A Bakeshop Mystery Series by Ellie Alexander

3.96 · 223 ratings
  • Meet Your Baker (A Bakeshop Mystery #1)
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    Meet Your Baker (A Bakeshop Mystery #1)

    Ellie Alexander

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings · published 2014

    Welcome to Torte-a friendly, small-town family bake shop where the treats are so good that, sometimes, it's criminal...After graduating from culinary school, Juliet Capshaw returns to her quaint hometown of Ashland, Oregon, to heal a broken heart and help her mom at the family bakery. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is bringing in lots of tourists looking for some crumpets to go with their heroic couplets. But when one of Torte's customers turns up dead, there's much ado about murder.. more

  • A Batter of Life and Death (A Bakeshop Mystery #2)
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    A Batter of Life and Death (A Bakeshop Mystery #2)

    Ellie Alexander

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings · published 2015

    Welcome to Torte-a small-town family bakeshop where the coffee is hot, the muffins are fresh, and the cakes are definitely to die for... It's autumn in Ashland, Oregon-'tis the season for a spiced hot apple cider with a serving (or two) of Torte's famous peach cobbler. It's also the perfect time for Jules Capshaw to promote her family's beloved bake shop by competing in The Pastry Channel's reality show, Take the Cake. The prize is $25,000... more

  • On Thin Icing (A Bakeshop Mystery #3)
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    On Thin Icing (A Bakeshop Mystery #3)

    Ellie Alexander

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings · published 2015

    Welcome to Torte-a small-town family bakeshop where the treats are killer good. It's the dead of winter in the sleepy town of Ashland, which means no tourists-and fewer customers-for Jules Capshaw and her bakery. But when she's asked to cater an off-season retreat for the directors of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, business starts heating up...until Jules finds a dead body in the freezer... more

  • Caught Bread Handed (A Bakeshop Mystery #4)
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    Caught Bread Handed (A Bakeshop Mystery #4)

    Ellie Alexander

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2016

    Welcome to Torte—a friendly, small-town family bake shop where the oven is heating up as high as the body count…Jules Capshaw is still chewing over her husband Carlos’s return to Ashland, Oregon. Could there be too many cooks in the kitchen? Whatever is stirring between those two will have to wait. Despite the Oregon Shakespeare Festival being dark for the winter, the bakeshop is bustling, the dough is rolling, and there’s no rest for the weary…especially when murder is thrown into the mix... more

  • Fudge and Jury (A Bakeshop Mystery #5)
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    Fudge and Jury (A Bakeshop Mystery #5)

    Ellie Alexander

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2017

    Welcome to Torte—a friendly, small-town family bakery where the pastries are delicious…and, now, suspicious.It’s almost spring in Ashland, Oregon, and the town is preparing for the Shakespeare and the annual Chocolate Festival. Business is cookin’ at Torte, and the store is expanding as Jules’ team whips up crèpes filled with mascarpone cheese and dark chocolate. Torte stands a chance of being this year’s confectionery belle of the ball! Life couldn’t be sweeter—unless murder taints the batter... more

  • A Crime of Passion Fruit (A Bakeshop Mystery #6)
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    A Crime of Passion Fruit (A Bakeshop Mystery #6)

    Ellie Alexander

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2017

    Torte--everybody's favorite small-town family bakeshop--is headed for the high seas, where murder is about to make a splash. . . Jules Capshaw is trying to keep her cool as Torte gets set to make its transformation from quaint, local confectionary cafe to royal pastry palace. Meanwhile, Jules's estranged husband Carlos is making a desperate plea for her to come aboard his cruise ship and dazzle everyone with her signature sweets... more

  • Trouble Is Brewing (A Bakeshop Mystery #6.5)
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    Trouble Is Brewing (A Bakeshop Mystery #6.5)

    Ellie Alexander

    Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2017

    Introducing Sloan Krause—main character of Death on Tap, the first in a new cozy series from Ellie Alexander!Jules Capshaw, owner of the charming bakeshop Torte, meets Sloan Krause, who's in from out of town for the beer festival that has landed in Ashland, Oregon. Sloan is the brewmaster at the famed der Keller brewing company that operates out of Leavenworth, Washington, and she’s come to the festival to show off the newest spring brew... more

  • Another One Bites the Crust (A Bakeshop Mystery #7)
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    Another One Bites the Crust (A Bakeshop Mystery #7)

    Ellie Alexander

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2018

    Torte―the beloved small-town bakeshop run by Jules Capshaw―is set to hit the stage. But who would have guessed that murder would makes a surprise appearance?It’s the role of a lifetime for Jules. The Shakespeare Festival has returned to Ashland, Oregon, for the season and Torte has been cast as the supplier of Elizabethan-era treats for the main event... more

  • Till Death Do Us Tart (A Bakeshop Mystery #8)
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    Till Death Do Us Tart (A Bakeshop Mystery #8)

    Ellie Alexander

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2018

    Torte―the small-town bakeshop no one can resist―is hosting a midsummer night’s wedding . . . where merry-making and murder are served up in equal measure. Till Death Do Us Tart is Ellie Alexander's eighth delectable novel in the Bakeshop mystery series.Jules Capshaw has too much on her plate―and she’s feeling the pinch: the whole town of Ashland, Oregon, is in on the surprise Elizabethan-themed wedding she’s planning for her mom and soon-to-be stepdad... more

  • Live and Let Pie (A Bakeshop Mystery #9)
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    Live and Let Pie (A Bakeshop Mystery #9)

    Ellie Alexander

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2018

    Life is sweet once you step into Torte, everybody's favorite small-town bakeshop. But what happens when it becomes the scene of a crime?The heat is on for pastry chef, family business operator, and unlikely sleuth Jules Capshaw. Just when she thought she could enjoy some time away from the kitchen, Jules manages to discover a skull during a picnic by the lake... more

  • A Cup of Holiday Fear (A Bakeshop Mystery #10)
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    A Cup of Holiday Fear (A Bakeshop Mystery #10)

    Ellie Alexander

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2019

    The latest installment in the Bakeshop Mysteries: Christmas comes to Ashland, OR—but all Jules wants is to catcher a killer. Torte, Ashland’s favorite bakeshop is decking the halls and brewing up cups of holiday cheer. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is dark for the season, but spirits are high as twinkle lights illuminate Main Street and snow falls softly on rooftops. Torte is bustling with activity... more

  • Nothing Bundt Trouble (A Bakeshop Mystery #11)
    #11

    Nothing Bundt Trouble (A Bakeshop Mystery #11)

    Ellie Alexander

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2020

    This time, Torte’s pastry chef and amateur sleuth finds herself coming out of the oven and straight into the fire in Ellie Alexander's Nothing Bundt Trouble: A Bakeshop Mystery. Spring has sprung in Ashland, Oregon, and everything at Torte seems to be coming up buttercream roses... more

  • Chilled to the Cone (A Bakeshop Mystery #12)
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    Chilled to the Cone (A Bakeshop Mystery #12)

    Ellie Alexander

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2020

    Pastry chef and amateur sleuth Juliet Capshaw finds herself on thin ice as she attempts to solve her latest case of small-town murder in Ellie Alexander's Chilled to the Cone: A Bakeshop Mystery.The deep freeze has thawed in Ashland, Oregon and Torte is gearing up for a busy spring. When a surprise opportunity to launch a pop-up ice cream shop comes her way, Jules jumps at the chance to showcase Torte’s signature iced drinks and cold custards... more

  • Mocha, She Wrote (A Bakeshop Mystery #13)
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    Mocha, She Wrote (A Bakeshop Mystery #13)

    Ellie Alexander

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2021

    When a barista competition comes to town, Torte's favorite pastry chef finds herself sleuthing once again―in the next installment of Ellie Alexander's beloved Bakeshop Mystery Series, Mocha, She Wrote !Summer has ushered in a new season in the charming hamlet of Ashland, Oregon... more

  • Bake, Borrow, and Steal (A Bakeshop Mystery #14)
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    Bake, Borrow, and Steal (A Bakeshop Mystery #14)

    Ellie Alexander

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2021

    Ellie Alexander's Bake, Borrow, and Steal , the most delicious installment yet in the Bakeshop Series set in Ashland, Oregon!As the autumnal hues of November fall over the Shakespearean hamlet of Ashland, Oregon, Jules and her team at Torte are working on their biggest event ever. They’ve been invited to create chocolate showpieces for the gala opening of a new exhibit, Shakespeare’s Lost Pages at SOMA... more

  • Muffin But the Truth (A Bakeshop Mystery #16)
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    Muffin But the Truth (A Bakeshop Mystery #16)

    Ellie Alexander

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2022

    In Muffin But the Truth, Torte's pastry chef and amateur sleuth Juliet Capshaw finds herself in deep water... in another delicious installment in the Bakeshop Series from author Ellie Alexander, set in Ashland, Oregon!Ashland is known for its Elizabethan charm and touches of Shakespeare around every corner, but the surrounding Rogue Valley draws adventure enthusiasts to its outdoor wonderland of high alpine lakes, mountain ranges, and pristine rivers... more

  • A Smoking Bun (A Bakeshop Mystery #18)
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    A Smoking Bun (A Bakeshop Mystery #18)

    Ellie Alexander

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2024

    Another delicious installment in the Bakeshop Series set in Ashland, OR!The mountains are calling in Ashland, Oregon, where pastry chef turned amateur sleuth, Jules Capshaw, is baking up a bevy of spiced curry buns and chai cookies for a moonlit snowshoe tour. Ramiro’s family is visiting from Spain and Jules can’t wait to take them up to her beloved Mount A with its charming and rustic lodge, backcountry trails, and star-filled skies that stretch for miles... more

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