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Home / Authors / Gayle Trent Gayle Trent American author Gayle Trent is best known for the Daphne Martin Cake Decorating Mysteries and the Myrtle Crumb Mystery series. Her cozy novels have earned a loyal readership for their clever plots and small-town charm. This page provides the Gayle Trent books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1999 Photo Finish POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 2001 Mossy Creek POoMCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2001 Anything for a Buck POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 2002 Reunion at Mossy Creek POoMCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2003 Laughing and Learning POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 2003 Summer in Mossy Creek POoMCB · 3 Buy ↗ 2004 Between a Clutch and a Hard Place POoMCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2004 Blessings of Mossy Creek POoMCB · 4 Buy ↗ 2006 The Mourning Ring POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 2006 A Day in Mossy Creek POoMCB · 5 Buy ↗ 2007 At Home in Mossy Creek POoMCB · 6 Buy ↗ 2008 Murder Takes the Cake POoDMMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2008 Gone But Not Forgotten POoMCB · 7 Buy ↗ 2009 Dead Pan POoDMMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2009 Critters of Mossy Creek POoMCB · 8 Buy ↗ 2010 A Crafty Killing(By: Lorraine Bartlett) POoVSMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2010 The Quick and the Thread POoEMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 Stitch Me Deadly POoEMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Killer Sweet Tooth POoDMMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2011 Thread Reckoning POoEMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2011 Broken Promise POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 2011 Homecoming in Mossy Creek POoMCB · 9 Buy ↗ 2012 Hightail It to Kinsey Falls(As:Gayle Leeson) POoKFB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 When Good Bras Go Bad POoMCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2012 The Walled Flower(By: Lorraine Bartlett) POoVSMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2012 The Long Stitch Good Night POoEMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2012 The Perfect Woman POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 2012 Thread on Arrival POoEMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2013 One Hot Murder(By: Lorraine Bartlett) POoVSMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2013 Claus of Death POoMCB · 3 Buy ↗ 2013 Battered to Death POoDMMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2013 Cross Stitch Before Dying POoEMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2014 Soup...Er...Myrtle! POoMCB · 4 Buy ↗ 2014 Thread End POoEMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2014 Closer Than They Appear POoMCB · 10 Buy ↗ 2015 Perp and Circumstance POoMCB · 5 Buy ↗ 2015 Killer Wedding Cake POoDMMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2015 In Her Blood POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 2015 The Party Line POoMCB · 6 Buy ↗ 2015 Wicked Stitch POoEMB · 8 Buy ↗ 2015 The Stitching Hour POoEMB · 9 Buy ↗ 2016 The Calamity Caf�(As:Gayle Leeson) POoDSCMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2016 Dead, Bath, and Beyond(By: Laurie Cass,Lorraine Bartlett) POoVSMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2016 The Flame POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 2016 Better Off Thread POoEMB · 10 Buy ↗ 2017 Silence of the Jams(As:Gayle Leeson) POoDSCMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2017 Honey-Baked Homicide(As:Gayle Leeson) POoDSCMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2017 Christmas in Mossy Creek POoMCB · 11 Buy ↗ 2018 Putting Down Roots in Kinsey Falls(As:Gayle Leeson) POoKFB · 2 Buy ↗ 2018 Sleighing It in Kinsey Falls(As:Gayle Leeson) POoKFB · 3 Buy ↗ 2018 Yule Be Dead(As: Gayle Leeson, With: Lorraine Bartlett) POoVSMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2019 Designs On Murder POoGFMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2019 Apples and Alibis(As:Gayle Leeson) POoDSCMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2019 Murder Ink(As: Gayle Leeson, With: Lorraine Bartlett) POoVSMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2020 Perils and Lace POoGFMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2020 Christmas Cloches and Corpses POoGFMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2020 Fruit Baskets and Holiday Caskets POoDSCMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2020 A Murderous Misconception(As: Gayle Leeson, With: Lorraine Bartlett) POoVSMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2021 Buttons and Blows POoGFMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2021 Truffles and Tragedy POoDSCMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2021 Dead Man's Hand(As: Gayle Leeson, With: Lorraine Bartlett) POoVSMB · 8 Buy ↗ 2022 An Eyre of Mystery POoLB · 1 Buy ↗ 2023 We'll Always Have Murder POoMMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2023 A Tale of Two Enemies POoLB · 2 Buy ↗ 2023 Secrets and Sequins POoGFMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2023 Cake and I Scream POoDSCMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2024 A Lethal Lake Effect(By: Lorraine Bartlett) POoVSMB · 9 Buy ↗ 2025 Corsets and Casualties POoGFMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2026 A Recipe for Death POoDSCMB · 8 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Myrtle Crumb Books 6 books · 2004–2015
01 Between a Clutch and a Hard Place 2004 Buy ↗ 02 When Good Bras Go Bad 2012 Buy ↗ 03 Claus of Death 2013 Buy ↗ 04 Soup...Er...Myrtle! 2014 Buy ↗ 05 Perp and Circumstance 2015 Buy ↗ 06 The Party Line 2015 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Victoria Square Mystery Books 9 books · 2010–2024
01 A Crafty Killing(By: Lorraine Bartlett) 2010 Buy ↗ 02 The Walled Flower(By: Lorraine Bartlett) 2012 Buy ↗ 03 One Hot Murder(By: Lorraine Bartlett) 2013 Buy ↗ 04 Dead, Bath, and Beyond(By: Laurie Cass,Lorraine Bartlett) 2016 Buy ↗ 05 Yule Be Dead(As: Gayle Leeson, With: Lorraine Bartlett) 2018 Buy ↗ 06 Murder Ink(As: Gayle Leeson, With: Lorraine Bartlett) 2019 Buy ↗ 07 A Murderous Misconception(As: Gayle Leeson, With: Lorraine Bartlett) 2020 Buy ↗ 08 Dead Man's Hand(As: Gayle Leeson, With: Lorraine Bartlett) 2021 Buy ↗ 09 A Lethal Lake Effect(By: Lorraine Bartlett) 2024 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Movie Memorabilia Books 1 book · 2023
01 We'll Always Have Murder 2023 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Embroidery Mysteries Books 10 books · 2010–2016
01 The Quick and the Thread 2010 Buy ↗ 02 Stitch Me Deadly 2011 Buy ↗ 03 Thread Reckoning 2011 Buy ↗ 04 The Long Stitch Good Night 2012 Buy ↗ 05 Thread on Arrival 2012 Buy ↗ 06 Cross Stitch Before Dying 2013 Buy ↗ 09 The Stitching Hour 2015 Buy ↗ 10 Better Off Thread 2016 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Mossy Creek Books 11 books · 2001–2017
02 Reunion at Mossy Creek 2002 Buy ↗ 03 Summer in Mossy Creek 2003 Buy ↗ 04 Blessings of Mossy Creek 2004 Buy ↗ 05 A Day in Mossy Creek 2006 Buy ↗ 06 At Home in Mossy Creek 2007 Buy ↗ 07 Gone But Not Forgotten 2008 Buy ↗ 08 Critters of Mossy Creek 2009 Buy ↗ 09 Homecoming in Mossy Creek 2011 Buy ↗ 10 Closer Than They Appear 2014 Buy ↗ 11 Christmas in Mossy Creek 2017 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 1 book · 2003
01 Laughing and Learning 2003 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Down South Café Mystery Books 8 books · 2016–2026
01 The Calamity Caf�(As:Gayle Leeson) 2016 Buy ↗ 02 Silence of the Jams(As:Gayle Leeson) 2017 Buy ↗ 03 Honey-Baked Homicide(As:Gayle Leeson) 2017 Buy ↗ 04 Apples and Alibis(As:Gayle Leeson) 2019 Buy ↗ 05 Fruit Baskets and Holiday Caskets 2020 Buy ↗ 06 Truffles and Tragedy 2021 Buy ↗ 07 Cake and I Scream 2023 Buy ↗ 08 A Recipe for Death 2026 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Kinsey Falls Books 3 books · 2012–2018
01 Hightail It to Kinsey Falls(As:Gayle Leeson) 2012 Buy ↗ 02 Putting Down Roots in Kinsey Falls(As:Gayle Leeson) 2018 Buy ↗ 03 Sleighing It in Kinsey Falls(As:Gayle Leeson) 2018 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 7 books · 1999–2016
02 Anything for a Buck 2001 Buy ↗ 03 The Mourning Ring 2006 Buy ↗ 04 Broken Promise 2011 Buy ↗ 05 The Perfect Woman 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Daphne Martin Mystery Books 5 books · 2008–2015
01 Murder Takes the Cake 2008 Buy ↗ 03 Killer Sweet Tooth 2011 Buy ↗ 04 Battered to Death 2013 Buy ↗ 05 Killer Wedding Cake 2015 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Literatia Books 2 books · 2022–2023
01 An Eyre of Mystery 2022 Buy ↗ 02 A Tale of Two Enemies 2023 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Ghostly Fashionista Mystery Books 6 books · 2019–2025
01 Designs On Murder 2019 Buy ↗ 02 Perils and Lace 2020 Buy ↗ 03 Christmas Cloches and Corpses 2020 Buy ↗ 04 Buttons and Blows 2021 Buy ↗ 05 Secrets and Sequins 2023 Buy ↗ 06 Corsets and Casualties 2025 Buy ↗