Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bun Also Rises | 1996 | Jill Churchill | Buy |
The Bun Also Rises (1996) is a short mystery by Jill Churchill, the pen name of Janice Young Brooks. Churchill is best known for her two cozy mystery series: the Jane Jeffry suburban mysteries and the Grace & Favor Depression-era mysteries. Both series earned her Agatha and Macavity Award nominations and wins.
This standalone short story shows Churchill working in the same cozy mystery vein at a shorter length. The punning title is characteristic of her style; her Jane Jeffry novels include titles like A Farewell to Yarns, The Class Menagerie, and Silence of the Hams. Churchill had a knack for light, humorous mysteries that balanced genuine whodunit plots with comedy.
For readers already familiar with Churchill’s series, this shorter piece offers another dose of her particular brand of mystery. It works well as a quick read between longer novels and gives a sense of her voice outside the ongoing storylines of her two main series.