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:
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Publication Order of Myrtle Crumb Books
| Between a Clutch and a Hard Place | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| When Good Bras Go Bad | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Claus of Death | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Soup...Er...Myrtle! | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Perp and Circumstance | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Party Line | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Daphne Martin Mystery Books
| Murder Takes the Cake | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dead Pan | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Killer Sweet Tooth | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Battered to Death | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Killer Wedding Cake | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Down South Café Mystery Books
(as Gayle Leeson)
| The Calamity Café | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Silence of the Jams | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Honey-Baked Homicide | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Apples and Alibis | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fruit Baskets and Holiday Caskets | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Truffles and Tragedy | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cake and I Scream | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Embroidery Mysteries Books
(as Amanda Lee)
| The Quick and the Thread | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Stitch Me Deadly | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Thread Reckoning | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Long Stitch Good Night | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Thread on Arrival | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cross Stitch Before Dying | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Thread End | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wicked Stitch | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Stitching Hour | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Better Off Thread | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Ghostly Fashionista Mystery Books
(as Gayle Leeson)
| Designs On Murder | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Perils and Lace | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Christmas Cloches and Corpses | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Buttons and Blows | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Kinsey Falls Books
(as Gayle Leeson)
| Hightail It to Kinsey Falls | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Putting Down Roots in Kinsey Falls | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sleighing It in Kinsey Falls | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Victoria Square Mystery Books
| A Crafty Killing | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walled Flower | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| One Hot Murder | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dead, Bath, and Beyond | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Yule Be Dead | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder Ink | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Murderous Misconception | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dead Man's Hand | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Lethal Lake Effect | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Photo Finish | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Anything for a Buck | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mourning Ring | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Broken Promise | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Perfect Woman | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| In Her Blood | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Flame | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Laughing and Learning | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Movie Memorabilia Books
(as Gayle Leeson)
| We'll Always Have Murder | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Literatia Books
(as Gayle Leeson)
| An Eyre of Mystery | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Tale of Two Enemies | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Mossy Creek Books
| Mossy Creek | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Reunion at Mossy Creek | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Summer in Mossy Creek | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Blessings of Mossy Creek | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Day in Mossy Creek | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| At Home in Mossy Creek | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Gone But Not Forgotten: Novella | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Critters of Mossy Creek | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Homecoming in Mossy Creek | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Closer Than They Appear: Novella | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Christmas in Mossy Creek | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Mysteries, Midsummer Sun and Murders | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Deadly Traditions | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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.
If You Like Gayle Trent Books, You’ll Love…
Gayle Trent Synopsis: In The Perfect Woman by Holly Jordan, advertising execs believe that the “perfect woman” could be what they need to save their company. In the search for the flawless woman, they interview a bunch of women, offering to share profits even if they don’t get hired, in order to keep quiet. The women all have their own reasons for taking the offer, but this perfect offer turns out to be too perfect when a murderer is after the women, looking to pick them off one by one.
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