Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wicked Step-Twister | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 2 | The Unsuitable Suitor | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 3 | The Nervous Nephew | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 4 | The Missing Hydrangeas | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 5 | The Highly Suspicious Halo | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 6 | The Un-Nimble Thimble | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 7 | The Sinister Swaps | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 8 | The Kidnapper’s Club | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 9 | The Coin Conspiracy | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 10 | The Blue Plate Perils | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 11 | The Angel’s Secret | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 12 | Puzzle in Patchwork | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 13 | No Safe Arbor | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 14 | Maim That Tune! | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 15 | The Comatose Cat | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 16 | The Greedy Auctioneer | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 17 | The Sad Clown Affair | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 18 | The Regrettable Rumors | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 19 | Plots and Pans | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 20 | Mischief in Mason City | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 21 | The Doubtful Doctor | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 22 | The Case of the Grandfather Clock | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 23 | The Disappointed Diva | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
| 24 | The Baffling Bequest: | 2000 | Sandy Dengler | Buy |
The Church Choir Mysteries is Sandy Dengler’s largest single series, running 24 books. Set in a church community where choir members have a tendency to encounter crime, the series falls squarely in the cozy mystery tradition. The titles are playful and hint at each book’s central puzzle: The Wicked Step-Twister, Maim That Tune!, The Comatose Cat, and The Baffling Bequest among them.
The church setting gives Dengler a ready-made cast of recurring characters and a community where everyone knows everyone’s business, which is both helpful and complicating when mysteries arise. For fans of cozy mysteries who appreciate a faith-based backdrop, this series provides a substantial library of gentle whodunits.