What''s truly fearsome is her bloody discovery of an undead evil rooted in ancient Egypt. Now, with her lover Ric fighting for life after a grim battle, the chips are down. But Delilah is a born winner who has never let a little danger throw off her game, and she''s been learning fast since she came to Sin City. Her affinity for silver is making mirror-walking a real breeze, and being forced to accept the albino rock star sorcerer Snow''s Brimstone Kiss has ramped up her powers to a startling new level. With the help of her trusty uber-wolfhound Quicksilver, not to mention the orange demon parking valet Manny, Delilah is determined to solve even more paranormal secrets, and hopefully save the few innocents left in town. But can Delilah win her high-stakes gamble for life and love against ancient gods and lethal supernatural odds?

Temple Barr and Matt Devine make a cozy engaged couple, and the feisty redhead is all for her handsome radio host fiance staring in a week-long televised Las Vegas charity event, "Dancing with the Celebs." But while ex-priest Matt struggles to master the sexy moves of the tango, a killer stalks the dance floor. Not only is Matt in danger, but so is the lovely tween Mariah, daughter of homicide cop C. R. Molina, who is dancing in the Junior Division of the show. And so Temple gets dragooned into resurrecting her kicky teen persona, Zoe Chloe Ozone, now an Internet hottie, to ensure Matt and Mariah don''t foxtrot into a fatal misstep. Where is Louie in all this? Well, he''s out and about, proving that he''s still the cat''s meow. But he''s got his paws full as he tries to keep all the various players in his little troupe from dancing right into death''s arms....in Cat in a Topaz Tango, the twenty-first installment in Carole Nelson Douglas''s beloved Midnight Louie Mysteries. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Paranormal investigator Delilah Street, who watched underworld beings like vampires and witches move into the real world during a Y2K television broadcast as an orphan, moves to Las Vegas to search for a possible blood relative shown on CSI. It was the revelation of the millennium: witches, werewolves, vampires and other supernaturals are real. Fast-forward 13 years: TV reporter Delilah Street used to cover the small-town bogeyman beat back in Kansas, but now, in high-octane Las Vegas—which is run by a werewolf mob—she finds herself holding back the gates of Hell itself. But at least she has a hot new guy and one big bad wolfhound to help her out...

Paranormal Investigator Delilah Street--in her quest to identify the long-buried embracing skeletons she and sexy ex-FBI agent Ricardo Montoya discovered-- has to deal with a lecherous vampire, a ghoulish producer, celebrity zombies from classic films, a mysterious albino rock star who bestows addictive kisses on his groupies, and a dead girl in her mirror--and those are just her clients! Post-Millennium Revelation Las Vegas is teeming with supernaturals and run by a werewolf mob, but even the unhumans can''t conceive of what Delilah discovers hidden under its damnable desert sands: unspeakably powerful evil rooted in ancient Egypt...

Midnight Louie & Co. are tangled up in feather boas and red hats when murder ensues at a Red Hat convention.

Temple Barr is a sharp and sassy public relations ace in Las Vegas whose life is finally taking a turn for the better. Hard-nosed homicide lieutenant Carmen Molina is too busy chasing after her own ex-lover, rogue L.A. cop Rafi Nadir, to pursue Temple''s boyfriend, sexy magician Max Kinsella, and nobody Temple knows has been murdered... at least, not in the past few weeks. Temple takes this downtime as a signal she should buy a new pair of Jimmy Choo spike heels, and accept the job of planning a glitzy week of opening events for a trendy new furniture showroom. Dealing with temperamental décor mavens is no problem for a woman who''s saved leopards from big game hunters, tracked killers through strip clubs, calmed the cantankerous owners of Las Vegas''s most glamorous hotel, and seen the ghost of Elvis-until the life of feng shui expert and media-crowned domestic dominatrix Amelia Wong is threatened. Suddenly Temple is neck deep in trouble... and bodies. And Temple has one more problem-one she doesn''t even know about: her roommate Louie, and his maybe-daughter Louise, have decided to make sure that Temple''s search for a killer furniture arrangement doesn''t mean curtains for her. Midnight Inc. Investigations, their PI firm, is on the case. The catch? Louie is Temple''s cat. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Opera singer. Adventuress. American abroad. Irene Adler is all of this...and is also the only woman to ever have outwitted the great man, Sherlock Holmes. In Carole Nelson Douglas''s novel Spider Dance, Irene has finally come home after numerous adventures, not out of loyalty to her native shores but because of a baffling puzzle, and the one thing that haunts her. Irene has no real memory of her childhood and has spent most of her life creating a persona to fit her passions. When Daredevil reporter Nelly Bly lures Irene to America by hinting that she knows of Irene''s parentage, Irene takes the bait and in doing so, embarks upon a pursuit of the most notorious woman of the nineteenth century. Before the intrigue-ridden quest is over, Irene will uncover murderous international political conspiracies, lost treasure, and finally . . . the full, shocking secret of her birth. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Midnight Louie, alley-cat extraordinaire and Las Vegas''s hairiest, hard-boiled PI, finds himself literally walking a tightrope when a fabulous museum opening at one of Sin City''s swankiest casinos is marred by a little thing like death. Louie''s loyal roommate, feisty PR freelancer Temple Barr, has snagged the commission of her career: repping the opening exhibition of the Russian Czars'' priceless treasures at the New Millennium Hotel, the apex of which is the Czar Alexander Scepter, a priceless jewel-encrusted artifact. Trouble is, the hotel has booked an aerial magic act right above the exhibition. Temple works at a breakneck pace to coordinate this logistical nightmare. Tragedy ensues when a performer dies right above where the collection will be displayed and the police threaten to shut everything down. But the word "no" isn''t one heard often in Las Vegas when money is involved and the show (or shows) must go on. Just as things seem to be working perfectly, another performer dies...and the scepter vanishes. The culprits could be international art thieves, Russian mafioso, or Chechen rebels out to embarrass the current Russian government. Or it could be someone else, perhaps someone Temple knows all too well . . . . Temple and Louie both have enemies in the magic act--evil magician Shangri-La and her curare-nailed performing Siamese cat, Hyacinth--and on the ground--ever-suspicious homicide lieutenant Carmen Molina, who''s itching to pin the heist and murders on Temple''s significant other, ex-magician and sometimes ex-spy Max Kinsella, now oddly AWOL. Worse, as Temple and Louie''s separate investigations bring them both close to the truth, it''s clear that someone has decided to hang them out to die too. Can fancy footwork and detection save our intrepid duo? Find out in Carole Nelson Douglas''s Cat in a Quicksilver Caper. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.