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Updated 2026-07-11 / 65 books / 10 series
American author Ellery Adams is best known for the *Books by the Bay* and *Secret, Book & Scone Society* mystery series. Her novels have sold over one million copies and earned multiple Agatha Award nominations. This page provides the Ellery Adams books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
Books by Ellery Adams in Publication Order
2006
A Killer Collection
POoA&CMB / 1
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2006
Carbs & Cadavers
POoSCMB / 1
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2006
A Fatal Appraisal
POoA&CMB / 2
Buy
2007
Fit to Die
POoSCMB / 2
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2008
Chili Con Corpses
POoSCMB / 3
Buy
2008
Stiffs and Swine
POoSCMB / 4
Buy
2009
The Path of the Crooked / Stirring Up Strife
POoHSCMB / 1
Buy
2009
The Battered Body
POoSCMB / 5
Buy
2010
A Killer Plot
POoBBTBMB / 1
Buy
2010
The Way of the Wicked / Path of the Wicked
POoHSCMB / 2
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2010
The Way of the Guilty / The Graves of the Guilty
POoHSCMB / 3
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2010
Black Beans and Vice
POoSCMB / 6
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2011
A Deadly Clich’
POoBBTBMB / 2
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2011
A Deadly Dealer
POoA&CMB / 3
Buy
2011
The Last Word
POoBBTBMB / 3
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2012
Buried in a Book
POoNIMB / 1
Buy
2012
Pies and Prejudice
POoACPSMB / 1
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2012
The Cozy Chicks Kitchen(With: Leann Sweeney,Maggie Sefton,Kate Collins,Lorraine Bartlett,Deb Baker,Heather Webber)
POoCCKNB / 1
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2012
Written in Stone
POoBBTBMB / 4
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2013
Every Trick in the Book
POoNIMB / 2
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2013
Peach Pies and Alibis
POoACPSMB / 2
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2013
Books, Cooks, and Crooks
POoNIMB / 3
Buy
2013
Poisoned Prose
POoBBTBMB / 5
Buy
2014
Murder in the Mystery Suite
POoBRMB / 1
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2014
Pecan Pies and Homicides
POoACPSMB / 3
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2014
The Root of All Evil
POoHSCMB / 4
Buy
2014
Lethal Letters
POoBBTBMB / 6
Buy
2015
Murder in the Paperback Parlor
POoBRMB / 2
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2015
Tea Time with the Cozy Chicks(With: Leann Sweeney,Maggie Sefton,Mary Jane Maffini,Kate Collins,Lorraine Bartlett,Duffy Brown,Mary Kennedy)
POoCCKNB / 2
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2015
Played by the Book
POoNIMB / 4
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2015
Lemon Pies and Little White Lies
POoACPSMB / 4
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2015
A Treacherous Trader
POoA&CMB / 4
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2015
Writing All Wrongs
POoBBTBMB / 7
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2016
Murder in the Secret Garden
POoBRMB / 3
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2016
Breach of Crust
POoACPSMB / 5
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2016
A Devious Lot
POoA&CMB / 5
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2016
Off the Books
POoNIMB / 5
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2016
Fate of the Fallen
POoHSCMB / 5
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2017
The Secret, Book and Scone Society
POoSB&SSB / 1
Buy
2017
A Killer Keepsake
POoA&CMB / 6
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2017
Killer Characters
POoBBTBMB / 8
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2018
The Whispered Word
POoSB&SSB / 2
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2018
Murder in the Locked Library
POoBRMB / 4
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2019
Murder in the Reading Room
POoBRMB / 5
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2019
A Bidder End
POoA&CMB / 7
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2019
Pasta Mortem
POoSCMB / 7
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2020
The Book of Candlelight
POoSB&SSB / 3
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2020
The Deeds of the Deceitful
POoHSCMB / 6
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2020
Murder in the Storybook Cottage
POoBRMB / 6
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2020
A Fatal Faberg’
POoA&CMB / 8
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2021
The Cozy Chicks Picnic(By: Lorraine Bartlett,Duffy Brown,Mary Kennedy)
POoCCKNB / 3
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2021
Ink and Shadows
POoSB&SSB / 4
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2021
Murder in the Cookbook Nook
POoBRMB / 7
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2021
Mint Condition Murder(With: Parker Riggs)
POoA&CMB / 9
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2022
The Vanishing Type
POoSB&SSB / 5
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2022
Murder on the Poet's Walk
POoBRMB / 8
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2023
Paper Cuts
POoSB&SSB / 6
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2023
Methods of Malice
POoHSCMB / 7
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2023
Murder in the Book Lover’s Loft
POoBRMB / 9
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2024
The Little Lost Library
POoSB&SSB / 7
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2024
A Taste for Crime
POoHSCMB / 8
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2025
The Tattered Cover
POoSB&SSB / 8
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2025
Dying to Sell
POoHSCMB / 9
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2026
Invasive Species
POoSN / 1
Buy
2026
The Liars' Book Club
POoSB&SSB / 9
Buy
Complete Ellery Adams Series Reading Order /
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01
A Killer Collection
2006
Buy
02
A Fatal Appraisal
2006
Buy
03
A Deadly Dealer
2011
Buy
04
A Treacherous Trader
2015
Buy
05
A Devious Lot
2016
Buy
06
A Killer Keepsake
2017
Buy
08
A Fatal Faberg’
2020
Buy
09
Mint Condition Murder(With: Parker Riggs)
2021
Buy
01
Invasive Species
2026
Buy
01
Carbs & Cadavers
2006
Buy
03
Chili Con Corpses
2008
Buy
04
Stiffs and Swine
2008
Buy
05
The Battered Body
2009
Buy
06
Black Beans and Vice
2010
Buy
01
Buried in a Book
2012
Buy
02
Every Trick in the Book
2013
Buy
03
Books, Cooks, and Crooks
2013
Buy
04
Played by the Book
2015
Buy
05
Off the Books
2016
Buy
01
The Path of the Crooked / Stirring Up Strife
2009
Buy
02
The Way of the Wicked / Path of the Wicked
2010
Buy
03
The Way of the Guilty / The Graves of the Guilty
2010
Buy
04
The Root of All Evil
2014
Buy
05
Fate of the Fallen
2016
Buy
06
The Deeds of the Deceitful
2020
Buy
07
Methods of Malice
2023
Buy
08
A Taste for Crime
2024
Buy
09
Dying to Sell
2025
Buy
01
The Cozy Chicks Kitchen(With: Leann Sweeney,Maggie Sefton,Kate Collins,Lorraine Bartlett,Deb Baker,Heather Webber)
2012
Buy
02
Tea Time with the Cozy Chicks(With: Leann Sweeney,Maggie Sefton,Mary Jane Maffini,Kate Collins,Lorraine Bartlett,Duffy Brown,Mary Kennedy)
2015
Buy
03
The Cozy Chicks Picnic(By: Lorraine Bartlett,Duffy Brown,Mary Kennedy)
2021
Buy
01
The Secret, Book and Scone Society
2017
Buy
02
The Whispered Word
2018
Buy
03
The Book of Candlelight
2020
Buy
04
Ink and Shadows
2021
Buy
05
The Vanishing Type
2022
Buy
07
The Little Lost Library
2024
Buy
08
The Tattered Cover
2025
Buy
09
The Liars' Book Club
2026
Buy
01
A Killer Plot
2010
Buy
02
A Deadly Clich’
2011
Buy
03
The Last Word
2011
Buy
04
Written in Stone
2012
Buy
05
Poisoned Prose
2013
Buy
06
Lethal Letters
2014
Buy
07
Writing All Wrongs
2015
Buy
08
Killer Characters
2017
Buy
01
Murder in the Mystery Suite
2014
Buy
02
Murder in the Paperback Parlor
2015
Buy
03
Murder in the Secret Garden
2016
Buy
04
Murder in the Locked Library
2018
Buy
05
Murder in the Reading Room
2019
Buy
06
Murder in the Storybook Cottage
2020
Buy
07
Murder in the Cookbook Nook
2021
Buy
08
Murder on the Poet's Walk
2022
Buy
09
Murder in the Book Lover’s Loft
2023
Buy
01
Pies and Prejudice
2012
Buy
02
Peach Pies and Alibis
2013
Buy
03
Pecan Pies and Homicides
2014
Buy
04
Lemon Pies and Little White Lies
2015
Buy
05
Breach of Crust
2016
Buy
Where to start with Ellery Adams
What is the best order to read Ellery Adams 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.
Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data.
Publication years and series order are shown when available.