Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pork Pie Pandemonium | 2020 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
| 2 | Bakewell Tart Bludgeoning | 2020 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
| 3 | Stilton Slaughter | 2020 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
| 4 | Stilton Slaughter: Albert Smith’s Culinary Capers Recipe 3 | 2022 | Steve Higgs | N/A |
| 5 | Bedfordshire Clanger Calamity | 2020 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
| 6 | Death of a Yorkshire Pudding | 2020 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
| 7 | Cumberland Sausage Shocker: Albert Smith’s Culinary Capers Recipe 6 | 2020 | Steve Higgs | N/A |
| 8 | Cumberland Sausage Shocker | 2021 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
| 9 | Arbroath Smokie Slaying | 2021 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
| 10 | Arbroath Smokie Slaying: Albert Smith’s Culinary Capers Recipe 7 | 2021 | Steve Higgs | N/A |
| 11 | Dundee Cake Deception: Albert Smith’s Culinary Capers Recipe 8 | 2021 | Steve Higgs | N/A |
| 12 | Hellcat | 2021 | Steve Higgs | N/A |
| 13 | Dundee Cake Deception | 2021 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
| 14 | Lancashire Hotpot Peril: Albert Smith’s Culinary Capers Recipe 9 | 2021 | Steve Higgs | N/A |
| 15 | Lancashire Hotpot Peril | 2021 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
| 16 | Blackpool Rock Bloodshed | 2022 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
| 17 | Kent Coast Oyster Obliteration: Albert Smith’s Culinary Capers Recipe 11 | 2022 | Steve Higgs | N/A |
| 18 | Eton Mess Massacre: Albert Smith’s Culinary Capers Recipe 12 | 2022 | Steve Higgs | N/A |
| 19 | Kent Coast Oyster Obliteration | 2022 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
| 20 | Cornish Pasty Conspiracy - The Killing in the Filling: Albert Smith’s Culinary Capers Recipe 13 | 2022 | Steve Higgs | N/A |
| 21 | Eton Mess Massacre | 2022 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
| 22 | Cornish Pasty Conspiracy | 2022 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
| 23 | The Gastrothief | 2023 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
| 24 | Lyme Regis Layover | 2023 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
| 25 | Majestic Mystery | 2023 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
Albert Smith’s Culinary Capers by Steve Higgs is a cozy mystery series that combines crime solving with British food culture. Each book is named after a regional dish, and retired policeman Albert Smith finds himself drawn into criminal investigations wherever he goes in search of Britain’s best recipes.
The series began with Pork Pie Pandemonium in 2020 and quickly grew to over twenty books. Titles like Stilton Slaughter, Bedfordshire Clanger Calamity, and Cornish Pasty Conspiracy give the series a lighthearted tone, though the mysteries themselves keep readers guessing. Albert is accompanied by his two dachshunds, a recurring feature in many of Higgs’s series.