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Jerrilyn Farmer

2 Series • 9 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery Books
Start with: Sympathy for the Devil (1998)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Red Carpet Murder Mystery Books
Start with: Murder at the Academy Awards (2009)

ⓘ About Jerrilyn Farmer

Jerrilyn Farmer is an award-winning and widely acclaimed American writer, who likes to write cozy mysteries, fiction, thriller, mystery, and suspense novels. She is particularly renowned for writing the Madeline Bean book series in which she has depicted the chief protagonist named Madeline Bean in the role of a Hollywood caterer. Farmer is also known for her collaboration with Joan Rivers. Together, the two authors started a new series of mystery novels in 2009. However, they were able to add just one novel to that series. In addition to the elements of mystery, suspense, and intrigue, Farmer writes her books with excellent humor. Her books have been loved and appreciated in multiple countries of the world. Author Farmer originally hails from Lincolnwood, Illinois.

All Book Series by Jerrilyn Farmer

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Sympathy for the Devil

Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 1998

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1998
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Immaculate Reception

Book 2 of 8 · published 1999

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1999
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Killer Wedding

Book 3 of 8 · published 2000

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2000
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Dim Sum Dead

Book 4 of 8 · published 2001

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2001
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Mumbo Gumbo

Book 5 of 8 · published 2003

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2003
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Perfect Sax

Book 6 of 8 · published 2004

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2004
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The Flaming Luau of Death

Book 7 of 8 · published 2005

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2005
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Desperately Seeking Sushi

Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2008

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2008
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Murder at the Academy Awards

Single-title series · published 2009

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2009

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Jerrilyn Farmer?

Jerrilyn Farmer is an award-winning and widely acclaimed American writer, who likes to write cozy mysteries, fiction, thriller, mystery, and suspense novels. She is particularly renowned for writing the Madeline Bean book series in which she has depicted the chief protagonist named Madeline Bean in the role of a Hollywood caterer. Farmer is also known for her collaboration with Joan Rivers.

Which Jerrilyn Farmer series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery series, the earliest of Jerrilyn Farmer's multi-book series: it opens with Sympathy for the Devil (1998) and runs to 8 books across 1998–2008, ending with Desperately Seeking Sushi (2008).

How many books has Jerrilyn Farmer written?

Jerrilyn Farmer has 9 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1998 and 2009. Every one of them sits in one of 2 named series — the largest being the Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery series with 8 books.

In what order should Jerrilyn Farmer's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jerrilyn Farmer's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery (1998–2008, 8 books) and Red Carpet Murder Mystery (2009, 1 book).

How are Jerrilyn Farmer's books organised into series?

This guide splits Jerrilyn Farmer's 9 books into 2 named series, with no standalone titles: Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery (8 books, 1998–2008); Red Carpet Murder Mystery (1 book, 2009).