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ⓘ About Laura Jensen Walker
Laura spent a decade away from publishing before coming back and writing in a whole new genre: cozy mysteries. She’s also loved mysteries since reading her first Trixie Belden in the fourth grade, and loves that she is now writing them. She flew a typewriter across Europe in Uncle Sam’s Air Force during her twenties, and lived in Oxfordshire, England for three years where she became a lifelong, tea loving Anglophile. “Murder Most Sweet” was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel in 2020. “Murder Most Sweet” is the first novel in the “Bookish Baker Mystery” series and was released in the year 2020. Teddie St. John, a baker, spends her time away from the oven to write murder mysteries, however could she herself be a killer?
All Book Series by Laura Jensen Walker
The Postmistress of Pudlington
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2026
Through the Rocky Road and Into the Rainbow Sherbet
Book 7 of 14 · published 2002 Co-authored · Becky Freeman
God Rest Ye Grumpy Scroogeymen
Book 8 of 14 · published 2003 Co-authored · Michael K. Walker
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Ice Cream
Book 12 of 14 · published 2005
Living Through Breast Cancer with Faith, Hope, and Laughter
Book 13 of 14 · published 2012
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Laura Jensen Walker?
Laura spent a decade away from publishing before coming back and writing in a whole new genre: cozy mysteries. She’s also loved mysteries since reading her first Trixie Belden in the fourth grade, and loves that she is now writing them. She flew a typewriter across Europe in Uncle Sam’s Air Force during her twenties, and lived in Oxfordshire, England for three years where she became a lifelong, tea loving Anglophile. “Murder Most Sweet” was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel in 2020. “Murder Most Sweet” is the first novel in the “Bookish Baker Mystery” series and was released in the year 2020.
Which Laura Jensen Walker series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Getaway Girls series, the earliest of Laura Jensen Walker's multi-book series: it opens with Daring Chloe (2008) and runs to 3 books across 2008–2009, ending with Becca by the Book (2009).
How many books has Laura Jensen Walker written?
Laura Jensen Walker has 27 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1997 and 2026. 10 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Getaway Girls series with 3 books — and 17 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Laura Jensen Walker's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Laura Jensen Walker's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Phoebe Grant (2005, 2 books), Getaway Girls (2008–2009, 3 books) and A Bookish Baker Mystery (2020–2021, 2 books), plus 3 more.
How are Laura Jensen Walker's books organised into series?
This guide splits Laura Jensen Walker's 27 books into 6 named series and 17 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Getaway Girls (3 books, 2008–2009); A Bookish Baker Mystery (2 books, 2020–2021); Phoebe Grant (2 books, 2005); A Faith Chapel Mystery (1 book, 2021); Alphabet Girls Mystery (1 book, 2026), plus 1 further series.