Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Al Dente | 2013 | Leslie Ann Budewitz | Buy |
| 2 | Crime Rib | 2014 | Leslie Ann Budewitz | Buy |
| 3 | Butter Off Dead | 2015 | Leslie Ann Budewitz | Buy |
| 4 | Treble at the Jam Fest | 2017 | Leslie Ann Budewitz | Buy |
| 5 | As The Christmas Cookie Crumbles | 2018 | Leslie Ann Budewitz | Buy |
| 6 | Carried to the Grave and Other Stories | 2021 | Leslie Ann Budewitz | Buy |
| 7 | The Picture of Guilt | 2022 | Leslie Ann Budewitz | N/A |
| 8 | The Christmas Stranger | 2023 | Leslie Ann Budewitz | Buy |
Leslie Ann Budewitz’s Food Lovers’ Village Mystery series is set in a fictional Montana community where food is central to daily life. Death Al Dente (2013) won the Agatha Award for Best First Novel and introduced both the setting and the protagonist who solves culinary-adjacent crimes.
The series continued with Crime Rib (2014), Butter Off Dead (2015), and Treble at the Jam Fest (2017), each using food-themed wordplay. As The Christmas Cookie Crumbles (2018), The Picture of Guilt (2022), and The Christmas Stranger (2023) carried the series to eight books.