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Bakeshop Mystery Books in Order

by Ellie AlexanderMystery, Thriller & Suspense

23 books so far (book 24 is due April 6, 2027). They run from Meet Your Baker (2014) to The Pumpkin Vice Cafe (2026). Rated 4.6 across 1,952 listener reviews.

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For Butter or for Worse

Book 24 · out April 6, 2027 · preorder now

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Reading order

  1. Meet Your Baker

    Book 1 2014 4.3 (338)

    After graduating from culinary school, Juliet Capshaw returns to her quaint hometown of Ashland, Oregon, to heal a broken heart and help her mom at the family bakery....

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  2. A Batter of Life and Death

    Book 2 2015 4.5 (201)

    It's autumn in Ashland, Oregon, - 'tis the season for a spiced hot apple cider with a serving (or two) of Torte's famous peach cobbler....

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  3. On Thin Icing

    Book 3 2015 4.5 (177)

    It's the dead of winter in the sleepy town of Ashland, which means no tourists - and fewer customers - for Jules Capshaw and her bakery....

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  4. Caught Bread Handed

    Book 4 2019 4.4 (97)

    Jules Capshaw is still chewing over her husband Carlos’s return to Ashland, Oregon. Could there be too many cooks in the kitchen? Whatever is stirring between those two will have to wait....

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  5. Fudge and Jury

    Book 5 2019 4.7 (90)

    It’s almost spring in Ashland, Oregon, and the town is preparing for the Shakespeare and the annual Chocolate Festival. Business is cookin’ at Torte, and the store is expanding as Jules’ team whips up crèpes filled with mascarpone cheese…

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  6. A Crime of Passion Fruit

    Book 6 2020 4.6 (87)

    Torte - everybody's favorite small-town family bakeshop - is headed for the high seas, where murder is about to make a splash....

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  7. Another One Bites the Crust

    Book 7 2020 4.7 (79)

    Torte - the beloved small-town bakeshop run by Jules Capshaw - is set to hit the stage. But who would have guessed that murder would makes a surprise appearance? It's the role of a lifetime for Jules.

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  8. Till Death Do Us Tart

    Book 8 2020 4.8 (94)

    Torte - the small-town bakeshop no one can resist - is hosting a midsummer night's wedding...where merry-making and murder are served up in equal measure.

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  9. Live and Let Pie: A Bakeshop Mystery

    Book 9 2019 4.6 (70)

    The heat is on for pastry chef, family business operator, and unlikely sleuth Jules Capshaw. Just when she thought she could enjoy some time away from the kitchen, Jules manages to discover a skull during a picnic by the lake....

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  10. A Cup of Holiday Fear

    Book 10 2021 4.6 (90)

    It's Christmastime, and everyone is heading to Torte, the most cheerful bakery in town. There's no place like home for the homicide.... Ashland, Oregon, looks as pretty as a postcard this holiday season.

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  11. Nothing Bundt Trouble

    Book 11 2021 4.7 (71)

    This time, Torte's pastry chef and amateur sleuth finds herself coming out of the oven and straight into the fire in Ellie Alexander's Nothing Bundt Trouble.

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  12. Chilled to the Cone

    Book 12 2021 4.7 (87)

    Pastry chef and amateur sleuth Juliet Capshaw finds herself on thin ice as she attempts to solve her latest case of small-town murder in Ellie Alexander's Chilled to the Cone: A Bakeshop Mystery.

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  13. Mocha, She Wrote

    Book 13 2021 4.7 (63)

    When a barista competition comes to town, Torte's favorite pastry chef finds herself sleuthing once again. Summer has ushered in a new season in the charming hamlet of Ashland, Oregon.

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  14. Bake, Borrow, and Steal

    Book 14 2021 4.6 (68)

    As the autumnal hues of November fall over the Shakespearean hamlet of Ashland, Oregon, Jules and her team at Torte are working on their biggest event ever.

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  15. Donut Disturb

    Book 15 2022 4.7 (81)

    Love is blooming in Ashland, Oregon. The Shakespearean hamlet is bursting with fresh spring energy. Fragrant lilacs and the sweet aroma of vanilla cake fill the air as everyone in town gathers at Lithia Park for the celebration of the…

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  16. Muffin but the Truth

    Book 16 2022 4.7 (64)

    In Muffin But the Truth, Torte’s pastry chef and amateur sleuth Juliet Capshaw finds herself in deep water … in another delicious installment in the Bakeshop Series from author Ellie Alexander, set in Ashland, Oregon! Ashland is known for…

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  17. Catch Me If You Candy

    Book 17 2023 4.5 (38)

    Halloween has arrived in picturesque Ashland, Oregon, and all of the ghouls and goblins have descended on Main Street for the annual parade. It's a giant street party and Torte is right in the mix.

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  18. A Smoking Bun

    Book 18 2024 4.8 (38)

    The mountains are calling in Ashland, Oregon, where pastry chef turned amateur sleuth, Jules Capshaw, is baking up a bevy of spiced curry buns and chai cookies for a moonlit snowshoe tour.

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  19. Sticks and Scones

    Book 19 2024 4.8 (32)

    Another delicious installment in the Bakeshop Series set in Ashland, Oregon! It's late spring in Juliet's charming hamlet of Ashland.

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  20. Killing Me Soufflé

    Book 20 2025 4.8 (40)

    Amidst the rocky beaches of the Oregon coast, Torte's beloved Sterling and Stephanie have been hired to take over the aging restaurant at the cliffside Whaleshead Resort.

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  21. Laying Down the Latte

    Book 21 2026 4.9 (23)

    Baker Jules Capshaw, along with her husband, Carlos, and Torte's resident barista, Andy, are packing their bags and preparing for the ultimate coffee excursion in Costa Rica.

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  22. The Whisking Hour

    Book 22 2026 4.5 (22)

    Fall is in full flush in the charming hamlet of Ashland, Oregon, and baker Juliet Capshaw is excited to celebrate the season with a night at the theatre.

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  23. The Pumpkin Vice Cafe

    Book 23 2026 5.0 (2)

    Another delicious installment in the Bakeshop Series set in Ashland, Oregon! As autumn settles over the charming hamlet of Ashland, Oregon, ushering in cool, crisp breezes and a stunning show of color, everyone at Torte is keeping warm by…

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  24. For Butter or for Worse

    Book 24 Out April 6, 2027

    After a blissful, extended leave with the twins, Jules is eager to be back in the kitchen. There's never a shortage of hands willing to tote one of the babies around, from Carlos, who has become a baby whisperer extraordinaire, to Mom and…

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Bakeshop Mystery is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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