Order of Gayle Trent Books
Gayle Trent is an American author of cozy mystery and suspense novels. She writes the Myrtle Crumb, Daphne Martin and Embroidery Mysteries series (as Amanda Lee). In addition to writing novels, Gayle also writes blogs for several websites. She lives in Southwest Virginia with her family.
Gayle Trent became a published author in 1999 with the teen mystery novel Photo Finish. She made her debut as Amanda Lee in 2010 with The Quick and the Thread. Below is a list of Gayle Trent’s books in order of when they were first published:
Publication Order of Myrtle Crumb Books
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Between a Clutch and a Hard Place |
(2004) |
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When Good Bras Go Bad |
(2012) |
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Claus of Death |
(2013) |
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Soup…Er…Myrtle! |
(2014) |
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Perp and Circumstance |
(2015) |
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The Party Line |
(2015) |
Publication Order of Daphne Martin Mystery Books
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Murder Takes the Cake |
(2008) |
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Dead Pan |
(2009) |
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Killer Sweet Tooth |
(2011) |
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Battered to Death |
(2013) |
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Killer Wedding Cake |
(2015) |
Publication Order of Down South Café Mystery Books
(as Gayle Leeson)
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The Calamity Café |
(2016) |
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Silence of the Jams |
(2017) |
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Honey-Baked Homicide |
(2017) |
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Apples and Alibis |
(2019) |
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Fruit Baskets and Holiday Caskets |
(2020) |
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Truffles and Tragedy |
(2021) |
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Cake and I Scream |
(2023) |
Publication Order of Embroidery Mysteries Books
(as Amanda Lee)
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The Quick and the Thread |
(2010) |
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Stitch Me Deadly |
(2011) |
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Thread Reckoning |
(2011) |
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The Long Stitch Good Night |
(2012) |
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Thread on Arrival |
(2012) |
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Cross Stitch Before Dying |
(2013) |
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Thread End |
(2014) |
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Wicked Stitch |
(2015) |
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The Stitching Hour |
(2015) |
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Better Off Thread |
(2016) |
Publication Order of Ghostly Fashionista Mystery Books
(as Gayle Leeson)
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Designs On Murder |
(2019) |
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Perils and Lace |
(2020) |
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Christmas Cloches and Corpses |
(2020) |
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Buttons and Blows |
(2021) |
Publication Order of Kinsey Falls Books
(as Gayle Leeson)
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Hightail It to Kinsey Falls |
(2012) |
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Putting Down Roots in Kinsey Falls |
(2018) |
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Sleighing It in Kinsey Falls |
(2018) |
Publication Order of Victoria Square Mystery Books
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A Crafty Killing |
(2010) |
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The Walled Flower |
(2012) |
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One Hot Murder |
(2013) |
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Dead, Bath, and Beyond |
(2016) |
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Yule Be Dead |
(2018) |
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Murder Ink |
(2019) |
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A Murderous Misconception |
(2020) |
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Dead Man’s Hand |
(2021) |
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A Lethal Lake Effect |
(2024) |
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Photo Finish |
(1999) |
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Anything for a Buck |
(2001) |
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The Mourning Ring |
(2006) |
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Broken Promise |
(2011) |
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The Perfect Woman |
(2012) |
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In Her Blood |
(2015) |
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The Flame |
(2016) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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Laughing and Learning |
(2003) |
Publication Order of Movie Memorabilia Books
(as Gayle Leeson)
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We’ll Always Have Murder |
(2023) |
Publication Order of Literatia Books
(as Gayle Leeson)
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An Eyre of Mystery |
(2022) |
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A Tale of Two Enemies |
(2023) |
Publication Order of Mossy Creek Books
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Mossy Creek |
(2001) |
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Reunion at Mossy Creek |
(2002) |
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Summer in Mossy Creek |
(2003) |
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Blessings of Mossy Creek |
(2004) |
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A Day in Mossy Creek |
(2006) |
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At Home in Mossy Creek |
(2007) |
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Gone But Not Forgotten: Novella |
(2008) |
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Critters of Mossy Creek |
(2009) |
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Homecoming in Mossy Creek |
(2011) |
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Closer Than They Appear: Novella |
(2014) |
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Christmas in Mossy Creek |
(2017) |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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Mysteries, Midsummer Sun and Murders |
(2022) |
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Deadly Traditions |
(2022) |
Notes: The Embroidery Mysteries series is written under the pen name Amanda Lee. The Perfect Woman, The Mourning Ring and Broken Promise were written as Holly Jordan.