Joanna Carl

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  • Bibliography:
    19 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 2001
  • Latest Book:
    August 2021
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Full Series List in Order

A Chocoholic Mystery

0.5 - The Chocolate Kidnapping (Jun-2001)
1 - The Chocolate Cat Caper (Mar-2002)
2 - The Chocolate Bear Burglary (Nov-2002)
3 - The Chocolate Frog Frame-Up (Dec-2003)
4 - The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle (Dec-2004)
5 - The Chocolate Mouse Trap (Sep-2005)
6 - The Chocolate Bridal Bash (Aug-2006)
7 - The Chocolate Jewel Case (Aug-2007)
8 - The Chocolate Snowman Murders (Oct-2008)
9 - The Chocolate Cupid Killings (Oct-2009)
10 - The Chocolate Pirate Plot (Oct-2010)
11 - The Chocolate Castle Clue (Oct-2011)
12 - The Chocolate Moose Motive (Oct-2012)
13 - The Chocolate Book Bandit (Oct-2013)
14 - The Chocolate Clown Corpse (Nov-2014)
15 - The Chocolate Falcon Fraud (Nov-2015)
16 - The Chocolate Bunny Brouhaha (Nov-2016)
17 - The Chocolate Shark Shenanigans (Nov-2019)
18 - The Chocolate Raccoon Rigmarole (Aug-2021)

Book List in Order: 19 titles

  • The Chocolate Kidnapping

    in And the Dying is Easy
    A Chocoholic Mystery - 0.5

    WHAT I SOLVED ON MY SUMMER VACATION. Detectives make their reputations solving cases of murder and mayhem. Ever wonder what happens when they try to get away from it all? In this summertime crime spree, twenty of today's best mystery writers--f...

  • The Chocolate Cat Caper

    A Chocoholic Mystery - 1

    ENJOY THE GUILT After giving up her career as a Texas trophy wife, Lee McKinney finds herself in a Michigan resort town, keeping the books for her aunt Nettie's luxury chocolate business. But she soon discovers that her new life isn't all truffles...

  • The Chocolate Bear Burglary

    A Chocoholic Mystery - 2

    CONFESSIONS OF A CONFECTIONER After leaving her bad-new husband back in Texas, Lee McKinney moved up north to a quaint resort town. Now she keeps the books for her aunt's luxury chocolate shops. But Lee soon finds that Michigan winters can be murder...

  • The Chocolate Frog Frame-Up

    A Chocoholic Mystery - 3

    CHOCOLATE CHICANERY The quaint resort town of Warner Pier, Michigan, is abuzz with preparations for the Fourth of July. Things are going swimmingly for Lee McKinney and her aunt Nettie, as they debut their latest confections at TenHuis Chocolade--...

  • The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle

    A Chocoholic Mystery - 4

    BARKS AND BITES The lakeside town of Warner Pier, Michigan, is tickled pinker than a strawberry truffle. Flashy Aubrey Andrews Armstrong has just swept into town, dropping celebrity names and claiming he's an independent Hollywood producer. For hi...

  • The Chocolate Mouse Trap

    A Chocoholic Mystery - 5

    CORNY E-MAILS ARE MADDENING...BUT CAN THEY LEAD TO MURDER? Chocolate-shop manager Lee McKinney is so tired of "inspirational" e-mails from party planner Julie Singletree that she's ready to strangle her with the cord of her own computer mouse. But...

  • The Chocolate Bridal Bash

    A Chocoholic Mystery - 6

    SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHIING ASKEW Caught up in a whirl of champagne and china patterns, bride-to-be Lee McKinney has butted heads with her future mother-in-law over every detail of the wedding bash. The last thing she needs is trouble with her own m...

  • The Chocolate Jewel Case

    A Chocoholic Mystery - 7

    DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH Lee and Joe are newlyweds, but you wouldn't know it. Joe works late, and Lee has a major crisis when the air-conditioning goes out in TenHuis Chocolade. Then the houseguests from hell arrive: Lee's boy-crazy stepsister, a sal...

  • The Chocolate Snowman Murders

    A Chocoholic Mystery - 8

    The luxury chocolate business isn't always sweet, but Lee McKinney Woodyard tries to draw the line at Cold-blooded Murder. The much anticipated Winter Arts Festival is here in the west Michigan town of Warner Pier. As treasurer of WinterFest, Lee is...



  • The Chocolate Cupid Killings

    A Chocoholic Mystery - 9

    When Lee McKinney Woodyard finds that her on liqueur bottle was used as a murder weapon, there's no sugarcoating it: Someone in Varner Pier is not as cordial as Lee would like... TenHuis Chocolade is wall-to-wall hearts -- mostly chocolate -- for Va...

  • The Chocolate Pirate Plot

    A Chocoholic Mystery - 10

    Ever since Young Blackbeard became the biggest movie of the decade, everyone has caught pirate fever, including the residents of Warner Pier. TenHuis Chocolade is raking in the booty and selling out of chocolate treasure chests, pirate hats and ships...

  • The Chocolate Castle Clue

    A Chocoholic Mystery - 11

    Lee McKinney Woodyard discovers a dusty trophy inside TenHuis Chocolade that belongs to her aunt Nettie and her old high school singing group, the Pier-O-Ettes. It's a trophy that brings back terrible memories of an unsolved murder years ago. Befo...

  • The Chocolate Moose Motive

    A Chocoholic Mystery - 12

    When Lee hires a free-spirited employee with a tie-dyed, troubled past, she discovers that even the counter-culture can conceal a killer… As much as the chocolate concoctions at TenHuis can tantalize people’s tongues, Lee’s newest hire is m...

  • The Chocolate Book Bandit

    A Chocoholic Mystery - 13

    When it turns out a member of Warner Pier's library board has been living on borrowed time, Lee is determined to discover who wrote the victim's final chapter... Running TenHuis Chocolade keeps Lee McKinney Woodyard busy enough, but now she's been...

  • The Chocolate Clown Corpse

    A Chocoholic Mystery - 14

    Warner Pier’s most hated clown meets a bitter end in the latest from the national bestselling author of The Chocolate Falcon Fraud... It’s been a month since a complete stranger was accused of murdering Moe Davidson, the miserable shop owner o...

  • The Chocolate Falcon Fraud

    A Chocoholic Mystery - 15

    From the bestselling author of The Chocolate Clown Corpse, it’s murder, my sweet, for a chocolatier whose love of old crime films plunges her into a real-life murder where the motives aren’t so black and white… The Warner Pier tourism board...

  • The Chocolate Bunny Brouhaha

    A Chocoholic Mystery - 16

    From the national bestselling author of The Chocolate Falcon Fraud comes an Easter candy caper featuring chocolatiers Lee Woodyard and her Aunt Nettie, and a killer who’s hopping mad... The approach of Easter means a rush of business at TenHuis...

  • The Chocolate Shark Shenanigans

    A Chocoholic Mystery - 17

    In the newest mystery from nationally bestselling author Joanna Carl, a dive into house flipping becomes a deadly flop.... When a house near Lee and Joe's home goes up for sale, the couple teams up with Lee's aunt and uncle, Nettie and Hog...

  • The Chocolate Raccoon Rigmarole

    A Chocoholic Mystery - 18

    In this eighteenth mystery in the national bestselling Chocoholic series, a gang of crooks with a wicked sweet tooth wreaks havoc on the resort town of Warner Pier, and it's up to Lee Woodyard to rout the hungry rascals. A frantic late-night p...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Joanna Carl has published 19 books.

Joanna Carl does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Chocolate Raccoon Rigmarole, was published in August 2021.

The first book by Joanna Carl, The Chocolate Kidnapping, was published in June 2001.

Yes. Joanna Carl has 1 series.
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