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Lou Jane Temple

3 Series • 10 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

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Publication Order of Heaven Lee Books
Start with: Death by Rhubarb (1996)
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Publication Order of The Spice Box Books
Start with: The Spice Box (2005)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: The Big Platter Cookbook (2004)

ⓘ About Lou Jane Temple

Lou Jane Temple is a private chef, chef, food author, and author that is best known for the “Heaven Lee” series of novels. Temple’s road to becoming an author and food writer has been winding and long. She started catering for a rock and roll band and was often found backstage with the stars before she started Café Lulu, a catering company and restaurant based in Kansas City. A woman of many skills, she has been a restaurateur and chef who does consultations for many restaurants and hotels that need innovative and new menus. She has gone on to use her exceptional culinary skills to write several culinary mysteries in the “Heaven Lee,” “Spice Box” series, and the “Big Platter Cookbook” which is a collection of recipes.

All Book Series by Lou Jane Temple

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Death by Rhubarb

Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 1996

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1996
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Revenge of the Barbeque Queens

Book 2 of 7 · published 1997

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1997
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A Stiff Risotto

Book 3 of 7 · published 1997

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1997
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Bread on Arrival

Book 4 of 7 · published 1998

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1998
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The Cornbread Killer

Book 5 of 7 · published 1999

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1999
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Red Beans and Vice

Book 6 of 7 · published 2001

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2001
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Death Is Semisweet

Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2002

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2002
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The Spice Box

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2005

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2005
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Death du Jour

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2006

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2006
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The Big Platter Cookbook

Single-title series · published 2004

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2004

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Lou Jane Temple?

Lou Jane Temple is a private chef, chef, food author, and author that is best known for the “Heaven Lee” series of novels. Temple’s road to becoming an author and food writer has been winding and long. She started catering for a rock and roll band and was often found backstage with the stars before she started Café Lulu, a catering company and restaurant based in Kansas City.

Which Lou Jane Temple series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Heaven Lee series, the earliest of Lou Jane Temple's multi-book series: it opens with Death by Rhubarb (1996) and runs to 7 books across 1996–2002, ending with Death Is Semisweet (2002).

How many books has Lou Jane Temple written?

Lou Jane Temple has 10 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1996 and 2006. 9 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Heaven Lee series with 7 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.

In what order should Lou Jane Temple's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Lou Jane Temple's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Heaven Lee (1996–2002, 7 books) and The Spice Box (2005–2006, 2 books).

How are Lou Jane Temple's books organised into series?

This guide splits Lou Jane Temple's 10 books into 2 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Heaven Lee (7 books, 1996–2002); The Spice Box (2 books, 2005–2006).