Author · updated 2026
Gayle Trent Books in Order
Every Gayle Trent book in publication order — 51 in total, spanning 1999–2021.
Publication Order of Myrtle Crumb Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Between a Clutch and a Hard Place | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | When Good Bras Go Bad | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Claus of Death | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Soup...Er...Myrtle! | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Perp and Circumstance | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Party Line | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Daphne Martin Mystery Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Murder Takes the Cake | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Dead Pan | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Killer Sweet Tooth | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Battered to Death | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Killer Wedding Cake | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Down South Caf辿 Mystery Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Calamity Caf辿 (As:Gayle Leeson) | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Silence of the Jams (As:Gayle Leeson) | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Honey-Baked Homicide (As:Gayle Leeson) | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Apples and Alibis (As:Gayle Leeson) | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Embroidery Mysteries Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Quick and the Thread | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Stitch Me Deadly | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Thread Reckoning | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Long Stitch Good Night | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Thread on Arrival | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Cross Stitch Before Dying | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Thread End | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Wicked Stitch | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  The Stitching Hour | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Better Off Thread | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Ghostly Fashionista Mystery Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Designs On Murder (As:Gayle Leeson) | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Perils and Lace (As:Gayle Leeson) | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Kinsey Falls Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hightail It to Kinsey Falls (As:Gayle Leeson) | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Putting Down Roots in Kinsey Falls (As:Gayle Leeson) | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Sleighing It in Kinsey Falls (As:Gayle Leeson) | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Victoria Square Mystery Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yule Be Dead (As: Gayle Leeson, With: Lorraine Bartlett) | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Murder Ink (As: Gayle Leeson, With: Lorraine Bartlett) | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  A Murderous Misconception (As: Gayle Leeson, With: Lorraine Bartlett) | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Dead Man's Hand (As: Gayle Leeson, With: Lorraine Bartlett) | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Photo Finish | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Anything for a Buck | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Mourning Ring | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Broken Promise | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Perfect Woman | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  In Her Blood | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  The Flame | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Laughing and Learning | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Mossy Creek Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mossy Creek | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Reunion at Mossy Creek | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Summer in Mossy Creek | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Blessings of Mossy Creek | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  A Day in Mossy Creek | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  At Home in Mossy Creek | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Gone But Not Forgotten | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Critters of Mossy Creek | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Closer Than They Appear | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 51, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Photo Finish | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Anything for a Buck | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Mossy Creek | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Reunion at Mossy Creek | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Laughing and Learning | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Summer in Mossy Creek | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Between a Clutch and a Hard Place | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Blessings of Mossy Creek | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Mourning Ring | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | A Day in Mossy Creek | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | At Home in Mossy Creek | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Murder Takes the Cake | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Gone But Not Forgotten | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Dead Pan | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Critters of Mossy Creek | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Quick and the Thread | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Killer Sweet Tooth | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Stitch Me Deadly | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Thread Reckoning | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Broken Promise | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | When Good Bras Go Bad | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Long Stitch Good Night | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Thread on Arrival | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Hightail It to Kinsey Falls (As:Gayle Leeson) | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | The Perfect Woman | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Claus of Death | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Battered to Death | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Cross Stitch Before Dying | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Soup...Er...Myrtle! | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Thread End | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Closer Than They Appear | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Perp and Circumstance | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The Party Line | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Killer Wedding Cake | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Wicked Stitch | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | The Stitching Hour | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | In Her Blood | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | The Calamity Caf辿 (As:Gayle Leeson) | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Better Off Thread | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | The Flame | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Silence of the Jams (As:Gayle Leeson) | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Honey-Baked Homicide (As:Gayle Leeson) | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Putting Down Roots in Kinsey Falls (As:Gayle Leeson) | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Sleighing It in Kinsey Falls (As:Gayle Leeson) | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Yule Be Dead (As: Gayle Leeson, With: Lorraine Bartlett) | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | Apples and Alibis (As:Gayle Leeson) | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Designs On Murder (As:Gayle Leeson) | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Murder Ink (As: Gayle Leeson, With: Lorraine Bartlett) | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Perils and Lace (As:Gayle Leeson) | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | A Murderous Misconception (As: Gayle Leeson, With: Lorraine Bartlett) | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Dead Man's Hand (As: Gayle Leeson, With: Lorraine Bartlett) | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
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