Leslie Ann Budewitz Books in Order
Leslie Ann Budewitz has written 22 books, published between 2011 and 2025. The first book is Books, Crooks and Counselors (2011) and the newest is Lavender Lies Bleeding (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 22
- Published
- 2011–2025
- Pages on record
- 3,025 in 11 of 22 books
- Reading time
- 50–76 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,025 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 22 titles with a page count on record.
Leslie Ann Budewitz writes mysteries with women sleuths, and her two series are the Food Lovers' Village Mystery and the Spice Shop Mystery. Montana, Seattle and family-owned businesses appear among the subjects. The 22 books open with Books, Crooks and Counselors (2011), and criminal law and crime writing are listed topics. Punning titles follow, such as Death Al Dente (2013) and Guilty as Cinnamon (2015), through Lavender Lies Bleeding (2025).
How many Leslie Ann Budewitz books are there?
Leslie Ann Budewitz has 22 books, released between 2011 and 2025. They include 2 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.
Leslie Ann Budewitz Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 22 Leslie Ann Budewitz 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.
- 1Books, Crooks and Counselors2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 22013–1/4
- 320143041/4
- 420153041/4
- 520152871/4
- 620153041/4
- 720162881/4
- 820172761/4
- 1020192401/4
- 1120202481/4
- 12Bitterroot Lake (As: Alicia Beckman)2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 13Coming Clean2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 14Carried to the Grave and Other StoriesFood Lovers' Village Mystery #62021 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/420211901/4
- 15Blind Faith (As: Alicia Beckman)2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 162022–1/4
- 172022–1/4
- 182023–1/4
- 192023–1/4
- 20All God’s Sparrows and Other Stories2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 212024–1/4
- 2220253131/4
Leslie Ann Budewitz series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Leslie Ann Budewitz 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.
Standalone books
5 books5 Leslie Ann Budewitz titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Leslie Ann Budewitz books in order?
You only need to read Leslie Ann Budewitz books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Leslie Ann Budewitz
Start with the first book of the Leslie Ann Budewitz series you want to read: Spice Shop Mystery starts with Assault and Pepper (2015) and Food Lovers' Village Mystery starts with Death Al Dente (2013). The earliest catalogued title overall is Books, Crooks and Counselors (2011).
What is the newest Leslie Ann Budewitz book?
Lavender Lies Bleeding (2025) is the newest Leslie Ann Budewitz book released so far.
Is there a new Leslie Ann Budewitz book coming?
No next Leslie Ann Budewitz book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Leslie Ann Budewitz at a glance
- Still publishing
- Leslie Ann Budewitz published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Leslie Ann Budewitz books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,025 pages across the 11 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 287 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Leslie Ann Budewitz books, 12 of 22, were published in the 2020s.
What the Leslie Ann Budewitz books are about
10 of the 22 Leslie Ann Budewitz books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: investigation is tagged on 7 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Investigation 7 of 10 books
- Murder 7 of 10 books
- Crime 6 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 5 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 10 books
- Family-owned business enterprises 3 of 10 books
- Seattle (Wash.) 3 of 10 books
- Montana 2 of 10 books
- Women merchants 2 of 10 books