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Gayle Trent Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Gayle Trent in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 69 books / 12 series

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.

Books by Gayle Trent in Publication Order

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 Thread Reckoning POoEMB / 3 Buy
2011 Killer Sweet Tooth POoDMMB / 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 Thread on Arrival POoEMB / 5 Buy
2012 The Perfect Woman POoSN / 5 Buy
2013 Claus of Death POoMCB / 3 Buy
2013 One Hot Murder(By: Lorraine Bartlett) POoVSMB / 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 Killer Wedding Cake POoDMMB / 5 Buy
2015 Perp and Circumstance POoMCB / 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

Complete Gayle Trent Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Myrtle Crumb Reading Order 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
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
01 We'll Always Have Murder 2023 Buy
Embroidery Mysteries Reading Order 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
07 Thread End 2014 Buy
08 Wicked Stitch 2015 Buy
09 The Stitching Hour 2015 Buy
10 Better Off Thread 2016 Buy
Mossy Creek Reading Order 11 books / 2001-2017
01 Mossy Creek 2001 Buy
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
01 Laughing and Learning 2003 Buy
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
Kinsey Falls Reading Order 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
Standalone Reading Order 7 books / 1999-2016
01 Photo Finish 1999 Buy
02 Anything for a Buck 2001 Buy
03 The Mourning Ring 2006 Buy
04 Broken Promise 2011 Buy
05 The Perfect Woman 2012 Buy
06 In Her Blood 2015 Buy
07 The Flame 2016 Buy
01 Murder Takes the Cake 2008 Buy
02 Dead Pan 2009 Buy
03 Killer Sweet Tooth 2011 Buy
04 Battered to Death 2013 Buy
05 Killer Wedding Cake 2015 Buy
Literatia Reading Order 2 books / 2022-2023
01 An Eyre of Mystery 2022 Buy
02 A Tale of Two Enemies 2023 Buy
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

Where to start with Gayle Trent

What is the best order to read Gayle Trent 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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