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Joanne Pence Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 59 books / 11 series

American author Joanne Pence is best known for the Angie Amalfi mystery series and the Carolyn Blue culinary travel mysteries. Her books have sold over one million copies and earned multiple award nominations. This page provides the Joanne Pence books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Joanne Pence Books in Chronological Order

1987 Dangerous Journey POoSN / 1 Buy
1993 Something's Cooking POoAAB / 1 Buy
1994 Too Many Cooks POoAAB / 2 Buy
1995 Cooking Up Trouble POoAAB / 3 Buy
1996 Cooking Most Deadly POoAAB / 4 Buy
1997 Cook's Night Out POoAAB / 5 Buy
1998 Cooks Overboard POoAAB / 6 Buy
1999 A Cook in Time POoAAB / 7 Buy
2000 To Catch a Cook POoAAB / 8 Buy
2001 The Ghost of Squire House POoSN / 2 Buy
2002 Bell, Cook, and Candle POoAAB / 9 Buy
2002 If Cooks Could Kill POoAAB / 10 Buy
2003 Two Cooks A-Killing POoAAB / 11 Buy
2004 Courting Disaster POoAAB / 12 Buy
2006 Red Hot Murder POoAAB / 13 Buy
2007 The Da Vinci Cook POoAAB / 14 Buy
2011 Seems Like Old Times POoSN / 3 Buy
2011 Dance With A Gunfighter POoSN / 4 Buy
2011 The Dragon's Lady POoSN / 5 Buy
2012 The Thirteenth Santa POoIRMMB / 1 Buy
2013 Ancient Echoes POoASB / 1 Buy
2013 Cooking Spirits POoTCaIMB / 1 Buy
2013 Cook's Curious Christmas POoA&FF&SMB / 2 Buy
2014 The Battle For Chinatown POoSS / 1 Buy
2014 One O'Clock Hustle POoIRMMB / 2 Buy
2014 Two O'Clock Heist POoIRMMB / 3 Buy
2015 Ancient Shadows POoASB / 2 Buy
2015 Cook's Big Day POoA&FF&SMB / 3 Buy
2016 Cook's Dessert Cookbook POoAANB / 1 Buy
2016 Three O'Clock Seance POoIRMMB / 4 Buy
2016 Four O'Clock Sizzle POoIRMMB / 5 Buy
2017 Add a Pinch of Murder POoA&FF&SMB / 4 Buy
2017 Murder by Devil's Food POoA&FF&SMB / 5 Buy
2017 Five O'Clock Twist POoIRMMB / 6 Buy
2018 Ancient Illusions POoASB / 3 Buy
2018 Six O'Clock Silence POoIRMMB / 7 Buy
2019 Seven O'Clock Target POoIRMMB / 8 Buy
2021 If I Loved You [Large Print] POoTCoMB / 1 Buy
2021 The Art of Dessert: Mouthwatering Recipes & Watercolors POoCB / 1 Buy
2021 If I Loved You POoTDCIB / 1 Buy
2021 This Can't be Love POoTDCIB / 2 Buy
2021 Sentimental Journey POoTDCIB / 3 Buy
2021 Ancient Deceptions POoASB / 4 Buy
2022 Eight O'Clock Split POoIRMMB / 9 Buy
2023 Death on a Silver Platter POoTCaIMB / 3 Buy
2023 A Certain Smile POoTDCIB / 4 Buy
2023 Time After Time POoTDCIB / 5 Buy
2023 Nine O'Clock Retreat POoIRMMB / 10 Buy
2024 A Quiche Before Dying POoTCaIMB / 4 Buy
2024 The Marinara Murders POoTCaIMB / 5 Buy
2024 Ancient Passages POoASB / 5 Buy
2024 Close Encounters of the Deadly Kind POoTCaIMB / 6 Buy
2024 Death by Devil's Food POoTCaIMB / 7 Buy
2024 Blind Date's Bitter End POoTCaIMB / 8 Buy
2025 The Taverna Affair POoTCaIMB / 9 Buy
2025 The Music Box Mystery POoTCaIMB / 10 Buy
2025 Truffles to Die For POoTCaIMB / 11 Buy
2025 Salsa and Secrets POoTCaIMB / 12 Buy
2025 Deadly Ever After POoTCaIMB / 13 Buy

Joanne Pence Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

02 Cook's Curious Christmas 2013 Buy
03 Cook's Big Day 2015 Buy
04 Add a Pinch of Murder 2017 Buy
05 Murder by Devil's Food 2017 Buy
01 The Art of Dessert: Mouthwatering Recipes & Watercolors 2021 Buy
01 The Battle For Chinatown 2014 Buy
01 Something's Cooking 1993 Buy
02 Too Many Cooks 1994 Buy
03 Cooking Up Trouble 1995 Buy
04 Cooking Most Deadly 1996 Buy
05 Cook's Night Out 1997 Buy
06 Cooks Overboard 1998 Buy
07 A Cook in Time 1999 Buy
08 To Catch a Cook 2000 Buy
09 Bell, Cook, and Candle 2002 Buy
10 If Cooks Could Kill 2002 Buy
11 Two Cooks A-Killing 2003 Buy
12 Courting Disaster 2004 Buy
13 Red Hot Murder 2006 Buy
14 The Da Vinci Cook 2007 Buy
01 If I Loved You [Large Print] 2021 Buy
01 If I Loved You 2021 Buy
02 This Can't be Love 2021 Buy
03 Sentimental Journey 2021 Buy
04 A Certain Smile 2023 Buy
05 Time After Time 2023 Buy
01 Cook's Dessert Cookbook 2016 Buy
01 The Thirteenth Santa 2012 Buy
02 One O'Clock Hustle 2014 Buy
03 Two O'Clock Heist 2014 Buy
04 Three O'Clock Seance 2016 Buy
05 Four O'Clock Sizzle 2016 Buy
06 Five O'Clock Twist 2017 Buy
07 Six O'Clock Silence 2018 Buy
08 Seven O'Clock Target 2019 Buy
09 Eight O'Clock Split 2022 Buy
10 Nine O'Clock Retreat 2023 Buy
01 Ancient Echoes 2013 Buy
02 Ancient Shadows 2015 Buy
03 Ancient Illusions 2018 Buy
04 Ancient Deceptions 2021 Buy
05 Ancient Passages 2024 Buy
01 Cooking Spirits 2013 Buy
03 Death on a Silver Platter 2023 Buy
04 A Quiche Before Dying 2024 Buy
05 The Marinara Murders 2024 Buy
06 Close Encounters of the Deadly Kind 2024 Buy
07 Death by Devil's Food 2024 Buy
08 Blind Date's Bitter End 2024 Buy
09 The Taverna Affair 2025 Buy
10 The Music Box Mystery 2025 Buy
11 Truffles to Die For 2025 Buy
12 Salsa and Secrets 2025 Buy
13 Deadly Ever After 2025 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 5 books / 1987-2011
01 Dangerous Journey 1987 Buy
02 The Ghost of Squire House 2001 Buy
03 Seems Like Old Times 2011 Buy
04 Dance With A Gunfighter 2011 Buy
05 The Dragon's Lady 2011 Buy

Where to start with Joanne Pence

What is the best order to read Joanne Pence 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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