Donut Hole Mystery Books in Order

Heather Shepherd investigates a ballet dancer's murder while preparing the grand opening of Donut Delights. With many suspects and little evidence, she must earn skeptical officers' trust while juggling her bakery and a possible new family member.

A tornado strikes Hillside, leaving an elderly widow dead near her chicken coop. When Detective Ryan Shepherd discovers the storm didn't kill her, Heather helps investigate a murder with no obvious motive or clear starting point.

Honey Trickle calls Heather Shepherd for help, then is murdered on Heather's front porch. With her friend Amy's boyfriend among the suspects, Heather investigates while a competing bakery threatens to take away her loyal customers.

A customer dies after drinking a milkshake from Donut Delights, and Heather's best friend Amy delivered it. Newly qualified as a private investigator, Heather works to clear Amy while keeping her busy bakery's orders moving.

Another murder at the Kenny house draws Heather Shepherd into a case involving her rival Geoff Lawless's family. With little evidence and troubling behavior between Geoff and his sister, Heather must untangle who benefits from the death.

The owner of Heather Shepherd's favorite burger restaurant is murdered, and her employee Jung becomes the main suspect. Heather investigates unofficially to help clear him, balancing bakery orders with uncooperative people and the threat of another killing.

A birthday celebration ends with news that a family member has been shot in a park. Police suspect a drug deal, but his relatives disagree, asking Heather to investigate the contradictions and help clear his name.

During a donut delivery, Heather Shepherd finds a nail salon owner dead and the woman's former boyfriend nearby. She investigates while preparing for her private investigator qualification, trying to balance urgent bakery orders with a murder case.

Heather Shepherd sees an old school friend arguing with a former classmate before the friend is found dead beneath bonfire wood. Several acquaintances become suspects, complicating Heather's investigation as Hillside prepares for its Fourth of July celebrations.

Heather's Venice honeymoon is interrupted when an actor she argued with is found dead in a canal. With police questioning her and Ryan, she searches for the killer while trying to preserve their time together.

Heather discovers a local businessman has been murdered at home, despite Ryan's attempt to give her a Christmas break from investigating. All the suspects were present, but FBI involvement makes her search for answers more difficult.

A detective's daughter is found dead, and he names Heather Shepherd as his prime suspect. With Ryan removed from the investigation, Heather must use her new forensic knowledge to clear herself while keeping Donut Delights running.

A murder involving a hardened fudge ball sends Heather Shepherd to her rival's donut shop. Geoff Lawless is missing, leaving Heather to follow competing leads and determine who turned one of his creations into a weapon.

A reporter's murder postpones Hillside's televised baking competition just as Heather prepares to enter. Her investigation leads among jealous friends, workplace tensions, and an elusive suspect while the town waits for the event to resume.

A newcomer dies after eating a fudge ball at Geoff Lawless's shop, and Kent's aunt becomes a suspect. Heather investigates amid burglaries, a car following her, and a nervous bakery rival who keeps getting in the way.

Heather witnesses her car being stolen, then learns it was used in a fatal hit-and-run involving a disliked Hillside gossip. With plenty of possible motives but confusing evidence, she searches for the driver during the Christmas season.

A scream during a dog walk leads Heather Shepherd to a dead body and a snake in a widely disliked man's home. Sorting through alibis and local eccentricities becomes essential to understanding how the victim died.

An elderly movie star is murdered at Hillside Manor while his famous children contest his will. Heather Shepherd investigates numerous suspects with reasons to want him dead, hoping to resolve the case before the New Year arrives.

A guest at Heather's Paris engagement party is poisoned by one of her donuts, and assistant Angelica becomes a suspect. With her wedding approaching, Heather investigates to clear her friend's name while dealing with unwelcome press attention.

A judge's murder threatens to cancel Hillside's archery competition and end Jung's chance to win. Heather investigates numerous suspects while her rival conducts his own inquiries and construction at Donut Delights complicates the bakery's busy schedule.

Heather's public rivalry with another donut shop owner makes her a prime suspect when he's found murdered. Investigating health inspections and questionable business practices becomes her way to clear her name and find the real killer.

Hairstylist Kelly Carlson is found beaten to death in her salon, leaving Heather with few clues. She investigates whether the killer knew Kelly and what prompted the attack, while the police reveal little about their case.

A museum curator's murder draws Heather into a case that seems to involve greed, until the evidence unsettles her assumptions. Her new bakery assistant is among the suspects, adding personal complications to her search for the truth.

A gingerbread workshop brings Heather Shepherd face to face with another murder. The victim is a popular businesswoman with few close connections, leaving Heather and Amy to investigate scarce evidence and a puzzling shortage of suspects.

Heather's birthday outing to a skydiving venue becomes an investigation when she encounters a crime scene and a grieving mother. Many suspects belong to the victim's family, making an apparently close circle harder to untangle.

After her secret donut recipe book is stolen, Heather finds the suspected thief dead in her rival's shop. Now a murder suspect herself, she investigates while dodging police questions and trying to protect her bakery's future.

A fire near Donut Delights turns out to be arson, drawing Heather Shepherd into another investigation. Numerous suspects and unhelpful officers complicate her efforts while she prepares to reopen her renovated bakery and faces unexpected family visitors.

Heather's loyal customer Eva is attacked and hospitalized, and her new assistant becomes a suspect. Heather seeks the culprit while juggling a busy bakery and wedding plans, despite her detective fiance's objections to her involvement.

Heather finds Amy's boyfriend Kent unconscious at the scene of a new murder. With Amy suspected and Kent suffering memory loss, she investigates against Ryan's wishes while her friend's increasingly anxious behavior makes the case harder.

While catering a Halloween party, Heather discovers the host's body on the back porch. The killer appears to be one of the guests, leaving her to untangle evasive behavior, family tensions, and a mysterious visitor.

Donut maker Heather Janke becomes a suspect when her former assistant Christa dies under suspicious circumstances. To protect herself and learn what happened, Heather investigates the deceit surrounding Christa's death and searches for a possible killer.

A visit to Hillside Manor reveals that nursing aide Betty Shivers has been found dead outside. Heather and Ryan investigate threats from another employee and an ex-boyfriend who refused to accept that their relationship was over.

Heather and Amy's double date takes a grim turn when their waiter is murdered. A secret code and unexplained money complicate the search for a motive, while tensions in Amy's relationship add to Heather's concerns.

Preparing her daughter's birthday party, Heather is drawn into an apartment superintendent's disappearance. Evidence suggests murder, but the body and the victim's dogs are missing, leaving her to investigate before the celebration and amid difficult weather.

Heather finds Detective Hoskins's wife Millie unexpectedly pleasant, then learns evidence links her to a stabbing. Working with Amy and Hoskins, she must determine whether Millie is a victim of circumstances or hiding a murderous side.

An exploding grill interrupts Heather's Memorial Day plans and leaves its owner dead. Learning he intended to change his will raises her suspicions, prompting an investigation into whether the explosion was an accident or a deliberate killing.

Checking on a frightened dog after Fourth of July fireworks leads Heather to a dead body. She and Amy investigate whether the celebrations concealed a gunshot and whether the dog can help them trace the killer.

A florist Heather visited while choosing wedding flowers is murdered, apparently during a robbery. Heather suspects a contractor with possible mafia connections, but conflicting evidence forces her and Amy to look beyond their first theory before the killer escapes.

After accusing Heather and Amy of stealing his cases, private investigator Inspector Lemon dies in a suspicious car crash. His final words appear to implicate Amy, forcing Heather to examine his investigations and find who sabotaged his car.

Shopping for bridesmaid dresses turns into a murder investigation when the boutique owner is strangled. Heather and Amy sort through unhappy customers and wedding worries, determined to find the killer before the bride believes her celebration is cursed.

Leila discovers a corpse in her entrance hall with no idea how it arrived. Heather investigates the contractor's death, but her suspicions about a local villain don't match the evidence, and pursuing the truth could provoke a dangerous enemy.

Heather's move to Key West is interrupted by two apparently unrelated deaths, a robbery victim and a man who suffered a heart attack. Learning they were business partners, she investigates whether one killer is responsible before her departure.

An outdoor team-building event becomes a murder case when a competitor falls to his death. Heather and her assistants investigate sabotaged ropes, workplace rivalries, and the activity organizer's secrets to discover who turned the outing into a killing.

A young equestrian is murdered in his hospital room after a riding accident. Heather investigates a case with little evidence beyond grainy surveillance footage, while conflicting testimony and a varied list of suspects make identifying the killer difficult.

Crime novelist Grayson Stark is murdered at home, and Heather looks for clues in his books. As slanderous newspaper articles complicate her personal life, she and Amy investigate the writer's death before the killer can strike again.

Heather contributes donuts to a school fundraiser, then returns to investigate the PTA president's poisoning. She and Amy face a growing list of suspects who could have tampered with the victim's drink, making access a crucial clue.

A Key West vacation is interrupted when Heather finds a murdered waiter beside her hotel's pool. Without help from the police, she and Amy question local characters and sift through misleading information before their flight home leaves the case unresolved.

Heather hires a designer to assess her friends' fire-damaged home, then discovers the renovator stabbed to death. She and Amy investigate former clients, family tensions, and suspicious repair offers while trying to help their friends rebuild.

Heather and Ryan attend the opening of Hillside's new cinema and witness a murder among the guests. With little evidence and a victim whose background is unclear, Heather investigates whether the answer lies in the town's past.

A body at her new business partner's store threatens to put an innocent man behind bars. Heather and Amy investigate a charitable victim's death, searching for evidence that explains the crime and points beyond the most obvious suspects.

Heather's plans to move to Key West stall when a waitress is murdered and evidence implicates her new investor. She must determine whether her business partner is a killer before committing her family's future to their joint venture.

The owner of Hillside's Tourism Depot is murdered, and someone has tampered with evidence at the scene. Heather and newly qualified investigator Amy pursue scarce leads and puzzling family behavior while trying to uncover who is sabotaging their inquiry.

While Eva and Leila move back into their renovated home, an antiques dealer they visit dies in an apparent suicide. Heather suspects murder and investigates why someone would target the well-liked woman when robbery provides no clear explanation.

Heather investigates the murder of a new librarian whose apparently quiet life hides a troubled past. Most suspects have alibis, leaving an unfamiliar library visitor and scarce evidence as she tries to identify the killer before they leave Hillside.

Heather's lunch at a pizzeria ends with the discovery of its chef stabbed in the kitchen. A missing weapon, an apparently unmoved wife, and a lurking stranger complicate her search for the person behind the killing.

Catering a business brunch brings Heather to a hotel where the millionaire guest speaker is found smothered in bed. She and Amy investigate his enemies while trying to explain how a killer entered an apparently locked room.

Preparations for Hillside's tea and donut fair are interrupted by a double homicide in the forest. Heather investigates tampered evidence and an unreliable witness, while a treasure map found on one victim points to a much older mystery.

Roadkill Rodney arrives at Heather's home with news that his girlfriend Norma has been found dead in her store. Heather and Amy investigate numerous suspects, relying on an unusual murder weapon and a partial print for their few leads.

Amy's move into a new home takes a dark turn when a neighbor is murdered. Heather joins her to investigate local arguments and hidden histories, risking awkward accusations as they work to make Amy's new street safe.

A murder mystery dinner becomes a real crime scene when someone is stabbed. Heather questions actresses whose past romances provide motives, but their convincing performances and a star's interfering amateur investigation make separating truth from fiction difficult.