Darling Deli Books in Order
Darling Deli is a series of 33 books written by Patti Benning.
Here, you can see them all in order! (publication year included)
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Darling Deli books in publication order
33 books
Beef Brisket Murder
by Patti Benning
2016
Cleaning her basement, Moira Darling finds a disturbing clue to her house's past. With boyfriend David's help, she follows the trail to a retirement home, where a decades-old crime may still be waiting for someone to uncover the truth.
Chicken Pesto Murder
by Patti Benning
2016
As pets disappear around Maple Creek, deli owner Moira Darling struggles to keep her business running. When a retiring detective also goes missing and suspicion falls on her friend David, avoiding another investigation becomes increasingly difficult.
Cold Cut Murder
by Patti Benning
2016
A body discovered in Moira Darling's deli interrupts Maple Creek's Winter Festival and Valentine's preparations. A new competitor and her husband's unwelcome interest add tension as Moira tries to separate personal friction from the clues to a killing.
Corned Beef Murder
by Patti Benning
2016
The loss of a close friend sends deli owner Moira Darling back into amateur detective work. Teaming with a private investigator, she follows clues that lead uncomfortably close to home and force her to question people she thought she trusted.
Creamy Casserole Murder
by Patti Benning
2016
Back from a cruise, Moira Darling hopes to resume her deli routine, but a frantic midnight call reports a murder at an assisted living home. As more deaths follow, she must investigate before friends at Misty Pines become victims.
Curried Lobster Murder
by Patti Benning
2016
Moira Darling wins a cruise and entry into a cooking competition, hoping to promote her deli and collect the grand prize. A contestant's mysterious death and further suspicious incidents suggest someone aboard may be willing to kill to win.
Garden Vegetable Murder
by Patti Benning
2016
A stalker threatens deli owner Moira Darling, forcing boyfriend David to take increasingly serious measures to protect her. Meeting his family brings unexpected questions about his past, complicating her search for safety and her understanding of the man beside her.
Grilled Cheese Murder
by Patti Benning
2016
Moira Darling supports her deli employees, but Dante's strange behavior suggests he is keeping significant secrets. As a murder unsettles their lakeside town, she must determine whether his unexplained circumstances connect to the crime she is trying to solve.
Grilled Rye Murder
by Patti Benning
2016
Moira Darling's wedding preparations unravel when she discovers a colleague's murder and becomes a suspect. After an anonymous benefactor pays her bail, she must uncover both the killer's identity and the reason someone unexpectedly stepped in to help her.
Hearty Homestyle Murder
by Patti Benning
2016
Moira Darling enters her employee's vegetarian gumbo in the county fair's soup competition, hoping for a win for the deli. When the head judge dies mysteriously, she and David must investigate before suspicion ruins their business.
Honey BBQ Murder
by Patti Benning
2016
After a murdered woman's husband offers her the family's dog, Moira Darling travels to Kentucky to collect the Irish wolfhound. The animal's illness and an unwelcome intruder soon disturb her return home, drawing her into another troubling mystery.
Pastrami Murder
by Patti Benning
2016
Moira Darling's successful deli becomes entangled in a murder investigation when a rival across town is killed. With her daughter and a detective helping, she must work through local suspicions to protect the business she has fought to build.
Salami Murder
by Patti Benning
2016
Moira Darling settles into a new home while daughter Candice prepares to open a candy shop. Suspected sabotage threatens the new business, and growing doubts about David complicate Moira's efforts to understand who is working against her family.
Spicy Lasagna Murder
by Patti Benning
2016
Moira Darling's date with private investigator David turns frightening when their outing to a corn maze goes badly wrong. Recovering from injuries and unexpectedly caring for another animal, she must investigate a murder while reconsidering whom she can trust.
Thai Coconut Murder
by Patti Benning
2016
A disturbing discovery at a Fourth of July party draws Moira Darling and boyfriend David into another investigation. As the holiday celebration gives way to danger, the deli owner's search for answers threatens the life she has worked to establish.
Tomato Basil Murder
by Patti Benning
2016
Already struggling after a recent tragedy, Moira Darling faces fresh turmoil when her former husband visits their daughter Candice. Competing family loyalties and an uncertain future force the deli owner to consider difficult choices while trying to regain her footing.
A Quiche to Die for
by Patti Benning
2017
Returning from her honeymoon, Moira Darling finds life at the deli going smoothly until an armed robbery takes cash and a treasured possession. When the robber strikes again and kills someone she knows, Moira joins David's investigation despite his warnings.
A Season of Murder
by Patti Benning
2017
A family trip to choose a Christmas tree leads Moira Darling to a body hidden beneath the snow. Recognizing one of her husband's clients, she joins the search for a killer and encounters an unexpected secret within her own marriage.
A Side of Murder
by Patti Benning
2017
Moira Darling's first married Valentine's Day ends with a death she and David witness but cannot prevent. When a close friend is implicated and her husband is occupied elsewhere, Moira must take the lead in unraveling the mystery.
Chicken Club Murder
by Patti Benning
2017
Moira Darling arrives at her deli on Mother's Day to find roses and a stranger's body behind the counter. An unexpected connection between her and the victim turns a baffling crime into a personal threat while police investigate.
Gazpacho Murder
by Patti Benning
2017
Moira Darling accompanies her investigator husband to a friend's house to examine claims of a haunting. Finding a violent crime instead draws them into another murder case, and clues raise uncomfortable suspicions about someone closer to home.
Glazed Ham Murder
by Patti Benning
2017
After Candice's car is stolen, a man is found dead in what appears to be a fatal collision involving the missing vehicle. Moira Darling and her husband must clear her daughter's name while the deli's Easter rush demands attention.
Mountains, Marriage and Murder
by Patti Benning
2017
Moira Darling leaves her deli to attend daughter Candice's wedding in Colorado. The death of someone essential to the ceremony turns celebration into suspicion, forcing Moira to investigate a murder whose suspects are among the people her family trusts.
Peppered With Murder
by Patti Benning
2017
Moira Darling volunteers to run a haunted house while coping with surprising news from her daughter. Finding an impaled body that disappears before police arrive draws her into a Halloween mystery she refuses to dismiss as something supernatural.
Pies, Lies and Murder
by Patti Benning
2017
Moira Darling takes a Fourth of July trip with her husband and daughter before Candice's wedding. A young woman's murder interrupts their family holiday, forcing Moira to investigate while trying to keep her loved ones safe from another attack.
Ravioli Soup Murder
by Patti Benning
2017
Helping a friend's relative find lodging puts Moira Darling under suspicion for murder. As she tries to clear her name, a twenty-year-old family secret surfaces, complicating her search for the truth and her efforts to protect those close to her.
Shrimply Murder
by Patti Benning
2017
Moira Darling hopes for normal life after her daughter's wedding, but an act of violence devastates her family. With one of them hospitalized, the others must identify the attacker while Moira balances the search against her responsibilities at the deli.
Thanksgiving Deli Murder
by Patti Benning
2017
A stranger disrupts Moira Darling's Thanksgiving plans by photographing her deli and troubling its employees. Connecting him to a crime she and David witness in the woods reveals a darker mystery that could threaten more than the holiday.
Wrapped in Murder
by Patti Benning
2017
Moira Darling and David Morris open their microbrewery for St. Patrick's Day tours, only to discover a corpse. Clearing David's name becomes harder when Moira suspects someone close to her, testing the pull of family loyalty against justice.
Murder, My Darling
by Patti Benning
2018
Moira Darling's thriving deli and reunited family seem to promise a happy future until someone close is attacked. Moira and her daughter investigate what happened while struggling with the consequences for the lives they thought were finally settled.
Shamrocks and Murder
by Patti Benning
2018
Moira Darling prepares to cater a St. Patrick's Day party until a blood-covered restaurant owner leads her to a murder victim. With friends' loyalties uncertain and a motive elusive, she and David must investigate before an innocent person is arrested.
Sugar Coated Murder
by Patti Benning
2018
Moira Darling's Mother's Day plans change when a suspicious death is followed by a warning at the ruined candy shop. The message orders Candice to leave town, prompting Moira to investigate a threat aimed directly at her daughter.
Valentines and Murder
by Patti Benning
2018
Moira Darling welcomes David's new business partner, hoping it will ease his workload and improve their lives. A series of murders connected to both men turns her excitement into fear that her husband may become the next victim.
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