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Food Lovers' Village Mystery Books in Order

Food Lovers' Village Mystery by Leslie Ann Budewitz contains 8 books, published between 2013 and 2023. The first book is Death Al Dente (2013) and the newest is The Christmas Stranger (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2013–2023
Pages on record
1,345 in 5 of 8 books
Reading time
22–34 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,345 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.

See all 8 books in order Printable Food Lovers' Village Mystery checklist

Food Lovers' Village Mystery is a women-sleuth mystery series by Leslie Ann Budewitz, set in Montana and tied in its subject records to cooking, festivals, contests and a family-owned business. The 8 entries begin with Death Al Dente (2013) and end with The Christmas Stranger (2023), taking in Crime Rib (2014), Butter Off Dead (2015), Treble at the Jam Fest (2017), As The Christmas Cookie Crumbles (2018), the story collection Carried to the Grave and Other Stories (2021) and The Picture of Guilt (2022).

How many Food Lovers' Village Mystery books are there?

Food Lovers' Village Mystery has 8 books, released between 2013 and 2023.

Food Lovers' Village Mystery Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Food Lovers' Village Mystery 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 Al Dente by Leslie Ann Budewitz, book 1 of the Food Lovers' Village Mystery series (2013)
  2. Cover of Crime Rib by Leslie Ann Budewitz, book 2 of the Food Lovers' Village Mystery series (2014)
  3. Cover of Butter Off Dead by Leslie Ann Budewitz, book 3 of the Food Lovers' Village Mystery series (2015)
  4. Cover of Treble at the Jam Fest by Leslie Ann Budewitz, book 4 of the Food Lovers' Village Mystery series (2017)
  5. Cover of Carried to the Grave and Other Stories by Leslie Ann Budewitz, book 6 of the Food Lovers' Village Mystery series
  1. 1
    Death Al Dente2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    Crime Rib2014 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014304
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Butter Off Dead2015 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015304
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Treble at the Jam Fest2017 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017276
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 7
    The Picture of Guilt2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 8
    The Christmas Stranger2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Is there a chronological order for Food Lovers' Village Mystery?

No separate chronological order is on record for Food Lovers' Village Mystery, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Food Lovers' Village Mystery books in order?

You should read the Food Lovers' Village Mystery books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Food Lovers' Village Mystery book also stands alone.

Where to start with Food Lovers' Village Mystery

Start with Death Al Dente (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Food Lovers' Village Mystery book?

The Christmas Stranger (2023) is the newest Food Lovers' Village Mystery book released so far.

Is there a new Food Lovers' Village Mystery book coming?

No next Food Lovers' Village Mystery book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Food Lovers' Village Mystery at a glance

Paused
No new Food Lovers' Village Mystery title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Food Lovers' Village Mystery books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,345 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 276 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Food Lovers' Village Mystery books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2010s.

What the Food Lovers' Village Mystery books are about

5 of the 8 Food Lovers' Village Mystery 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 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Leslie Ann Budewitz

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

Other series by Leslie Ann Budewitz

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.