History Literature / MidnightLouie

* FieryRedhead: Temple Barr.

* LongRunningBookSeries

* PintSizedPowerhouse: Temple. Also Midnight Louise.

* SexyPriest: Matt was one.

* SympatheticMurderer: Happens once in a blue moon.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Two guys who kidnap Midnight Louie in ''Cat in a White Tie and Tails''

* TreasureHuntEpisode: there's a couple of books which have these as a non-murder sub-plot, most memorably "Cat in a Diamond Dazzle" (see AllWomenLikeShoes).

* Continuity Nod: The series has quite a few of these. One of them is Temple's occasionally wearing the 'Midnight Louie heels' (which Nelson Douglas managed to get a pair of IRL) which she received from the TreauseHuntEpisode sub-plot in "Diamond Dazzle".

* RealityWritesThePlot: Midnight Louie's 'cutting-edge surgical procedure' - he was cat-napped in order to be neutered, but the person behind it gave him to her plastic surgeon instead of a vet, who performed a vasectomy (and a quick tummy tuck while he was there) - came directly from Carole Nelson Douglas constantly coming across ads for a public service campaign about responsible pet ownership, especially abandoning kittens.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Temple. Also Midnight Louise.

* IronicName: Former Priest Matt Devine (divine). Also Louie's mother has the sobriquet Ma Barker, who IRL was the mother of a gang of sibling gangsters; the feline version certainly acts like an organized crime boss.

* TheNapoleon: Temple is a rather petite woman and sensitive about it.

* CoolOldLady: Electra Lark, Temple's landlady. Also Temple's aunt Ursula who socially to go as Kit Carlson and Sulah Savage.

* TheOneThatGotAway: A dark version with Carmen Molina and Rafi Nadir. He sabotaged her birth control as a way to control her. She left town without a word. He has not forgotten her.

* FallenInHardTimesJob: Savanah Ashleigh's B movie career is long over and has to work as a judge in a Stripper competition, presenter in a Romance Novel Convention to support herself.

* DirtyOldWoman: Refreshingly there are several.

* PintSizedPowerhouse: Temple.

* IDontPayYouToThink: In ''Cat in a Yellow Jumpsuit'', when one of the cats in the gang of Midnight Louie's mother, Ma Barker, tells her that he doesn't think she go off on a particular assignment requested of her by Louie, she snaps that "You are eye candy. It is not your job to think."

* OnlyKnownByTheirNackname: Max Kinsella's real name is technically Michael Aloysius Xavier Kinsella, but good grief. It's not much a surprise he took the first of each his names and combined them to become the "Mystifying Max."

The author describes the style of the books as reminiscent of Creator/DamonRunyon, while Louie himself has been described as being the type of cat that either Literature/MikeHammer or Series/{{Columbo}} would have. Later installments see Louie being joined in solving crimes by his daughter, Midnight Louise, as part of "Midnight Investigations, "Inc." Since ''Cat on a Blue Monday'', all proceeding novels in the series have featured a color from the next letter in the alphabet-- ''Cat in a Crimson Haze'', ''Cat in a Diamond Dazzle'' and so on. The series is slated to conclude with "Z" and as of August 2013, there are two books to go.

* ''Catnap''
* ''Pussyfoot''

* EmbarrasingMiddleName: Temple Ursula Barr. Doubles as an EmbarrasingFirstName for her Aunt Kit.

* DetectiveAnimal: Midnight Louie, and in later installments, his daughter Midnight Louise

->'''Midnight Louise''': I spot several suspicious females, including your roommate. She is dangerous to be around. Dead bodies have a habit of suddenly appearing.

The author describes the style of the books as reminiscent of Creator/DamonRunyon, while Louie himself has been described as being the type of cat that either Literature/MikeHammer or Series/{{Columbo}} would have. Later installments see Louie being joined in solving crimes by his daughter, Midnight Louise, as part of "Midnight Investigations, "Inc." Since ''Cat on a Blue Monday'', all proceeding novels in the series have featured a color from the next letter in the alphabet-- ''Cat in a Crimson Haze'', ''Cat in a Diamond Dazzle'' and so on. The series is slated to conclude with "Z" and as of August 2012, there are three books to go.

->So, there you have it, the usual human stew--folks good, bad, and hardly indifferent--totally mixed up and at odds with one another and within themselves. Obviously, it is left to me to solve all their mysteries and nail some crooks along the way. Like Las Vegas, the City That Never Sleeps, Midnight Louie, private eye, also has a sobriquet: the Kitty That Never Sleeps. With this crew, who could?

The author describes the style of the books as reminiscent of DamonRunyon, while Louie himself has been described as being the type of cat that either MikeHammer or Series/{{Columbo}} would have. Later installments see Louie being joined in solving crimes by his daughter, Midnight Louise, as part of "Midnight Investigations, "Inc." Since ''Cat on a Blue Monday'', all proceeding novels in the series have featured a color from the next letter in the alphabet-- ''Cat in a Crimson Haze'', ''Cat in a Diamond Dazzle'' and so on. The series is slated to conclude with "Z" and as of August 2012, there are three books to go.

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The author describes the style of the books as reminiscent of DamonRunyon, while Louie himself has been described as being the type of cat that either MikeHammer or {{Columbo}} would have. Later installments see Louie being joined in solving crimes by his daughter, Midnight Louise, as part of "Midnight Investigations, "Inc." Since ''Cat on a Blue Monday'', all proceeding novels in the series have featured a color from the next letter in the alphabet-- ''Cat in a Crimson Haze'', ''Cat in a Diamond Dazzle'' and so on. The series is slated to conclude with "Z" and as of August 2012, there are three books to go.

Midnight Louie is the name of a slightly overweight (20 pounds) black cat in a series of mystery novels by author Carole Nelson Douglas. The stories are told from the perspective of the cat's "owner", Temple Barr, a freelance public relations consultant, and Midnight Louie's.

Midnight Louie is the name of a slightly overweight (20 pounds) fictional black cat in a series of mystery novels by author Carole Nelson Douglas. The stories are told from the perspective of the cat's "owner", Temple Barr, a freelance public relations consultant, and Midnight Louie's.