Paige Shelton

2 series 7 books in order

Paige Shelton is the author of the New York Times bestselling Farmers’ Market Mysteries, including Bushel Full of Murder, Merry Market Murder, A Killer Maize, and Crops and Robbers. Previous books in the Country Cooking School Mysteries include If Catfish Had Nine Lives, If Bread Could Rise to the Occasion, If Mashed Potatoes Could Dance, and If Fried Chicken Could Fly. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband and son. When she’s up early enough, one of her favorite things is to watch the sun rise over the Wasatch Mountains. Visit her at paigeshelton.com.

Known for
A Dangerous Type Mystery, Country Cooking School Mystery

Series by Paige Shelton

A Dangerous Type Mystery

3 books in order · 2017

  1. Cover of To Helvetica and Back

    To Helvetica and Back

    2017 · Paige Shelton

    The New York Times bestselling author of the Farmers’ Market Mysteries and the Country Cooking School Mysteries introduces readers to Star City,…

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    Bookman Dead Style

    2017 · Paige Shelton

    A movie star is typecast as a killer in the second Dangerous Type Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of To Helvetica and Back. It’s…

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    Comic Sans Murder

    2017 · Paige Shelton

    Clare Henry’s snowy Star City, Utah, oasis turns deadly in the third Dangerous Type Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Bookman…

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Country Cooking School Mystery

4 books in order · 2013–2014

  1. Cover of If Fried Chicken Could Fly

    If Fried Chicken Could Fly

    2013 · Paige Shelton

    At Gram's Country Cooking School, Betts and Gram are helping students prepare the perfect dishes for the Southern Missouri Show-Down, the cook-off…

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  2. Cover of If Mashed Potatoes Could Dance

    If Mashed Potatoes Could Dance

    2013 · Paige Shelton

    At Gram’s Country Cooking School in Broken Rope, Missouri, Isabelle “Betts” Winston and her grandmother share the secrets of delicious home-style…

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  3. Cover of If Bread Could Rise to the Occasion

    If Bread Could Rise to the Occasion

    2013 · Paige Shelton

    At Gram’s Country Cooking School, Isabelle “Betts” Winston and her grandmother share their home-style culinary secrets. But what they keep to…

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  4. Cover of If Catfish Had Nine Lives

    If Catfish Had Nine Lives

    2014 · Paige Shelton

    Betts Winston has inherited more than her cooking skills from her grandmother—she can also see and talk to ghosts of people that once roamed the…

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How many books has Paige Shelton written?

We list 7 books by Paige Shelton across 2 series, published between 2013–2017 — each shown in full reading order.

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