Avery Aames

1 series 7 books in order

Avery Aames is the Agatha Award–winning author of the Cheese Shop Mysteries and, under the name Daryl Wood Gerber, the Cookbook Nook Mysteries. She loves to cook, enjoys a good wine, speaks a little French, and has even played a French woman on stage. And she adores cheese.

Known for
Cheese Shop Mystery

Series by Avery Aames

Cheese Shop Mystery

7 books in order · 2011–2016

  1. Cover of The Long Quiche Goodbye

    The Long Quiche Goodbye

    2011 · Avery Aames

    Welcome to the grand opening of Fromagerie Bessette. Or as it's more commonly known by the residents of small-town Providence, Ohio-the Cheese Shop.…

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  2. Cover of Lost and Fondue

    Lost and Fondue

    2011 · Avery Aames

    When a body is found in a long-abandoned winery, cheese shop owner Charlotte Bessette trades in her fondue fork for a flashlight to clear a friend's…

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  3. Cover of Clobbered by Camembert

    Clobbered by Camembert

    2012 · Avery Aames

    Cheese store owner Charlotte Bessette is setting up for the town's Winter Wonderland fair. Then, when an old friend is found dead in the cottage of…

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  4. Cover of To Brie or Not To Brie

    To Brie or Not To Brie

    2013 · Avery Aames

    Murder, revenge, and secrets: Shakespeare has arrived in Providence, Ohio... Charlotte Bessette—owner of Fromagerie Bessette, known by locals as The…

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  5. Cover of Days of Wine and Roquefort

    Days of Wine and Roquefort

    2014 · Avery Aames

    Murder, like Roquefort, stinks... Cheese Shop owner Charlotte Bessette’s life seems quieter than ever with her fiancé out of town and her cousin…

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  6. Cover of As Gouda as Dead

    As Gouda as Dead

    2015 · Avery Aames

    Someone is cheesed off . . . Providence, Ohio, is celebrating Valentine’s Day with weeklong events, including lovers’ baskets with heart-shaped…

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  7. Cover of For Cheddar or Worse

    For Cheddar or Worse

    2016 · Avery Aames

    In the new Cheese Shop Mystery from the Agatha Award-winning author of As Gouda as Dead, an extra-sharp tongued cheese critic is cut down during a…

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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Avery Aames written?

We list 7 books by Avery Aames across 1 series, published between 2011–2016 — each shown in full reading order.

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