Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meet Your Baker | 2014 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 2 | A Batter of Life and Death | 2015 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 3 | On Thin Icing | 2015 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 4 | Caught Bread Handed | 2016 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 5 | Fudge and Jury | 2017 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 6 | A Crime of Passion Fruit | 2017 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 7 | Trouble Is Brewing | 2017 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 8 | Another One Bites the Crust | 2018 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 9 | Till Death Do Us Tart | 2018 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 10 | Live and Let Pie | 2018 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 11 | A Cup of Holiday Fear | 2019 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 12 | Nothing Bundt Trouble | 2020 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 13 | Chilled to the Cone | 2020 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 14 | A Brunch With Death: A Bakeshop Mystery Short Collaboration | 2021 | Ellie Alexander | N/A |
| 15 | Mocha, She Wrote | 2021 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 16 | Bake, Borrow, and Steal | 2021 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 17 | Donut Disturb | 2022 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 18 | Muffin But the Truth | 2022 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 19 | Catch Me If You Candy | 2023 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 20 | A Smoking Bun | 2024 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 21 | Sticks and Scones | 2024 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 22 | Killing Me Soufflé | 2025 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 23 | Laying Down the Latte | 2025 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
| 24 | The Whisking Hour | 2026 | Ellie Alexander | Buy |
The Bakeshop Mysteries follow Juliet “Jules” Montague Capshaw, a pastry chef who returns to her hometown of Ashland, Oregon, to help run her family’s bakeshop, Torte. Each book pairs a murder mystery with detailed baking scenes, recipes, and the backdrop of Ashland’s Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The series started with Meet Your Baker in 2014 and continues with The Whisking Hour in 2026.
The books deliver the cozy mystery formula — a likable amateur sleuth, a charming small-town setting, a cast of recurring characters, and just enough danger to keep things interesting — wrapped around Ellie Alexander’s love of Pacific Northwest food culture. The pun-heavy titles (Till Death Do Us Tart, Nothing Bundt Trouble, Killing Me Souffle) signal the light tone readers can expect.