Gayle Trent Reading Order

1 book (2022–2022)

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

5 books (2008–2015)

The Daphne Martin Mystery series by Gayle Trent consists of five complete novels published between 2008 and 2015. These cozy mysteries should be read in publication order, beginning with Murder Takes the Cake and concluding with Killer Wedding Cake. The series follows the investigations of its titular protagonist through mysteries involving food and baking, blending humor with mystery and thriller elements.

Start with Murder Takes the Cake, the first of 5 books in the Daphne Martin Mystery series.

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1	Murder Takes the Cake 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dead Pan 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Killer Sweet Tooth 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Battered to Death 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Killer Wedding Cake 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (2016–2026)

The Down South Café Mystery series by Gayle Trent spans eight books published between 2016 and 2026, with the series still ongoing. Begin with The Calamity Café and read the entries in publication order to follow the continuing narrative. Several books in the series were originally published under the author's alternate name, Gayle Leeson, before being re-released under her primary name.

Start with The Calamity Café(As:Gayle Leeson), the first of 8 books in the Down South Café Mystery series.

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

10 books (2010–2016)

The Embroidery Mysteries series consists of ten complete mystery novels by Gayle Trent, published between 2010 and 2016. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Quick and the Thread and concluding with Better Off Thread. This series combines mystery and thriller elements with practical embroidery themes throughout its standalone yet connected narratives.

Start with The Quick and the Thread, the first of 10 books in the Embroidery Mysteries series.

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1	The Quick and the Thread 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Stitch Me Deadly 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Thread Reckoning 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Long Stitch Good Night 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Thread on Arrival 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Cross Stitch Before Dying 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Thread End 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Stitching Hour 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Wicked Stitch 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Better Off Thread 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2019–2025)

The Ghostly Fashionista Mystery series by Gayle Trent comprises six books published between 2019 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. These mysteries should be read in publication order, beginning with Designs On Murder. The complete sequence includes Designs On Murder, Christmas Cloches and Corpses, Perils and Lace, Buttons and Blows, Secrets and Sequins, and Corsets and Casualties.

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 by Gayle Trent is a complete mystery trilogy published between 2012 and 2018. All three books should be read in publication order, beginning with Hightail It to Kinsey Falls and concluding with Sleighing It in Kinsey Falls. The author wrote these works under the name Gayle Leeson.

Start with Hightail It to Kinsey Falls(As:Gayle Leeson) and read in order.

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1	Hightail It to Kinsey Falls(As:Gayle Leeson) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Putting Down Roots in Kinsey Falls(As:Gayle Leeson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sleighing It in Kinsey Falls(As:Gayle Leeson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2022–2023)

The Literatia series is a two-book mystery collection by Gayle Trent published between 2022 and 2023. Both books should be read in publication order, beginning with An Eyre of Mystery followed by A Tale of Two Enemies. The series appears to be complete.

Start with An Eyre of Mystery and read in order.

11 books (2001–2017)

The complete Mossy Creek series consists of 11 books published between 2001 and 2017, all of which should be read in publication order beginning with Mossy Creek. The series concludes with Christmas in Mossy Creek and provides a comprehensive look at the lives and mysteries within a small community through interconnected stories spanning nearly two decades.

Start with Mossy Creek, the first of 11 books in the Mossy Creek series.

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1	Mossy Creek 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Reunion at Mossy Creek 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Summer in Mossy Creek 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Blessings of Mossy Creek 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Day in Mossy Creek 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	At Home in Mossy Creek 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Gone But Not Forgotten 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Critters of Mossy Creek 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Homecoming in Mossy Creek 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Closer Than They Appear 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Christmas in Mossy Creek 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2023–2023)

6 books (2004–2015)

The Myrtle Crumb series is a six-book mystery collection by Gayle Trent published between 2004 and 2015. The series is now complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Between a Clutch and a Hard Place. The six books in sequence are Between a Clutch and a Hard Place, When Good Bras Go Bad, Claus of Death, Soup...Er...Myrtle!, Perp and Circumstance, and The Party Line.

Start with Between a Clutch and a Hard Place, the first of 6 books in the Myrtle Crumb series.

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1	Between a Clutch and a Hard Place 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	When Good Bras Go Bad 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Claus of Death 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Soup...Er...Myrtle! 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Perp and Circumstance 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Party Line 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2003–2003)

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1	Laughing and Learning 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (1999–2016)

Gayle Trent has written seven standalone mystery and thriller novels published between 1999 and 2016. Though each book can be read independently, readers should follow publication order beginning with Photo Finish. The series is complete, with the final entry being The Flame. The collection includes Photo Finish, Anything for a Buck, The Mourning Ring, Broken Promise, The Perfect Woman, In Her Blood, and The Flame.

Start with Photo Finish, the first of 7 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Photo Finish 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Anything for a Buck 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Mourning Ring 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Broken Promise 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Perfect Woman 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	In Her Blood 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Flame 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (2010–2026)

The Victoria Square Mystery series comprises nine cozy mystery novels published between 2010 and 2024, with the series still ongoing. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with A Crafty Killing and continuing through A Fatal Exhibition. The series was written by Lorraine Bartlett under various pen names including Gayle Trent and Gayle Leeson, sometimes in collaboration with other authors.

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(As: Gayle Leeson, With: Lorraine Bartlett) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Murder Ink(As: Gayle Leeson, With: Lorraine Bartlett) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Murderous Misconception(As: Gayle Leeson, With: Lorraine Bartlett) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Dead Man's Hand(As: Gayle Leeson, With: Lorraine Bartlett) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	A Lethal Lake Effect(By: Lorraine Bartlett) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	A Fatal Exhibition(By: Lorraine Bartlett) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible