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Lou Jane Temple Books in Order

Lou Jane Temple has written 10 books, published between 1996 and 2006. The first book is Death by Rhubarb (1996) and the newest is Death du Jour (2006). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1996–2006
Pages on record
2,201 in 9 of 10 books
Reading time
37–55 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,201 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

See all 10 books in order Printable Lou Jane Temple checklist

Lou Jane Temple is the author of the Heaven Lee and Spice Box series, with 10 books catalogued from 1996 to 2006. Subject headings name the fictional character Heaven Lee, Kansas City, caterers, women cooks, restaurants and cooking, and file the books as women-sleuth mysteries. Death by Rhubarb (1996) is the first title; A Stiff Risotto (1997), The Cornbread Killer (1999) and Red Beans and Vice (2001) follow. The listing also includes The Big Platter Cookbook (2004), and Death du Jour (2006) is the newest.

How many Lou Jane Temple books are there?

Lou Jane Temple has 10 books, released between 1996 and 2006. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Lou Jane Temple Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Lou Jane Temple 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 Death by Rhubarb by Lou Jane Temple, book 1 of the Heaven Lee series (1996)
  2. Cover of Revenge of the Barbeque Queens by Lou Jane Temple, book 2 of the Heaven Lee series (1997)
  3. Cover of A Stiff Risotto by Lou Jane Temple, book 3 of the Heaven Lee series (1997)
  4. Cover of Bread on Arrival by Lou Jane Temple, book 4 of the Heaven Lee series (1998)
  5. Cover of The Cornbread Killer by Lou Jane Temple, book 5 of the Heaven Lee series (1999)
  6. Cover of Red Beans and Vice by Lou Jane Temple, book 6 of the Heaven Lee series (2001)
  7. Cover of Death Is Semisweet by Lou Jane Temple, book 7 of the Heaven Lee series (2002)
  8. Cover of The Big Platter Cookbook by Lou Jane Temple (2004)
  9. Cover of The Spice Box by Lou Jane Temple, book 1 of the Spice Box series (2005)
  10. Cover of Death du Jour by Lou Jane Temple, book 2 of the Spice Box series (2006)
  1. 1
    Death by RhubarbHeaven Lee #11996 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996220
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  2. 2
    Revenge of the Barbeque QueensHeaven Lee #21997 · 217 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997217
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  3. 3
    A Stiff RisottoHeaven Lee #31997 · 210 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997210
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Bread on ArrivalHeaven Lee #41998 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998288
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  5. 5
    The Cornbread KillerHeaven Lee #51999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  6. 6
    Red Beans and ViceHeaven Lee #62001 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001288
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  7. 7
    Death Is SemisweetHeaven Lee #72002 · 210 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002210
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  8. 8
    The Big Platter Cookbook2004 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Spice BoxSpice Box #12005 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005312
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  10. 10
    Death du JourSpice Box #22006 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006264
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Lou Jane Temple 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.

Heaven Lee in order

7 books
  1. 1. Death by Rhubarb
  2. 2. Revenge of the Barbeque Queens
  3. 3. A Stiff Risotto
  4. 4. Bread on Arrival
  5. 5. The Cornbread Killer
  6. 6. Red Beans and Vice
  7. 7. Death Is Semisweet

Spice Box in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Spice Box
  2. 2. Death du Jour

Standalone books

1 book

1 Lou Jane Temple title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Lou Jane Temple books in order?

You only need to read Lou Jane Temple 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 Lou Jane Temple

Start with Death by Rhubarb (1996), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Lou Jane Temple book?

Death du Jour (2006) is the newest Lou Jane Temple book released so far.

Is there a new Lou Jane Temple book coming?

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

Lou Jane Temple at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Lou Jane Temple title on record dates from 2006, 20 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Lou Jane Temple books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,201 pages across the 9 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 220 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lou Jane Temple books, 5 of 10, were published in the 2000s.

What the Lou Jane Temple books are about

All 10 Lou Jane Temple books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: lee, heaven (fictitious character) is tagged on 5 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.