White House Chef Mysteries Books in Order

White House Chef Mysteries by Julie Hyzy contains 10 books, published between 2008 and 2016. The first book is State of the Onion (2008) and the newest is Foreign Éclairs (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2008–2016
Confirmed
10 of 10 titles
Pages on record
3,256 in 9 of 10 books
Reading time
54–81 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,256 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

White House Chef Mysteries follows Olivia Paras across 10 books credited to Julie Hyzy. The White House, Washington D.C., women cooks, cooking, murder and investigation head the recorded subjects, and the catalogue files the series under women sleuths. The run is dated 2008 to 2016: State of the Onion and Hail to the Chef in 2008, Eggsecutive Orders (2009), Buffalo West Wing (2010), Affairs of Steak and Fonduing Fathers in 2012, Home of the Braised and Inaugural Parade in 2014, All the President's Menus (2015) and Foreign Eclairs (2016).

How many White House Chef Mysteries books are there?

White House Chef Mysteries has 10 books, released between 2008 and 2016.

White House Chef Mysteries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 White House Chef Mysteries 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. 1
    State of the OnionA White House Chef Mystery #12008 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008336
  2. 2
    Hail to the ChefA White House Chef Mystery #22008 · 328 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008328
  3. 3
    Eggsecutive OrdersA White House Chef Mystery #32009 · 341 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009341
  4. 4
    Buffalo West WingA White House Chef Mystery #42010 · 305 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010305
  5. 5
    Affairs of SteakA White House Chef Mystery #52012 · 293 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012293
  6. 6
    Fonduing FathersA White House Chef Mystery #62012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  7. 7
    Home of the BraisedA White House Chef Mystery #72014 · 293 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014293
  8. 8
    Inaugural ParadeA White House Chef Mystery #82014 · 752 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014752
  9. 9
    All the President's MenusA White House Chef Mystery #92015 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015304
  10. 10
    Foreign ÉclairsA White House Chef Mystery #102016 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016304

Do you have to read White House Chef Mysteries books in order?

You should read the White House Chef Mysteries books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each White House Chef Mysteries book also stands alone.

Where to start with White House Chef Mysteries

Start with State of the Onion (2008), the earliest published title.

What is the newest White House Chef Mysteries book?

Foreign Éclairs (2016) is the newest White House Chef Mysteries book released so far.

Is there a new White House Chef Mysteries book coming?

No next White House Chef Mysteries book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

White House Chef Mysteries at a glance

No recent titles
The newest White House Chef Mysteries title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
White House Chef Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,256 pages across the 9 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 305 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most White House Chef Mysteries books, 7 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

What the White House Chef Mysteries books are about

All 10 White House Chef Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: white house (washington, d.c.) is tagged on 9 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Julie Hyzy

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.