2026 Reading Challenge

Bakeshop Mystery Series

22 primary works • 25 total works
The Bakeshop Mysteries are set in the charming hamlet of Ashland, Oregon, home to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival where romantic pastry chef, Juliet Montague Capshaw (Jules), has returned home to heal her broken heart and help run her family’s artisan bakeshop, Torte. Ellie Alexander’s culinary mysteries leave fans hungry for more with their decade…

Book 1

Meet Your Baker
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3.91 · 7338 Ratings · 1088 Reviews · published 2014 · 14 editions
Welcome to Torte-a friendly, small-town family bak…

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    Book 2

    A Batter of Life and Death
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    3.95     · 4232 Ratings · 497 Reviews · published 2015 · 10 editions
    Welcome to Torte-a small-town family bakeshop wher…

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    Book 3

    On Thin Icing
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    3.93     · 3343 Ratings · 442 Reviews · published 2015 · 11 editions
    Welcome to Torte-a small-town family bakeshop wher…

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    Book 4

    Caught Bread Handed
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    3.96     · 3058 Ratings · 336 Reviews · published 2016 · 5 editions
    Welcome to Torte—a friendly, small-town family bak…

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    Book 5

    Fudge and Jury
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    4.05     · 2745 Ratings · 298 Reviews · published 2017 · 4 editions
    Welcome to Torte—a friendly, small-town family bak…

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    Book 6

    A Crime of Passion Fruit
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    4.02     · 2474 Ratings · 281 Reviews · published 2017 · 11 editions
    Torte--everybody's favorite small-town family bake…

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    Book 6.5

    Trouble Is Brewing
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    3.66     · 943 Ratings · 102 Reviews · published 2017 · 1 edition
    Introducing Sloan Krause—main character of Death o…

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    Book 7

    Another One Bites the Crust
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    3.99     · 2408 Ratings · 287 Reviews · published 2018 · 9 editions
    Torte―the beloved small-town bakeshop run by Jules…

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    Book 8

    Till Death Do Us Tart
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    4.05     · 2210 Ratings · 283 Reviews · published 2018 · 9 editions
    Torte―the small-town bakeshop no one can resist―is…

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    Book 9

    Live and Let Pie
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    3.97     · 2169 Ratings · 234 Reviews · published 2018 · 5 editions
    Life is sweet once you step into Torte, everybody'…

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    Book 10

    A Cup of Holiday Fear
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    3.92     · 2485 Ratings · 347 Reviews · published 2019 · 8 editions
    The latest installment in the Bakeshop Mysteries: …

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    Book 11

    Nothing Bundt Trouble
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    3.92     · 1984 Ratings · 278 Reviews · published 2020 · 8 editions
    This time, Torte’s pastry chef and amateur sleuth …

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    Book 12

    Chilled to the Cone
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    4.10     · 1822 Ratings · 234 Reviews · published 2020 · 9 editions
    Pastry chef and amateur sleuth Juliet Capshaw find…

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    Book 13

    Mocha, She Wrote
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    4.11     · 1780 Ratings · 235 Reviews · published 2021 · 8 editions
    When a barista competition comes to town, Torte's …

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    Book 13.25

    A Brunch With Death: A Bakeshop Mystery Short Collaboration
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    4.04     · 337 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 2021 · 2 editions
    Fall has painted Ashland, Oregon, with a brush of …

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    Book 14

    Bake, Borrow, and Steal
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    3.98     · 1976 Ratings · 259 Reviews · published 2021 · 7 editions
    Ellie Alexander's Bake, Borrow, and Steal , the mo…

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    Book 15

    Donut Disturb
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    4.04     · 1559 Ratings · 222 Reviews · published 2022 · 8 editions
    Love is blooming in Ashland, Oregon.

    The Shakespear…

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    Book 16

    Muffin But the Truth
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    4.04     · 1583 Ratings · 248 Reviews · published 2022 · 7 editions
    In Muffin But the Truth , Torte's pastry chef and …

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    Book 17

    Catch Me If You Candy
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    3.80     · 1622 Ratings · 314 Reviews · published 2023 · 7 editions
    Things are getting spooky in Catch Me If You Candy…

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    Book 18

    A Smoking Bun
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    3.98     · 1370 Ratings · 236 Reviews · published 2024 · 6 editions
    Another delicious installment in the Bakeshop Seri…

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    Book 19

    Sticks and Scones
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    4.14     · 1096 Ratings · 171 Reviews · published 2024 · 5 editions
    Another delicious installment in the Bakeshop Seri…

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    Book 20

    Killing Me Soufflé
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    4.10     · 1041 Ratings · 180 Reviews · published 2025 · 5 editions
    Another delicious installment in the Bakeshop Seri…

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    Book 21

    Laying Down the Latte
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    4.17     · 581 Ratings · 109 Reviews · published 2025 · 2 editions
    Another delicious installment in the Bakeshop Seri…

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    Book 22

    The Whisking Hour
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    4.12     · 33 Ratings · 26 Reviews · 2 editions
    Another delicious installment in Ellie Alexander's…

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    Book 1-3

    The Bakeshop Mysteries Books 1-3
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    4.28     · 36 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2016 · 2 editions

    Ellie Alexander's Bakeshop Mysteries will make rea…

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