Tory Bauer Mystery books in order

The Tory Bauer Mystery series by Kathleen Taylor follows a small-town South Dakota waitress who solves local murders across six cozy mysteries.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Funeral Food 1993 Kathleen Taylor Buy
2 Sex and Salmonella 1996 Kathleen Taylor Buy
3 Hotel South Dakota 1997 Kathleen Taylor Buy
4 Mourning Shift 1998 Kathleen Taylor Buy
5 Cold Front 2000 Kathleen Taylor Buy
6 Foreign Body 2001 Kathleen Taylor Buy

The Tory Bauer Mystery series follows a waitress in tiny Delphi, South Dakota, who finds herself solving murders among her neighbors. Funeral Food (1993) introduces Tory and the close-knit community where everyone knows everyone else’s business.

The six-book series ran through Foreign Body (2001), with entries like Sex and Salmonella (1996) and Cold Front (2000) mixing small-town life with murder.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Tory Bauer Mystery series?

There are six books in the Tory Bauer Mystery series, published between 1993 and 2001.

What is the first book in the Tory Bauer Mystery series?

The first book in the Tory Bauer Mystery series is Funeral Food, published in 1993.

What is the Tory Bauer Mystery series about?

The series follows Tory Bauer, a waitress in the tiny town of Delphi, South Dakota, who keeps getting drawn into solving local murders. Funeral Food (1993) begins the six-book series, which ran through Foreign Body (2001). The small-town setting and cast of quirky regulars give the series its cozy charm.

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