Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Mysteries, Midsummer Sun and Murders |
2022 |
Buy |
Daphne Martin Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Murder Takes the Cake |
2008 |
Buy |
| Dead Pan |
2009 |
Buy |
| Killer Sweet Tooth |
2011 |
Buy |
| Killer Sweet Tooth: A Daphne Martin Cake Mystery |
2011 |
N/A |
| Battered to Death |
2013 |
Buy |
| Killer Wedding Cake |
2015 |
Buy |
Down South Café Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Calamity Café |
2016 |
Buy |
| Silence of the Jams |
2017 |
Buy |
| Honey-Baked Homicide |
2017 |
Buy |
| Apples and Alibis |
2019 |
Buy |
| Fruit Baskets and Holiday Caskets |
2020 |
Buy |
| Truffles and Tragedy |
2021 |
Buy |
| Cake and I Scream |
2023 |
Buy |
Embroidery Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Quick and the Thread |
2010 |
Buy |
| Stitch Me Deadly |
2011 |
Buy |
| Thread Reckoning |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Long Stitch Good Night |
2012 |
Buy |
| Thread on Arrival |
2012 |
Buy |
| Cross Stitch Before Dying |
2013 |
Buy |
| Thread End |
2014 |
Buy |
| Wicked Stitch |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Stitching Hour |
2015 |
Buy |
| Better Off Thread |
2016 |
Buy |
Ghostly Fashionista Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Designs On Murder |
2019 |
Buy |
| Perils and Lace |
2020 |
Buy |
| Christmas Cloches and Corpses |
2020 |
Buy |
| Buttons and Blows |
2021 |
Buy |
| Secrets and Sequins |
2023 |
Buy |
| Corsets and Casualties |
2025 |
Buy |
Kinsey Falls Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Hightail It to Kinsey Falls |
2012 |
Buy |
| Putting Down Roots in Kinsey Falls |
2018 |
Buy |
| Sleighing It in Kinsey Falls |
2018 |
Buy |
Literatia Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| An Eyre of Mystery |
2022 |
Buy |
| A Tale of Two Enemies |
2023 |
Buy |
Mossy Creek Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Mossy Creek |
2001 |
Buy |
| Reunion at Mossy Creek |
2002 |
Buy |
| Summer in Mossy Creek |
2003 |
Buy |
| Blessings of Mossy Creek |
2004 |
Buy |
| A Day in Mossy Creek |
2006 |
Buy |
| At Home in Mossy Creek |
2007 |
Buy |
| Gone But Not Forgotten |
2008 |
Buy |
| Critters of Mossy Creek |
2009 |
Buy |
| Homecoming in Mossy Creek |
2011 |
Buy |
| Closer Than They Appear |
2014 |
Buy |
| Christmas in Mossy Creek |
2017 |
Buy |
Movie Memorabilia#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| We’ll Always Have Murder |
2023 |
Buy |
Myrtle Crumb Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Between a Clutch and a Hard Place |
2004 |
Buy |
| When Good Bras Go Bad |
2012 |
Buy |
| Claus of Death |
2013 |
Buy |
| Claus of Death: A Myrtle Crumb Mystery |
2013 |
N/A |
| Soup…Er…Myrtle! |
2014 |
Buy |
| Perp and Circumstance |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Party Line |
2015 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Laughing and Learning |
2003 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Photo Finish |
1999 |
Buy |
| Anything for a Buck |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Mourning Ring |
2006 |
Buy |
| Broken Promise |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Perfect Woman |
2012 |
Buy |
| In Her Blood |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Flame |
2016 |
Buy |
Victoria Square Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Crafty Killing |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Walled Flower |
2012 |
Buy |
| One Hot Murder |
2013 |
Buy |
| Dead, Bath, and Beyond |
2016 |
Buy |
| Yule Be Dead |
2018 |
Buy |
| Murder Ink |
2019 |
Buy |
| A Murderous Misconception |
2020 |
Buy |
| Dead Man’s Hand |
2021 |
Buy |
| A Lethal Lake Effect |
2024 |
Buy |
Gayle Trent has been writing cozy mysteries since the late 1990s, building a catalog of over 70 books across more than a dozen series. She writes under her own name and as Amanda Lee and Gayle Leeson, with each pen name associated with different mystery series. Her books typically feature small-town settings, quirky supporting casts, and protagonists who solve murders while running businesses.
Her Embroidery Mysteries, written as Amanda Lee, ran for ten books and followed a needlework shop owner who keeps stumbling into murder investigations. The Down South Cafe Mystery series, as Gayle Leeson, centers on a woman who inherits a cafe and the crimes that come with small-town life. Trent is also part of the collaborative Mossy Creek series, contributing to a shared fictional community created by multiple authors.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Gayle Trent written?
Gayle Trent has written 71 books across thirteen series.
What was Gayle Trent's first book?
Gayle Trent’s first book is Photo Finish, published in 1999.
Does Gayle Trent write under other names?
Yes. Gayle Trent also publishes as Amanda Lee and Gayle Leeson. Her Embroidery Mysteries are written as Amanda Lee, while the Down South Cafe Mystery and Ghostly Fashionista Mystery series appear under the Gayle Leeson name.