Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sweet Smell of Murder | 2015 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 2 | A Deadly Delicious Delivery | 2015 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 3 | A Bitter Sweet Murder | 2016 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 4 | A Treacherous Tasty Trail | 2016 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 5 | Pastry and Peril / Luscious Pastry at a Lethal Party | 2016 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 6 | Trouble and Treats | 2016 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 7 | Fudge, Films and Felonies | 2016 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 8 | Custom-Made Murder | 2017 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 9 | Skydiving, Soufflés and Sabotage | 2017 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 10 | Christmas Chocolates and Crimes | 2018 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 11 | Hot Chocolate and Homicide | 2018 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 12 | Chocolate Caramels and Conmen | 2018 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 13 | Picnics, Pies and Lies | 2018 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 14 | Devil’s Food Cake and Drama | 2019 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 15 | Cinnamon and a Corpse | 2019 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 16 | Cherries, Berries and a Body | 2019 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 17 | Christmas Cookies and Criminals | 2019 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 18 | Grapes, Ganache and Guilt | 2020 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 19 | Yule Logs and Murder | 2020 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 20 | Mocha, Marriage and Murder | 2021 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 21 | Holiday Fudge & Homicide | 2021 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 22 | Chocolate Mousse and Murder | 2023 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 23 | Salted Caramel, Shows, and Suspects | 2024 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 24 | Peppermint Bark and Peril | 2024 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 25 | Birthday Cake and Betrayal | 2025 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
| 26 | Coffee, Cocoa, and Conflict | 2026 | Cindy Bell | Buy |
The Chocolate Centered Mystery series by Cindy Bell opens with The Sweet Smell of Murder in 2015, and has grown to 26 books by 2026. The series keeps a consistent pace — Cindy Bell published multiple entries in most years, with four books in both 2016 and 2018 alone, and the series has continued releasing new titles right through 2024 and 2025.
The titles throughout the series pair food and confectionery with crime, from early entries like A Deadly Delicious Delivery (2015) and Fudge, Films and Felonies (2016) through to later additions such as Chocolate Mousse and Murder (2023) and Birthday Cake and Betrayal (2025). Holiday-themed entries, including Christmas Chocolates and Crimes (2018) and Yule Logs and Murder (2020), appear regularly in the lineup.
Reading in publication order is recommended, as the recurring characters and their relationships develop across the series. The most recent book is Coffee, Cocoa, and Conflict, published in 2026.