🎯 Where Should I Start?
All Book Series by Gretchen Allen
Criminals and Coral
Single-title series · published 2019 Co-authored · Summer Prescott
Dishing Up Murder: A Delicious Cozy Mystery Collection
Book 2 of 5 · published 2021
Holiday Favorites: Six Mysteries from Your Favorite Series
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2021
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Gretchen Allen?
Gretchen Allen has 64 books catalogued in this guide spanning 2018–2024, across 10 named series.
Which Gretchen Allen series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Sundae Afternoon Cozy Mysteries series, the earliest of Gretchen Allen's multi-book series: it opens with Triple Dipped Murder (2018) and runs to 8 books across 2018–2019, ending with Two Scoops of Murder (2019). Gretchen Allen's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Gretchen Allen written?
Gretchen Allen has 64 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2018 and 2024. 52 of them belong to 10 named series — the largest being the Seasoned Sleuth series with 12 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Gretchen Allen's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Gretchen Allen's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Sundae Afternoon Cozy Mysteries (2018–2019, 8 books), Day & Night Diner (2019–2021, 8 books) and Evergreen and Holly (2019, 1 book), plus 7 more.
How are Gretchen Allen's books organised into series?
This guide splits Gretchen Allen's 64 books into 10 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Seasoned Sleuth (12 books, 2023–2024); Street Food Cozies (12 books, 2022–2023); Day & Night Diner (8 books, 2019–2021); Sundae Afternoon Cozy Mysteries (8 books, 2018–2019); Juiced Around the Corner (5 books, 2020–2021), plus 5 further series.