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Home / Authors / Ellen Byron Ellen Byron American author Ellen Byron is best known for her cozy mystery series, including the Cajun Country and Catering Hall mysteries. A multiple Agatha Award nominee, her books have sold over one million copies. This page provides the Ellen Byron books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1984 Graceland and Asleep on the Wind POoP · 1 Buy ↗ 1989 Election Year and So When You Get Married.... Two Short Plays. POoP · 2 Buy ↗ 2015 Plantation Shudders POoCCMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2016 Body on the Bayou POoCCMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2017 A Cajun Christmas Killing POoCCMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2018 Mardi Gras Murder POoCCMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2019 Fatal Cajun Festival POoCCMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2020 Here Comes the Body POoCHMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2020 Murder in the Bayou Boneyard POoCCMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2021 Long Island Iced Tina POoCHMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2021 It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder POoCHMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2021 Cajun Kiss of Death POoCCMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2022 Bayou Book Thief POoVCMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2023 Wined and Died in New Orleans POoVCMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2023 Four Parties and a Funeral POoCHMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2024 A Very Woodsy Murder POoGMMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2024 French Quarter Fright Night POoVCMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2024 The Witless Protection Program POoCHMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2025 Solid Gold Murder POoGMMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2025 Crescent City Christmas Chaos POoVCMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2026 A Murderer's Guide to Mardi Gras POoVCMB · 5 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Vintage Cookbook Mystery Books 5 books · 2022–2026
01 Bayou Book Thief 2022 Buy ↗ 02 Wined and Died in New Orleans 2023 Buy ↗ 03 French Quarter Fright Night 2024 Buy ↗ 04 Crescent City Christmas Chaos 2025 Buy ↗ 05 A Murderer's Guide to Mardi Gras 2026 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Plays 2 books · 1984–1989
01 Graceland and Asleep on the Wind 1984 Buy ↗ 02 Election Year and So When You Get Married.... Two Short Plays. 1989 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Golden Motel Mystery Books 2 books · 2024–2025
01 A Very Woodsy Murder 2024 Buy ↗ 02 Solid Gold Murder 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Catering Hall Mystery Books 5 books · 2020–2024
01 Here Comes the Body 2020 Buy ↗ 02 Long Island Iced Tina 2021 Buy ↗ 03 It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder 2021 Buy ↗ 04 Four Parties and a Funeral 2023 Buy ↗ 05 The Witless Protection Program 2024 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Cajun Country Mystery Books 7 books · 2015–2021
01 Plantation Shudders 2015 Buy ↗ 02 Body on the Bayou 2016 Buy ↗ 03 A Cajun Christmas Killing 2017 Buy ↗ 04 Mardi Gras Murder 2018 Buy ↗ 05 Fatal Cajun Festival 2019 Buy ↗ 06 Murder in the Bayou Boneyard 2020 Buy ↗ 07 Cajun Kiss of Death 2021 Buy ↗