Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Against the Currant | 2023 | Patricia Sargeant | Buy |
| 2 | Hard Dough Homicide | 2023 | Patricia Sargeant | Buy |
| 3 | Coconut Drop Dead | 2023 | Patricia Sargeant | Buy |
Spice Isle Bakery Mysteries is a cozy mystery series by Patricia Sargeant, writing as Olivia Matthews. All three books – Against the Currant, Hard Dough Homicide, and Coconut Drop Dead – were published in 2023. The series is set in Brooklyn, New York, at the Spice Isle Bakery, a Caribbean-owned business run by the Murray family.
The protagonist, Lyndsay Murray, runs the bakery with her family and becomes involved in investigating murders connected to their community. The Caribbean food setting and Brooklyn backdrop give the series a more urban and culturally specific flavor than many cozy mysteries, which tend toward rural or small-town settings. The titles all play on food and murder themes, a common cozy mystery convention.
All three books were published in the same year, making this a quickly assembled trilogy. The series works best read in order. Readers who enjoy the series should also consider Sargeant’s Peach Coast Mystery books, her other cozy mystery series written as Olivia Matthews.