Daryl Wood Gerber books

Daryl Wood Gerber is an Agatha Award-winning American cozy mystery author known for multiple food-themed mystery series including the Cheese Shop Mystery and Cookbook Nook Mysteries.

An Aroma Wellness Mystery Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Essence of Foul Play: An Aroma Wellness Mystery, Book 1 - N/A
Essence of Foul Play 2025 Buy

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Fish Tales 2011 Buy
Feeding Kate 2012 Buy
Writes of Passage 2014 Buy
The Cozy Cookbook 2015 Buy
Crimeucopia: Great Googly Moo! 2024 Buy

Aspen Adams Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Desolate Shores 2019 Buy
Fan Mail 2019 Buy
Fan Mail: An Aspen Adams Novel of Suspense 2019 N/A
Cold Conviction 2020 Buy

Cheese Shop Mystery Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Long Quiche Goodbye 2010 Buy
Lost and Fondue 2011 Buy
Clobbered by Camembert 2012 Buy
To Brie or Not To Brie 2013 Buy
Days of Wine and Roquefort 2014 Buy
As Gouda as Dead 2015 Buy
For Cheddar or Worse 2016 Buy

Cookbook Nook Mysteries Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Final Sentence 2013 Buy
Inherit the Word 2014 Buy
Stirring the Plot 2014 Buy
Fudging the Books 2015 Buy
Grilling the Subject 2016 Buy
Pressing the Issue 2018 Buy
Wreath Between the Lines 2018 Buy
Sifting Through Clues 2019 Buy
Shredding the Evidence 2020 Buy
Wining and Dying 2021 Buy
Simmering with Resentment 2022 Buy
Poaching Is Puzzling 2023 Buy

Fairy Garden Mystery Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
A Sprinkling of Murder 2020 Buy
A Glimmer of a Clue 2021 Buy
A Hint of Mischief 2022 Buy
A Flicker of a Doubt 2023 Buy
A Twinkle of Trouble 2024 Buy

French Bistro Mystery Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
A Deadly Éclair 2017 Buy
A Soufflé of Suspicion 2018 Buy

Literary Dining Mysteries Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Murder on the Page 2024 Buy
Murder by the Millions 2025 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Palace by the Lake 2011 Buy
A Jingle of Justice 2025 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Girl on the Run 2016 Buy
Day of Secrets 2017 Buy
Hope for the Holidays 2023 Buy
The Son’s Secret 2024 Buy
Accidental Murder 2025 Buy

Daryl Wood Gerber has been writing cozy mysteries since 2010, with a particular talent for building series around food, shops, and hobbies. Her Cheese Shop Mystery series launched her career with titles like The Long Quiche Goodbye and To Brie or Not To Brie, leaning hard into cheese-related wordplay. The Cookbook Nook Mysteries followed with twelve installments set in a bookstore specializing in cookbooks.

More recently, Gerber has branched into the Fairy Garden Mystery series and the French Bistro Mystery duology, while also writing suspense under the Aspen Adams banner. She also writes the Literary Dining Mysteries, which combine food and books. With over forty-five books published and an Agatha Award for Best First Novel, Gerber has established herself as a reliable name in the cozy mystery world.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Daryl Wood Gerber written?

Daryl Wood Gerber has written 46 books across ten series.

What was Daryl Wood Gerber's first book?

Daryl Wood Gerber’s first book is The Long Quiche Goodbye, published in 2010.

What are Daryl Wood Gerber's most popular series?

Her best-known series are the Cheese Shop Mystery (seven books featuring cheese puns in every title), the Cookbook Nook Mysteries (twelve books set in a cookbook store), and the Fairy Garden Mystery (five books involving miniature fairy gardens).

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