Ellie Alexander

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  • Bibliography:
    35 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 2015
  • Latest Book:
    February 2025
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Full Series List in Order

A Bakeshop Mystery

0.5 - Trouble Is Brewing (Sep-2017)
1 - Meet Your Baker (Jan-2015)
2 - A Batter of Life and Death (Jul-2015)
3 - On Thin Icing (Dec-2015)
4 - Caught Bread Handed (Jul-2016)
5 - Fudge and Jury (Jan-2017)
6 - A Crime of Passion Fruit (Jul-2017)
7 - Another One Bites the Crust (Jan-2018)
8 - Till Death Do Us Tart (Jun-2018)
9 - Live and Let Pie (Jan-2019)
10 - A Cup of Holiday Fear (Sep-2019)
11 - Nothing Bundt Trouble (Jun-2020)
12 - Chilled to the Cone (Dec-2020)
13 - Mocha, She Wrote (Jul-2021)
14 - Bake, Borrow, and Steal (Jan-2022)
15 - Donut Disturb (Jul-2022)
16 - Muffin But the Truth (Jan-2023)
17 - Catch Me If You Candy (Aug-2023)
18 - A Smoking Bun (Feb-2024)
19 - Sticks and Scones (Aug-2024)
20 - Killing Me Souffle (Feb-2025)

A Secret Bookcase Mystery

1 - A Body in the Bookstore (Jun-2024)
2 - A Murder at the Movies (Jun-2024)
3 - Death at the Dinner Party (Sep-2024)
4 - A Holiday Homicide (Dec-2024)

A Sloan Krause Mystery

1 - Death on Tap (Oct-2017)
2 - The Pint of No Return (Oct-2018)
3 - Beyond a Reasonable Stout (Oct-2019)
4 - Without a Brew (Oct-2020)
5 - The Cure for What Ales You (Oct-2021)
5.5 - Hold on for Beer Life (May-2022)
6 - Beer and Loathing (Mar-2023)
6.5 - A Brew to a Kill (Jun-2023)
6.6 - Ale I Want for Christmas is a Clue (Nov-2023)

Book List in Order: 35 titles

  • Meet Your Baker

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 1

    Welcome to Torte-a friendly, small-town family bake shop where the treats are so good that, sometimes, it's criminal... After graduating from culinary school, Juliet Capshaw returns to her quaint hometown of Ashland, Oregon, to heal a broken heart...

  • A Batter of Life and Death

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 2

    Welcome to Torte-a small-town family bakeshop where the coffee is hot, the muffins are fresh, and the cakes are definitely to die for... It's autumn in Ashland, Oregon -- 'tis the season for a spiced hot apple cider with a serving (or two) of Tort...

  • On Thin Icing

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 3

    Welcome to Torte-a small-town family bakeshop where the treats are killer good. It's the dead of winter in the sleepy town of Ashland, which means no tourists-and fewer customers-for Jules Capshaw and her bakery. But when she's asked to cater an o...

  • Caught Bread Handed

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 4

    Welcome to Torte―a friendly, small-town family bake shop where the oven is heating up as high as the body count… Jules Capshaw is still chewing over her husband Carlos’s return to Ashland, Oregon. Could there be too many cooks in the kitchen...

  • Fudge and Jury

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 5

    Welcome to Torte―a friendly, small-town family bakery where the pastries are delicious…and, now, suspicious. It’s almost spring in Ashland, Oregon, and the town is preparing for the Shakespeare and the annual Chocolate Festival. Business is ...

  • A Crime of Passion Fruit

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 6

    Torte―everybody’s favorite small-town family bakeshop―is headed for the high seas, where murder is about to make a splash... Jules Capshaw is trying to keep her cool as Torte gets set to make its transformation from quaint, local confection...

  • Trouble Is Brewing

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 0.5

    Introducing Sloan Krause -- main character of Death on Tap, the first in a new cozy series from Ellie Alexander! Jules Capshaw, owner of the charming bakeshop Torte, meets Sloan Krause, who's in from out of town for the beer festival that has landed ...

  • Death on Tap

    A Sloan Krause Mystery - 1

    When Sloan Krause walks in on her husband, Mac, screwing the barmaid, she gives him the boot. Sloan has spent her life in Leavenworth, Washington becoming an expert in brewing craft beer, and she doesn’t have time to be held back by her soon-to-be ...

  • Another One Bites the Crust

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 7

    Torte―the beloved small-town bakeshop run by Jules Capshaw―is set to hit the stage. But who would have guessed that murder would makes a surprise appearance? It’s the role of a lifetime for Jules. The Shakespeare Festival has returned to Ash...



  • Till Death Do Us Tart

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 8

    Torte―the small-town bakeshop no one can resist―is hosting a midsummer night’s wedding ... where merry-making and murder are served up in equal measure. Jules Capshaw has too much on her plate―and she’s feeling the pinch: the whole town...

  • The Pint of No Return

    A Sloan Krause Mystery - 2

    Amateur sleuth Sloan Krause returns in THE PINT OF NO RETURN, another delightful cozy by Ellie Alexander―this time investigating a movie star who's murdered not long after arriving in Leavenworth, WA to film his latest project. No other festival...

  • Live and Let Pie

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 9

    Ellie Alexander's LIVE AND LET PIE is the most delicious installment yet in the fantastic Bakeshop Mysteries set in Ashland, OR! Life is sweet once you step into Torte, everybody’s favorite small-town bakeshop. But what happens when it becomes ...

  • A Cup of Holiday Fear

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 10

    It’s Christmastime and everyone is heading to Torte, the most cheerful bakery in town. There’s no place like home for the homicide… Ashland, Oregon, looks as pretty as a postcard this holiday season. The halls are decked, stockings hung, and...

  • Beyond a Reasonable Stout

    A Sloan Krause Mystery - 3

    Amateur sleuth Sloan Krause delves into the murderous political world in another delightful mystery from popular cozy writer Ellie Alexander. It’s the dead season in Leavenworth, Washington. The throngs of Oktoberfest crowds have headed home, an...

  • Nothing Bundt Trouble

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 11

    This time, Torte’s pastry chef and amateur sleuth finds herself coming out of the oven and straight into the fire in Ellie Alexander's Nothing Bundt Trouble: A Bakeshop Mystery. Spring has sprung in Ashland, Oregon, and everything at Torte s...

  • Without a Brew

    A Sloan Krause Mystery - 4

    Amateur sleuth Sloan Krause delves into a murderous winter wonderland in another delightful mystery from cozy writer Ellie Alexander, Without a Brew.It's winter in the Bavarian village of Leavenworth, Washington, which for local brewmaster Sloan Krau...

  • Chilled to the Cone

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 12

    Pastry chef and amateur sleuth Juliet Capshaw finds herself on thin ice as she attempts to solve her latest case of small-town murder in Ellie Alexander's Chilled to the Cone: A Bakeshop Mystery.The deep freeze has thawed in Ashland, Oregon and Torte...

  • Mocha, She Wrote

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 13

    When a barista competition comes to town, Torte's favorite pastry chef finds herself sleuthing once again -- in the next installment of Ellie Alexander's beloved Bakeshop Mystery Series, Mocha, She Wrote!Summer has ushered in a new season in the char...

  • The Cure for What Ales You

    A Sloan Krause Mystery - 5

    Amateur sleuth and brewer Sloan Krause contends with her past--and a murder related to it--in The Cure for What Ales You, another delightful mystery from cozy writer Ellie Alexander.After a long cold winter, spring is beginning to bloom in the alpine...



  • Bake, Borrow, and Steal

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 14

    Ellie Alexander's Bake, Borrow, and Steal, the most delicious installment yet in the Bakeshop Series set in Ashland, Oregon! As the autumnal hues of November fall over the Shakespearean hamlet of Ashland, Oregon, Jules and her team at Torte ar...

  • Lost Coast Literary

    When an editing pen has the power not only to change stories but also to change lives.Book editor Emily Bryant finds herself unexpectedly in the charming town of Cascata on California's Lost Coast, holding the keys to ...

  • Hold on for Beer Life

    A Sloan Krause Mystery - 5.5

    Amateur sleuth and craft brewer Sloan Krause returns in Hold on for Beer Life, a new cozy mystery novella from author Ellie Alexander. Includes recipes!Spring has given way to early summer in the Bavarian village of Leavenworth, Washington, where Slo...

  • Donut Disturb

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 15

    The filling is looking grim for pastry chef and amateur sleuth Juliet Capshaw in Donut Disturb, the next in Ellie Alexander's beloved Bakeshop Series.Love is in bloom in Ashland, Oregon. The Shakespearean hamlet is bursting with fresh spring energy. ...

  • Muffin But the Truth

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 16

    In Muffin But the Truth, Torte's pastry chef and amateur sleuth Juliet Capshaw finds herself in deep water... in another delicious installment in the Bakeshop Series from author Ellie Alexander, set in Ashland, Oregon!Ashland is known for its Elizabe...

  • Beer and Loathing

    A Sloan Krause Mystery - 6

    Amateur sleuth Sloan Krause is back to brewing in this latest installment of Ellie Alexander's popular cozy mystery series, Beer and Loathing. Includes recipes and a travel guide to Leavenworth!It's ski week in everyone's favorite Bavarian village of...

  • A Brew to a Kill

    A Sloan Krause Mystery - 6.5

    Amateur sleuth and brewer Sloan Krause returns in A Brew to a Kill, a new cozy mystery novella from author Ellie Alexander. Includes recipes!It's the opening weekend of the spring farmers market in the charming Bavarian village of Leavenworth, Washin...

  • Catch Me If You Candy

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 17

    Things are getting spooky in Catch Me If You Candy, the next delicious installment in the Bakeshop Series from author Ellie Alexander, set in Ashland, Oregon!Halloween has arrived in picturesque Ashland, Oregon, and all of the ghouls and goblins have...

  • Ale I Want for Christmas is a Clue

    A Sloan Krause Mystery - 6.6

    Amateur sleuth and brewer Sloan Krause returns in Ale I Want for Christmas is a Clue, a new cozy mystery novella from author Ellie Alexander. Includes recipes!'Tis the season for frothy winter ales and the annual Bavarian holiday market in the charmi...

  • A Smoking Bun

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 18

    Another delicious installment in the Bakeshop Series set in Ashland, OR!The mountains are calling in Ashland, Oregon, where pastry chef turned amateur sleuth, Jules Capshaw, is baking up a bevy of spiced curry buns and chai cookies for a moonlit snow...



  • A Body in the Bookstore

    A Secret Bookcase Mystery - 1

  • A Murder at the Movies

    A Secret Bookcase Mystery - 2

    When bookseller and events organizer Annie Murray invites the glamorous world of Hollywood along to her small-town film festival, she finds herself entangled in a sinister plot as twisted as any big-screen thriller...After the success of her first ev...

  • Sticks and Scones

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 19

    Another delicious installment in the Bakeshop Series set in Ashland, OR!It’s late spring in Juliet's charming hamlet of Ashland. Spotted deer are nibbling on lush green grasses in Lithia Park, the Japanese maples are blooming, and Torte is baking a...

  • Death at the Dinner Party

    A Secret Bookcase Mystery - 3

    Annie Murray is excited to host a murder mystery-themed dinner party, but soon the evening takes a deadly turn...When her friend Penny confesses she's struggling to finance the restoration of the historic Wentworth farmhouse, Annie is instantly inspi...

  • A Holiday Homicide

    A Secret Bookcase Mystery - 4

    Annie Murray's festive plans at the Secret Bookcase are thrown into disarray when a celebrity baker drops dead during a gingerbread-baking competition…As whispers of foul play swirl like snowflakes, Annie soon finds herself tangled in a web of ...

  • Killing Me Souffle

    A Bakeshop Mystery - 20

    Another delicious installment in the Bakeshop Series set in Ashland, OR!Amidst the rocky beaches of the Oregon coast, Torte’s beloved Sterling and Stephanie have been hired to take over the aging restaurant at the cliffside Whaleshead Resort. Theyâ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ellie Alexander has published 35 books.

The next book by Ellie Alexander, Killing Me Souffle, will be published in February 2025.

The first book by Ellie Alexander, Meet Your Baker, was published in January 2015.

Yes. Ellie Alexander has 3 series.
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