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Leslie Karst Books in Order

Leslie Karst has written 11 books, published between 2016 and 2026. The first book is Dying for a Taste (2016) and the newest is Murder, Local Style (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2016–2026
Pages on record
1,306 in 4 of 11 books
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Leslie Karst writes culinary cozy mysteries. Eleven books are catalogued from 2016 to 2026 across two series, Sally Solari Mystery and Orchid Isle Mystery. Restaurant owners, murder investigation, family secrets and sustainable agriculture recur in the subjects. Dying for a Taste (2016) opens the catalogue, followed by A Measure of Murder (2018), Death al Fresco (2018), Murder from Scratch (2019), The Fragrance of Death (2022), Justice Is Served (2023), Molten Death (2024) and Waters of Destruction (2025), with Murder, Local Style arriving in 2026.

How many Leslie Karst books are there?

Leslie Karst has 11 books, released between 2016 and 2026. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Leslie Karst Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Leslie Karst 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 Dying for a Taste by Leslie Karst, book 1 of the Sally Solari Mystery series (2016)
  2. Cover of A Measure of Murder by Leslie Karst, book 2 of the Sally Solari Mystery series (2018)
  1. 1
    Dying for a TasteSally Solari Mystery #12016 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016304
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  2. 2
    A Measure of MurderSally Solari Mystery #22018 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018352
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  3. 3
    Death al FrescoSally Solari Mystery #32018 · 330 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018330
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  4. 4
    Murder from ScratchSally Solari Mystery #42019 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019320
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  5. 5
    The Fragrance of DeathSally Solari Mystery #52022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  6. 6
    Justice Is Served2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  7. 7
    A Sense for MurderSally Solari Mystery #62023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  8. 8
    Curse of the Super Taster2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  9. 9
    Molten DeathOrchid Isle Mystery #12024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  10. 10
    Waters of DestructionOrchid Isle Mystery #22025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  11. 11
    Murder, Local StyleOrchid Isle Mystery #32026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Leslie Karst 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.

Sally Solari Mystery in order

6 books
  1. 1. Dying for a Taste
  2. 2. A Measure of Murder
  3. 3. Death al Fresco
  4. 4. Murder from Scratch
  5. 5. The Fragrance of Death
  6. 6. A Sense for Murder

Orchid Isle Mystery in order

3 books
  1. 1. Molten Death
  2. 2. Waters of Destruction
  3. 3. Murder, Local Style

Standalone books

2 books

2 Leslie Karst titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Leslie Karst books in order?

You only need to read Leslie Karst 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 Karst

Start with Dying for a Taste (2016), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Leslie Karst book?

Murder, Local Style (2026) is the newest Leslie Karst book released so far.

Is there a new Leslie Karst book coming?

No next Leslie Karst 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 Karst at a glance

Still publishing
Leslie Karst published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Leslie Karst books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,306 pages across the 4 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 325 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Leslie Karst books, 7 of 11, were published in the 2020s.

What the Leslie Karst books are about

5 of the 11 Leslie Karst books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Mystery & detective 4 of 5 books
  • Investigation 3 of 5 books
  • Murder 3 of 5 books
  • Restaurateurs 3 of 5 books
  • American literature 2 of 5 books
  • Family secrets 1 of 5 books
  • Male singers 1 of 5 books
  • Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction 1 of 5 books
  • Restaurateurs -- Fiction 1 of 5 books
  • Sustainable agriculture 1 of 5 books