Chris Cavender

(aka Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, Tim Myers, Casey Mayes, Jessica Beck, & D.B. Morgan)

PIZZA LOVER’S MYSTERY Series:

Main Character: Eleanor Swift, Owner of Slice of Delight Pizzeria

1. A Slice of Murder   ’09
2. Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder    ’10
3. A Pizza to Die For    ’11
4. Rest in Pizza    ’12
5. Killer Crust     ’12
6. The Missing Dough    ’13
7. Thin Crust Killers    ’15

Written as Jessica Beck:

DONUT SHOP MYSTERY Series:

Main Character: Suzanne Hart, Owner Donut Hearts Coffee Shop, April Springs, North Carolina

1. Glazed Murder    ’10
2. Fatally Frosted    ’10
3. Sinister Sprinkles    ’10
4. Evil Éclairs    ’11
5. Tragic Toppings    ’11
6. Killer Crullers    ’12
7. Drop Dead Chocolate   ’12
8. Powdered Peril    ’12
9. Illegally Iced     ’12
10. Deadly Donuts    ’13
11. Assault and Batter    ’13
12. Sweet Suspects     ’13
13. Deep Fried Homicide     ’14
14. Custard Time    ’14
15. Lemony Larceny    ’14
16. Bad Bites    ’14
17. Old Fashioned Crooks    ’14
18. Dangerous Dough    ’15
19. Troubled Treats    ’15
20. Sugar Coated Sins     ’15
21. Criminal Crumbs     ’15
22. Vanilla Vices    ’15
23. Raspberry Revenge    ’16
24. Fugitive Filling     ’16
25. Devil’s Food Defense    ’16
26. Pumpkin Pleas    ’16
27. Floured Felonies    ’16
28. Mixed Malice    ’16
29. Tasty Trials    ’17
30. Baked Books    ’17
31. Cranberry Crimes    ’17
32. Boston Cream Bribery    ’17
33. Cherry Filled Charges    ’17
34. Scary Sweets    ’17
35. Cocoa Crush    ’17
36. Pastry Penalties    ’18
37. Apple Stuffed Alibis    ’18
38. Perjury Proof   ’18
39. Caramel Canvas    ’19
40. Dark Drizzles    ’19
41. Counterfeit Confections   ’19
42. Measured Mayhem   ’19
43. Blended Bribes   ’19
44. Sifted Sentences   ’19
45. Dusted Discoveries   ’20
46. Nasty Knead   ’20
47. Rigged Ring   ’20
48. Donut Despair   ’20
49. Whisked Warnings   ’20
50. Baker’s Burden   ’20
51. Battered Bluff   ’20
52. The Hole Truth   ’21

A Holiday Donut Steal     ’15 (story)

The Donut Shop Collection (book 1, 2, & 3)   ’15

The Donut Shop Collection (books 4, 5, & 6)   ’15

The Donut Shop Collection (books 7, 8, & 9)   ’15

The Donut Shop Collection (books 1 – 9)   ’15

CAST IRON COOKING MYSTERY Series:

Main Characters: Pat & Annie, Fraternal Twins, Owners of Cast Iron Store and Grill

1. Cast Iron Will   ’15
2. Cast Iron Conviction     ’15
3. Cast Iron Cover-Up     ’15
4. Cast Iron Motive    ’16
5. Cast Iron Suspicion    ’16

CLASSIC DINER MYSTERY Series:

Main Characters: Victoria & Greg, Owners of The Charming Moose Diner, North Carolina

1. A Chili Death      ’12
2. A Deadly Beef    ’12
3. A Killer Cake    ’12
4. A Baked Ham    ’13
5. A Bad Egg   ’13
6. A Real Pickle    ’13
7. A Burned Out Baker    ’14

GHOST CAT COZY MYSTERY Series

Main Character: Christy Blake, Owner of Secondhand Shop, Midnight & Shadow, Christy’s Cats

1. Ghost Cat: Midnight Paws    ’13
2. Ghost Cat 2: Bid for Midnight    ’13

Written as Melissa Glazer:
CLAY & CRIME MYSTERY Series:

Main Character: Carolyn Emerson, Owner of Fire at Will Pottery Shop

1. A Murderous Glaze    ’07
2. The Cracked Pot    ’08
3. A Fatal Slip    ’08

Written as Casey Mayes:
MYSTERY BY THE NUMBERS MYSTERY Series:

Main Character: Savannah Stone, Math Whiz & Math Puzzle-Maker, North Carolina

1. A Deadly Row   ’10
2. A Killer Column    ’11
3. A Grid for Murder    ’12

Written as Elizabeth Bright:
CARD-MAKING MYSTERY Series: 

Main Character: Jennifer Shane, Owner of Custom Card Creations

1. Invitation to Murder   ’05
2. Deadly Greetings    ’06
3. Murder and Salutations   ’06

Written as Tim Myers:
LIGHTHOUSE INN MYSTERY Series:

Main Character: Alex Winston

1. Innkeeping With Murder  ’01
2. Reservations for Murder  ’02
3. Murder Checks Inn  ’03
4. Room for Murder  ’03
5. Booked for Murder  ’04
6. Key to Murder    ’10 
7. Ring for Murder    ’11
8. Honeymoon for Murder    ’17

SLOW COOKER MYSTERY Series:

Main Character: Sarah Jacobs, Local Paper Columnist, Slow Cooking Techniques Instructor, Cleo, Sarah’s Cat

1. Slow Cooked Murder   ’11
2. Simmering Death    ’11

SOAPMAKING MYSTERY Series:

Main Character: Benjamin Perkins

1. Dead Men Don’t Lye  ’06
2. A Pour Way to Dye  ’06
3. A Mold for Murder    ’07

CANDLEMAKING MYSTERY Series:

Main Character: Harrison Black

1. At Wick’s End  ’04
2. Snuffed Out  ’04
3. Death Waxed Over  ’05
4. A Flicker of a Doubt  ’06
5. Waxing Moon (Short Story)   ’11

STAND ALONES:

A Family of Strangers    ’11

Volunteer for Murder    ’11

Coventry

D.B. Morgan: (Not Cozy)

1. Cornered    ’11
2. Iced    ’12