🎯 Where Should I Start?
Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Lady Margot Blackwell Mystery Books
Start with: Murder of a Fake Diva (2025)
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Publication Order of Sandy Bay Books
Start with: Apple Pie and Trouble (2018)
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Publication Order of Spring Harbor Cozy Mystery Books
Start with: Hair Today, Dead Tomorrow (2024)
ⓘ About Amber Crewes
Amber Crewes is a best-selling thriller and mystery fiction author that is best known for her bestselling “Sandy Bay Cozy Mystery” series of novels. Crewes penned “Apple Pie and Trouble,” the debut novel of her very popular series in 2018. She has since become one of the most prolific cozy mystery fiction authors with more than two dozen novels to her name. She has variously said that there is nothing she loves better than reading and writing cozy mysteries. In fact, she has too many thriller and mystery novels on her Kindle and if there was one superpower she wishes she had, it has to be a super speed reader. Over the years, she has been known to pen clean reads with happy endings and this is what you can expect reading the many novels of the “Sandy Bay Cozy Mystery” series.
All Book Series by Amber Crewes
1
Murder of a Fake Diva
Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 2025
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2
Murder of a Notorious Gentleman
Book 2 of 10 · published 2025
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3
Murder of a Scheming Accountant
Book 3 of 10 · published 2025
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4
Murder of a Christmas Star
Book 4 of 10 · published 2025
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5
Murder of a Silver-Tongued Suitor
Book 5 of 10 · published 2026
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6
Murder of a Man Beyond Reproach
Book 6 of 10 · published 2026
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7
Murder of a Forgotten Heir
Book 7 of 10 · published 2026
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8
Murder of a Silent Executor
Book 8 of 10 · published 2026
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9
Murder of a Curious Beneficiary
Book 9 of 10 · published 2026
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10
Murder of a Christmas Bride
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2026
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1
Apple Pie and Trouble
Series opener · book 1 of 29 · published 2018
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2
Brownies and Dark Shadows
Book 2 of 29 · published 2018
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3
Cookies and Buried Secrets
Book 3 of 29 · published 2018
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4
Donuts and Disaster
Book 4 of 29 · published 2018
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5
Eclairs and Lethal Layers
Book 5 of 29 · published 2018
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6
Finger Foods and Missing Legs
Book 6 of 29 · published 2018
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7
Gingerbread and Scary Endings
Book 7 of 29 · published 2018
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8
Hot Chocolate and Cold Bodies
Book 8 of 29 · published 2018
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9
Ice Cream and Guilty Pleasures
Book 9 of 29 · published 2018
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10
Jingle Bells and Deadly Smells
Book 10 of 29 · published 2018
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11
King Cake and Grave Mistakes
Book 11 of 29 · published 2019
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12
Lemon Tarts and Fiery Darts
Book 12 of 29 · published 2019
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13
Muffins and Coffins
Book 13 of 29 · published 2019
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14
Nuts and a Choking Corpse
Book 14 of 29 · published 2019
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15
Orange Mousse and a Fatal Truce
Book 15 of 29 · published 2019
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16
Peaches and Crime
Book 16 of 29 · published 2019
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17
Queen Tarts and a Christmas Nightmare
Book 17 of 29 · published 2019
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18
Rhubarb Pie and Revenge
Book 18 of 29 · published 2020
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19
Slaughter of the Wedding Cake
Book 19 of 29 · published 2020
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20
Showbiz Cakes and Deadly Slices
Book 20 of 29 · published 2020
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21
Tiramisu and Terror
Book 21 of 29 · published 2020
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22
Urchin Dishes and Deadly Wishes
Book 22 of 29 · published 2020
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23
Velvet Cake and Murder
Book 23 of 29 · published 2021
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24
Whoopie Pies and Deadly Lies
Book 24 of 29 · published 2021
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25
Xylose Treats and Killer Sweets
Book 25 of 29 · published 2021
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26
Yummy Pies and Someone Dies
Book 26 of 29 · published 2021
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27
Zucchini Chips and Poisoned Lips
Book 27 of 29 · published 2021
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28
Twas the Fright Before Christmas
Book 28 of 29 · published 2021
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29
The Sandy Bay A-Z Recipe Book
Latest in the series · book 29 of 29 · published 2022
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1
Hair Today, Dead Tomorrow
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2024
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2
A Short Cut to Murder
Book 2 of 12 · published 2024
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3
Snip Once, Die Twice
Book 3 of 12 · published 2024
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4
Killing Off Loose Ends
Book 4 of 12 · published 2024
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5
Curl Up and Die
Book 5 of 12 · published 2024
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6
Bangs, Bullies, and Betrayal
Book 6 of 12 · published 2024
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7
Permed to Deadly Perfection
Book 7 of 12 · published 2024
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8
A Hairy Scary Christmas
Book 8 of 12 · published 2024
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9
A Grim Trim in a Gym
Book 9 of 12 · published 2025
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10
The Blonde That Didn't Respond
Book 10 of 12 · published 2025
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11
Mousse, Murder and Mayhem
Book 11 of 12 · published 2025
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12
Dye Hard with a Vengeance
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2025
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Amber Crewes?
Amber Crewes is a best-selling thriller and mystery fiction author that is best known for her bestselling “Sandy Bay Cozy Mystery” series of novels. Crewes penned “Apple Pie and Trouble,” the debut novel of her very popular series in 2018. She has since become one of the most prolific cozy mystery fiction authors with more than two dozen novels to her name.
Which Amber Crewes series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Sandy Bay series, the earliest of Amber Crewes's multi-book series: it opens with Apple Pie and Trouble (2018) and runs to 29 books across 2018–2022, ending with The Sandy Bay A-Z Recipe Book (2022). Amber Crewes's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Amber Crewes written?
Amber Crewes has 51 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2018 and 2026. Every one of them sits in one of 3 named series — the largest being the Sandy Bay series with 29 books.
In what order should Amber Crewes's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Amber Crewes's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Sandy Bay (2018–2022, 29 books), Spring Harbor Cozy Mystery (2024–2025, 12 books) and Lady Margot Blackwell Mystery (2025–2026, 10 books).
How are Amber Crewes's books organised into series?
This guide splits Amber Crewes's 51 books into 3 named series, with no standalone titles: Sandy Bay (29 books, 2018–2022); Spring Harbor Cozy Mystery (12 books, 2024–2025); Lady Margot Blackwell Mystery (10 books, 2025–2026).