Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do or Diner | 2013 | Christine Wenger | Buy |
| 2 | A Second Helping of Murder | 2014 | Christine Wenger | Buy |
| 3 | Diners, Drive-Ins, and Death | 2015 | Christine Wenger | Buy |
| 4 | Macaroni and Freeze | 2015 | Christine Wenger | Buy |
| 5 | It’s a Wonderful Knife | 2016 | Christine Wenger | Buy |
A Comfort Food Mystery is Christine Wenger’s culinary cozy series. Do or Diner (2013) introduces a small-town diner owner who gets pulled into murder investigations. The series ran five books through It’s a Wonderful Knife (2016), mixing amateur sleuthing with diner culture and comfort food.
The series is set in Sandy Harbor, a fictional small town in upstate New York. The protagonist, Trixie Matkowski, inherits the Silver Bullet Diner and quickly finds that her new hometown has more going on than meets the eye. A Second Helping of Murder (2014) and Diners, Drive-Ins, and Death (2015) continue the pattern of food-themed titles and diner-based mysteries.
Wenger is also known for her Harlequin romance novels. The Comfort Food Mystery books are lighter reads, aimed at fans of culinary cozies who enjoy recipes alongside their murder plots. The series is complete at five books and can be read in order for the best experience with Trixie’s developing relationships in Sandy Harbor.