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Ellen Byron Books in Order

Find every Ellen Byron book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 21 books / 5 series

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 Ellen Byron Books in Chronological Order

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

Ellen Byron Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

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
Plays Books in Reading Order 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
01 A Very Woodsy Murder 2024 Buy
02 Solid Gold Murder 2025 Buy
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
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

Where to start with Ellen Byron

What is the best order to read Ellen Byron books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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