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Bakeshop Mystery Series

21 primary works • 24 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 · 7145 Ratings · 1056 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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    3.96     · 4128 Ratings · 488 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     · 3258 Ratings · 431 Reviews · published 2015 · 10 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     · 2987 Ratings · 332 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     · 2689 Ratings · 296 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     · 2430 Ratings · 280 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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    3.67     · 921 Ratings · 98 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     · 2356 Ratings · 283 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     · 2156 Ratings · 279 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     · 2112 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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    3.94     · 2357 Ratings · 327 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     · 1936 Ratings · 275 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     · 1776 Ratings · 232 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     · 1733 Ratings · 233 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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    4.05     · 327 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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    3.99     · 1916 Ratings · 254 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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    4.05     · 1511 Ratings · 220 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     · 1538 Ratings · 247 Reviews · published 2022 · 6 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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    3.81     · 1551 Ratings · 307 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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    4.00     · 1297 Ratings · 230 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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    4.15     · 1034 Ratings · 167 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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    4.13     · 947 Ratings · 171 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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    4.23     · 382 Ratings · 87 Reviews · published 2025 · 2 editions
    Another delicious installment in the Bakeshop Seri…

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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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