Catering Hall Mystery Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Here Comes the Body | 2020 | Buy |
| Long Island Iced Tina | 2021 | Buy |
| It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder | 2021 | Buy |
| Four Parties and a Funeral | 2023 | Buy |
| The Witless Protection Program | 2024 | Buy |
Maria DiRico writes the Catering Hall Mystery series, a cozy mystery set in the world of Queens, New York catering. The series follows Mia Carina, who moves back in with her family and starts working at their catering hall in Astoria, Queens. The business hosts weddings, parties, and other events, and Mia has a habit of discovering dead bodies among the guests.
The series runs five books from Here Comes the Body (2020) to The Witless Protection Program (2024). The punny titles signal the lighthearted tone, and DiRico fills the books with the food, family arguments, and neighborhood characters that come with running an Italian-American catering business in New York City.