Gayle Leeson Reading Order

1 book (2022–2022)

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1	Mysteries, Midsummer Sun and Murders 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (2016–2026)

The Down South Café Mystery series by Gayle Leeson comprises eight mystery novels published between 2016 and 2026, with the series still ongoing. Each book should be read in publication order, beginning with The Calamity Café and continuing through A Recipe for Death. This cozy mystery series is ideal for readers who enjoy small-town intrigue and culinary-themed whodunits.

Start with The Calamity Café, the first of 8 books in the Down South Café Mystery series.

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1	The Calamity Café 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Honey-Baked Homicide 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Silence of the Jams 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Apples and Alibis 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Fruit Baskets and Holiday Caskets 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Truffles and Tragedy 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Cake and I Scream 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	A Recipe for Death 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Dressed to Grill 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2019–2025)

The Ghostly Fashionista Mystery series by Gayle Leeson comprises six cozy mysteries published between 2019 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Designs On Murder and continuing through Christmas Cloches and Corpses, Perils and Lace, Buttons and Blows, Secrets and Sequins, and Corsets and Casualties. The series blends mystery and thriller elements with a fashion-focused premise that unfolds across the interconnected installments.

Start with Designs On Murder, the first of 6 books in the Ghostly Fashionista Mystery series.

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1	Designs On Murder 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Christmas Cloches and Corpses 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Perils and Lace 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Buttons and Blows 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Secrets and Sequins 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Corsets and Casualties 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2012–2018)

The Kinsey Falls series is a complete mystery trilogy by Gayle Leeson, with books published between 2012 and 2018. The three mysteries should be read in publication order: Hightail It to Kinsey Falls, Putting Down Roots in Kinsey Falls, and Sleighing It in Kinsey Falls. This cozy mystery series follows interconnected cases within the same small-town setting.

Start with Hightail It to Kinsey Falls and read in order.

#	Title
1	Hightail It to Kinsey Falls 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Putting Down Roots in Kinsey Falls 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sleighing It in Kinsey Falls 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2022–2023)

Gayle Leeson's Literatia series consists of two mystery novels published between 2022 and 2023. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with An Eyre of Mystery followed by A Tale of Two Enemies. While the series status is uncertain, it appears to be complete at two books.

Start with An Eyre of Mystery and read in order.

1 book (2023–2023)

10 books (2010–2026)

The Victoria Square Mystery series is an ongoing cozy mystery collection comprising nine books published between 2010 and 2024, written by Gayle Leeson in collaboration with Lorraine Bartlett. Readers should approach these mysteries in publication order, beginning with A Crafty Killing, to follow the series as intended. The books blend crafting and detective work within a charming community setting, appealing to fans of traditional mystery and thriller fiction.

Start with A Crafty Killing(By: Lorraine Bartlett), the first of 9 books in the Victoria Square Mystery series.

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1	A Crafty Killing(By: Lorraine Bartlett) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Walled Flower(By: Lorraine Bartlett) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	One Hot Murder(By: Lorraine Bartlett) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Dead, Bath, and Beyond(By: Laurie Cass,Lorraine Bartlett) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Yule Be Dead(With: Lorraine Bartlett) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Murder Ink(With: Lorraine Bartlett) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Murderous Misconception(With: Lorraine Bartlett) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Dead Man's Hand(With: Lorraine Bartlett) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	A Lethal Lake Effect(By: Lorraine Bartlett) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	A Fatal Exhibition(By: Lorraine Bartlett) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible