Goldy Schulz Books in Order
Diane Mott Davidson has written 18 Goldy Schulz books, published between 1990 and 2015: 17 in the Goldy Schulz series and 1 related title. The first book is Catering to Nobody (1990) and the newest main-line book is The Whole Enchilada (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 1990–2015
- Confirmed
- 18 of 18 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,269 in 16 of 18 books
- Reading time
- 88–132 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,269 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 18 titles with a page count on record.
Goldy Schulz is the caterer and amateur detective at the centre of Diane Mott Davidson's mystery novels, also listed under the name Goldy Bear. Cooking and the catering trade supply both the settings and the murders across 18 catalogued books, from Catering to Nobody (1990) through Dying for Chocolate (1992), Killer Pancake (1995) and The Grilling Season (1997). Goldy's Kitchen Cookbook (2015) closes the run with the recipes themselves.
How many Goldy Schulz books are there?
Goldy Schulz has 18 books, released between 1990 and 2015. 17 of them belong to the Goldy Schulz series, and 1 related title sit outside it: non-fiction.
Goldy Schulz Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 Goldy Schulz 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.
- 119903013/4
- 219923843/4
- 31993–3/4
- 419943043/4
- 519953013/4
- 61996–3/4
- 7199713/4
- 819983053/4
- 920002913/4
- 1020013013/4
- 1120023043/4
- 1220043103/4
- 1320064493/4
- 1420084993/4
- 1520093363/4
- 1620114713/4
- 1720133723/4
- 1820153403/4
Do you have to read Goldy Schulz books in order?
You should read the Goldy Schulz series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (non-fiction) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Goldy Schulz book also stands alone.
Where to start with Goldy Schulz
Start with Catering to Nobody (1990), the earliest published book in the Goldy Schulz series.
What is the newest Goldy Schulz book?
The Whole Enchilada (2013) is the newest book in the Goldy Schulz series. The newest related title is Goldy's Kitchen Cookbook (2015).
Is there a new Goldy Schulz book coming?
No next Goldy Schulz book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Goldy Schulz at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Goldy Schulz title on record is The Whole Enchilada (2013), 13 years ago. Related titles have appeared since.
- Release pace
- Goldy Schulz books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 5,269 pages across the 16 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 308 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Goldy Schulz books, 8 of 18, were published in the 1990s.
What the Goldy Schulz books are about
All 18 Goldy Schulz books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: caterers and catering is tagged on 15 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Caterers and catering 15 of 18 books
- Women in the food industry 14 of 18 books
- Goldy Bear (Fictitious character) 9 of 18 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 8 of 18 books
- Mystery & detective 7 of 18 books
- Cookery in fiction 6 of 18 books
- Cooking 6 of 18 books
- Women in the food industry in fiction 6 of 18 books
- Bear, goldy (fictitious character) 5 of 18 books
- Caterers and catering in fiction 2 of 18 books
More books by Diane Mott Davidson
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Diane Mott Davidson books in order 19 books