mystery series
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The Matthew Shardlake series is a 7 book historical mystery series set in 16th century Tudor England. Book 1, Dissolution, was published in 2003. The books follow the lawyer Matthew Shardlake as he solves crimes and tries to keep himself and his close ones safe in the dangerous, shifting political environment during the Tudor times.
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The Bakeshop Mystery is an ongoing series of 21 books with a 22nd books announced for 2026. Book 1, Meet Your Baker, was published in 2014. The series is set in Ashland, Oregon, hometown of pastry chef Juliet Montague Capshaw known as Jules. She has returned home after working as a pastry chef aboard a
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The Cat Who… is a series of 29 cozy mystery books by Lillian Jackson Braun. Book 1, The Cat Who Could Read Backwards was published in 1966. The books follow the adventures of Jim Qwilleran or Qwill, a journalist and amateur sleuth, and his Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum. Qwilleran was once a crime