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Jenn McKinlay Books in Order

Jenn McKinlay has written 69 books, published between 2002 and 2026. The first book is Perk Avenue / To Catch a Latte (2002) and the newest is Booking for Trouble (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
69
Published
2002–2026
Confirmed
68 of 69 titles
Pages on record
10,977 in 36 of 69 books
Reading time
183–274 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,977 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 36 of 69 titles with a page count on record.

See all 69 books in order Printable Jenn McKinlay checklist

Cozy mysteries with a trade attached are Jenn McKinlay's speciality: a library, a cupcake bakery, a hat shop and a resale business each anchor a series. The catalogue reaches 69 titles between 2002 and 2026, including contemporary romance in the Bluff Point and Museum of Literature books and the Decoupage mysteries written as Lucy Lawrence. Stuck on Murder (2009) and Sprinkle with Murder (2010) start the main cozy runs, and Booking for Trouble is the most recent title.

The Cupcake Bakery Mystery series follows best friends Mel and Angie, who run a cupcake shop in Scottsdale, Arizona. Their business draws them into investigating local murders, and the books include recipes.

How many Jenn McKinlay books are there?

Jenn McKinlay has 69 books, released between 2002 and 2026. They include 9 separate series.

Jenn McKinlay Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 69 Jenn McKinlay books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Perk Avenue / To Catch a Latte by Jenn McKinlay, book 1 of the Jenn McKinlay Short Story series (2002)
  2. Cover of A Real Work of Art / Thick as Thieves by Jenn McKinlay, book 2 of the Jenn McKinlay Short Story series (2003)
  3. Cover of Keeping up Appearances by Jenn McKinlay, book 1 of the Jenn McKinlay Standalone Novels series (2005)
  4. Cover of Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay, book 1 of the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series (2010)
  5. Cover of Cut to the Corpse (As: Lucy Lawrence) by Jenn McKinlay (2010)
  6. Cover of Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay, book 1 of the Library Lover's Mystery series (2011)
  7. Cover of Buttercream Bump Off by Jenn McKinlay, book 2 of the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series (2011)
  8. Cover of Death by the Dozen by Jenn McKinlay, book 3 of the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series (2011)
  9. Cover of Sealed with a Kill by Jenn McKinlay, book 3 of the Decoupage Mystery Series as Lucy Lawrence series (2011)
  10. Cover of 50% Off Murder (As: Josie Belle) by Jenn McKinlay, book 1 of the Good Buy Girls Mystery series (2012)
  11. Cover of A Deal to Die For (As: Josie Belle) by Jenn McKinlay, book 2 of the Good Buy Girls Mystery series (2012)
  12. Cover of Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay, book 2 of the Library Lover's Mystery series (2012)
  13. Cover of Book, Line and Sinker by Jenn McKinlay, book 3 of the Library Lover's Mystery series (2012)
  14. Cover of Red Velvet Revenge by Jenn McKinlay, book 4 of the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series (2012)
  15. Cover of Cloche and Dagger by Jenn McKinlay, book 1 of the Hat Shop Mystery series (2013)
  16. Cover of Buried in Bargains (As: Josie Belle) by Jenn McKinlay, book 3 of the Good Buy Girls Mystery series (2013)
  17. Cover of Read It and Weep by Jenn McKinlay, book 4 of the Library Lover's Mystery series (2013)
  18. Cover of Going, Going, Ganache by Jenn McKinlay, book 5 of the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series (2013)
  19. Cover of Marked Down for Murder (As: Josie Belle) by Jenn McKinlay, book 4 of the Good Buy Girls Mystery series (2014)
  20. Cover of Sugar and Iced by Jenn McKinlay, book 6 of the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series (2014)
  21. Cover of At the Drop of a Hat by Jenn McKinlay, book 3 of the Hat Shop Mystery series (2015)
  22. Cover of All Sales Final (As: Josie Belle) by Jenn McKinlay, book 5 of the Good Buy Girls Mystery series (2015)
  23. Cover of Better Late Than Never by Jenn McKinlay, book 8 of the Library Lover's Mystery series (2016)
  24. Cover of Wedding Cake Crumble by Jenn McKinlay, book 10 of the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series (2018)
  1. 1
    Perk Avenue / To Catch a LatteJenn McKinlay Short Story #12002 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002384
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  2. 2
    A Real Work of Art / Thick as ThievesJenn McKinlay Short Story #22003 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003384
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  3. 3
    Keeping up AppearancesJenn McKinlay Standalone Novels #12005 · 217 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005217
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  4. 4
    Stuck on MurderDecoupage Mystery Series as Lucy Lawrence #12009 · 230 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009230
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  5. 5
    Sprinkle with MurderCupcake Bakery Mystery #12010 · confirmed 4/4
    2010–
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  6. 6
    Cut to the Corpse (As: Lucy Lawrence)Decoupage Mystery Series as Lucy Lawrence #22010 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010240
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  7. 7
    Books Can Be DeceivingLibrary Lover's Mystery #12011 · 291 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011291
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  8. 8
    Buttercream Bump OffCupcake Bakery Mystery #22011 · confirmed 4/4
    2011–
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  9. 9
    Death by the DozenCupcake Bakery Mystery #32011 · 294 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011294
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  10. 10
    Sealed with a KillDecoupage Mystery Series as Lucy Lawrence #32011 · 230 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011230
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  11. 11
    50% Off Murder (As: Josie Belle)Good Buy Girls Mystery #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  12. 12
    A Deal to Die For (As: Josie Belle)Good Buy Girls Mystery #22012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  13. 13
    Due or DieLibrary Lover's Mystery #22012 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012304
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  14. 14
    Book, Line and SinkerLibrary Lover's Mystery #32012 · 292 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012292
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  15. 15
    Red Velvet RevengeCupcake Bakery Mystery #42012 · confirmed 4/4
    2012–
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  16. 16
    Cloche and DaggerHat Shop Mystery #12013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  17. 17
    Buried in Bargains (As: Josie Belle)Good Buy Girls Mystery #32013 · 264 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013264
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  18. 18
    Read It and WeepLibrary Lover's Mystery #42013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  19. 19
    Going, Going, GanacheCupcake Bakery Mystery #52013 · confirmed 4/4
    2013–
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  20. 20
    Death of a Mad HatterHat Shop Mystery #22014 · 290 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014290
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  21. 21
    Marked Down for Murder (As: Josie Belle)Good Buy Girls Mystery #42014 · 260 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014260
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  22. 22
    On Borrowed TimeLibrary Lover's Mystery #52014 · 294 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014294
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  23. 23
    Sugar and IcedCupcake Bakery Mystery #62014 · 289 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014289
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  24. 24
    At the Drop of a HatHat Shop Mystery #32015 · 292 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015292
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  25. 25
    All Sales Final (As: Josie Belle)Good Buy Girls Mystery #52015 · 276 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015276
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  26. 26
    An Unlikely MeetingLibrary Lover's Mystery #62015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  27. 27
    A Likely StoryLibrary Lover's Mystery #72015 · 292 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015292
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  28. 28
    Dark Chocolate DemiseCupcake Bakery Mystery #72015 · 295 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2015295
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  29. 29
    Copy Cap MurderHat Shop Mystery #42016 · 292 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016292
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  30. 30
    Better Late Than NeverLibrary Lover's Mystery #82016 · 292 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016292
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Jenn McKinlay series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Jenn McKinlay books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Library Lover's Mystery in order

17 books
  1. 1. Books Can Be Deceiving
  2. 2. Due or Die
  3. 3. Book, Line and Sinker
  4. 4. Read It and Weep
  5. 5. On Borrowed Time
  6. 6. An Unlikely Meeting
  7. 7. A Likely Story
  8. 8. Better Late Than Never
  9. 9. Death in the Stacks
  10. 10. Hitting the Books
  11. 11. Word to the Wise
  12. 12. One for the Books
  13. and 5 more in the table above

Jenn McKinlay Standalone Novels

8 books

8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Hat Shop Mystery in order

7 books
  1. 1. Cloche and Dagger
  2. 2. Death of a Mad Hatter
  3. 3. At the Drop of a Hat
  4. 4. Copy Cap Murder
  5. 5. Assault & Beret
  6. 6. Buried to the Brim
  7. 7. Fatal Fascinator

Good Buy Girls Mystery in order

5 books
  1. 1. 50% Off Murder (As: Josie Belle)
  2. 2. A Deal to Die For (As: Josie Belle)
  3. 3. Buried in Bargains (As: Josie Belle)
  4. 4. Marked Down for Murder (As: Josie Belle)
  5. 5. All Sales Final (As: Josie Belle)

Decoupage Mystery Series as Lucy Lawrence in order

3 books
  1. 1. Stuck on Murder
  2. 2. Cut to the Corpse (As: Lucy Lawrence)
  3. 3. Sealed with a Kill

Bluff Point Romance in order

3 books
  1. 1. About a Dog
  2. 2. Barking Up the Wrong Tree
  3. 3. Every Dog Has His Day

Museum of Literature Romance in order

3 books
  1. 1. Royal Valentine
  2. 2. The Attraction Distraction
  3. 3. It Happened One Christmas Eve

Jenn McKinlay Short Story

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Happy Ever After in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Good Ones
  2. 2. The Christmas Keeper

Books of Dubious Origin in order

2 books
  1. 1. Witches of Dubious Origin
  2. 2. Witches of Questionable Intent

Cupcake Bakery Mystery Non-Fiction

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Do you have to read Jenn McKinlay books in order?

You only need to read Jenn McKinlay books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jenn McKinlay

Start with the first book of the Jenn McKinlay series you want to read: Cupcake Bakery Mystery starts with Sprinkle with Murder (2010), Library Lover’s Mysteries starts with Books Can Be Deceiving (2011) and Cupcake Bakery Mysteries starts with Sprinkle with Murder (2010). The earliest catalogued title overall is Perk Avenue / To Catch a Latte (2002).

What is the newest Jenn McKinlay book?

Booking for Trouble (2026) is the newest Jenn McKinlay book released so far.

Is there a new Jenn McKinlay book coming?

No next Jenn McKinlay book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Jenn McKinlay at a glance

Still publishing
Jenn McKinlay published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Jenn McKinlay books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
10,977 pages across the 36 of 69 books with a recorded length, a median of 292 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jenn McKinlay books, 40 of 69, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
12 of the 69 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 68 in at least three.

What the Jenn McKinlay books are about

43 of the 69 Jenn McKinlay books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: murder is tagged on 27 of 43. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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