Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too Big to Miss | 2001 | Sue Ann Jaffarian | Buy |
| 2 | The Curse of the Holy Pail | 2003 | Sue Ann Jaffarian | Buy |
| 3 | Thugs and Kisses | 2008 | Sue Ann Jaffarian | Buy |
| 4 | Booby Trap | 2009 | Sue Ann Jaffarian | Buy |
| 5 | Corpse on the Cob | 2010 | Sue Ann Jaffarian | Buy |
| 6 | Twice As Dead | 2011 | Sue Ann Jaffarian | Buy |
| 7 | Hide & Snoop | 2012 | Sue Ann Jaffarian | Buy |
| 8 | Secondhand Stiff | 2013 | Sue Ann Jaffarian | Buy |
| 9 | Hell on Wheels | 2014 | Sue Ann Jaffarian | Buy |
| 10 | A Body to Spare | 2015 | Sue Ann Jaffarian | Buy |
| 11 | Rhythm & Clues | 2016 | Sue Ann Jaffarian | Buy |
| 12 | Too Big to Die | 2017 | Sue Ann Jaffarian | Buy |
The Odelia Grey Mystery series is Sue Ann Jaffarian’s longest-running creation, spanning twelve books from 2001 to 2017. Odelia is a paralegal who does not go looking for trouble, but trouble finds her anyway — starting with Too Big to Miss, where a friend’s death pulls her into an investigation that the police are not taking seriously.
Each book follows Odelia as she balances her day job, her relationships, and whatever new murder has landed in her lap. The series mixes humor with genuine suspense, and Jaffarian’s decision to make her protagonist unapologetically plus-size was notable at a time when cozy mystery heroines were rarely written that way. The series builds out a full cast of recurring characters, including Odelia’s husband Greg and her colleague Steele, who become as much a draw as the mysteries themselves.