Edith Maxwell (Maddie Day) Books in Order
Part ofMaddie Day Books in OrderExplore Edith Maxwell writing as Maddie Day, with books from both names in order, series lists, quick summaries, and guidance on how her cozy mysteries connect.
Last updated: January 17, 2026
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Publication Order
25 books
A Poisonous Pour
by Maddie Day
2026
Now the owner of Vino y Vida, Cece is pouring at a Memorial Day classic car show when valley power broker Regan Greene is murdered after a string of public arguments. With her journalist neighbor blamed, Cece and her twin sister Allie race to clear him before the trail goes sour.
Scone Cold Dead
by Maddie Day
2025
Robbie is only weeks away from giving birth and trying to prepare Pans 'N Pancakes for her maternity leave when a stranger's body is found in Aunt Adele's sheep pasture. As police uncover unsettling ties between Adele and the victim, Robbie knits together clues before suspicion tears her family apart.
Murder at Cape Costumers
by Maddie Day
2025
A new year round costume shop opens in Westham just in time for Halloween, filled with theatrical outfits designed by co owner Shelly and her Broadway veteran boyfriend, Enzo. When Enzo is found dead among the costumes, Mac and the Cozy Capers group follow a trail of stage rivalries and local secrets.
Murder at the Rusty Anchor
by Maddie Day
2024
A rainy July weekend empties Cape Cod's beaches and packs the Rusty Anchor pub, where Mac's friend Flo works behind the bar. After longtime teacher Bruce Byrne is found dead there and Flo lands on the suspect list, Mac's book club dives into decades of school and town grudges.
Deadly Crush
by Maddie Day
2024
At the start of a new year, Cece hires surly electrician Karl Meier to upgrade security at Vino y Vida and soon regrets it. When Karl is found crushed beneath a lift in his ex wife's garage, Cece digs into his bullying past to help her friend and stop a killer.
Murder Uncorked
by Maddie Day
2023
Recently widowed Cece Barton has barely settled into managing Vino y Vida in Sonoma's Alexander Valley when a prominent figure in the wine community is murdered. With wildfire smoke drifting over town and deputies eyeing her as a suspect, she investigates to protect her new home and job.
Murder at a Cape Bookstore
by Maddie Day
2023
A spring equinox festival in Westham brings bike parades, free samples, and friction with demanding chamber director Wagner Lavoie. When Wagner is discovered dead beneath a toppled bookcase in the local shop, Mac and her Cozy Capers friends investigate a long list of merchants with reasons to resent him.
Four Leaf Cleaver
by Maddie Day
2023
In South Lick, Saint Patrick's Day turns dark at Pans 'N Pancakes when a television cooking show producer is found bludgeoned in Robbie Jordan's bed and breakfast. With contestants, crew members, and townsfolk all hiding grudges, Robbie must sort through the shamrocks to unmask a killer.
Deep Fried Death
by Maddie Day
2023
South Lick's quirky outhouse race at the Abe Martin Festival is supposed to be good publicity, until a rival restaurateur's body tumbles out of Robbie's entry before the starting whistle. Juggling a new deep fryer and family changes, she must prove she was framed and flush out a murderer.
Scarfed Down
by Maddie Day
2022
Pans 'N Pancakes is celebrating the twelve days of Christmas with special menus when a diner suddenly dies while knitting a bright green scarf. With Aunt Adele drawn into the investigation, Robbie follows a strand of holiday grudges and jealousies to uncover who turned a cozy project deadly.
Murder in a Cape Cottage
by Maddie Day
2022
In the frantic week before her New Year's Eve wedding, Mac Almeida and her fiancé open up a cottage wall and find a skeleton in a bridal gown, still handcuffed in place. Mac and her book group dig into a 1940s disappearance that still haunts Westham.
Batter Off Dead
by Maddie Day
2022
During a summer fireworks display in South Lick, a beloved knitter from a local assisted living home is murdered, echoing an old unsolved crime in the Bird family. As buried secrets bubble up, Robbie Jordan must untangle years of resentment to catch a new killer.
No Grater Crime
by Maddie Day
2021
A new antique shop across from Pans 'N Pancakes, a roaming breakfast food truck, and a rash of mysterious illnesses turn business upside down in South Lick. When a diner dies after eating a mushroom omelet, Robbie has to prove her kitchen is not the real weapon.
Murder at the Taffy Shop
by Maddie Day
2021
When wealthy genealogist Beverly Ruchart is found dead outside her Cape Cod taffy shop, Mac Almeida's friend Gin becomes the prime suspect thanks to a box of candy she delivered. Mac and the Cozy Capers book club sift through tangled family histories and town grudges to clear Gin's name.
Murder at the Lobstah Shack
by Maddie Day
2021
Mac Almeida is helping her friend Tulia at a busy lobster shack when difficult customer Annette DiCicero is discovered dead in the walk in freezer, skewered with a claw handled pick. With Tulia under suspicion, Mac and her book group investigate the victim's messy past and many enemies.
Nacho Average Murder
by Maddie Day
2020
Robbie Jordan returns to Santa Barbara for her high school reunion and to face memories of her activist mother's death. When rumors suggest the loss might not have been natural, Robbie follows a trail through old environmental battles and present day dangers that could keep her from getting home.
Candy Slain Murder
by Maddie Day
2020
As Christmas lights shine over South Lick, a man claiming to be Danna's long lost half brother walks into Pans 'N Pancakes and a fire reveals a skeleton in a doctor's attic. Robbie juggles holiday rush, family questions, and a decades old mystery that refuses to stay buried.
Strangled Eggs and Ham
by Maddie Day
2019
A plan to build a luxury resort on a scenic hilltop divides Brown County and puts Robbie's Aunt Adele at the front of the protests. When a vocal opponent of the project is found murdered at the construction site, Robbie must confront developers and neighbors to keep her aunt safe.
Murder on Cape Cod
by Maddie Day
2019
During a busy Cape Cod summer, bike shop owner Mac Almeida stumbles over handyman Jake Lacey's body on the path behind her house. When the murder weapon turns out to be her half brother's custom fishing knife, Mac and her Cozy Capers friends race to prove he is innocent.
Christmas Cocoa and a Corpse
by Maddie Day
2019
Robbie's special Mexican cocoa is a hit with South Lick locals until businessman Jed Greenberg is found dead, his shirt soaked in her drink and his dog Cocoa whimpering beside him. With police eyeing her recipe, Robbie follows a trail of holiday rivalries to find who really poisoned Jed.
Death Over Easy
by Maddie Day
2018
Hosting bluegrass musicians for a nearby festival should be a boon for Robbie's new bed and breakfast, until one of the performers is strangled with a banjo string. Surrounded by feuding bandmates and fans, she has to read the crowd before the killer plays another deadly tune.
Biscuits and Slashed Browns
by Maddie Day
2018
The National Maple Syrup Festival brings visitors, cook offs, and chaos to South Lick. After an arrogant visiting professor publicly clashes with local maple experts and then is found stabbed outside a sugar shack, Robbie must tap into festival gossip to find who turned sweet sap into motive for murder.
When the Grits Hit the Fan
by Maddie Day
2017
A winter dinner series for Indiana University sociologists brings simmering academic feuds to Pans 'N Pancakes. When a combative professor is later found frozen under the ice and Robbie's friend Lou becomes the prime suspect, Robbie must warm up a very cold trail to find the truth.
Grilled for Murder
by Maddie Day
2016
After a lively welcome home party at Pans 'N Pancakes, the flashy and flirtatious Erica Shermer is found dead on Robbie Jordan's floor, likely struck with cookware from the shop. With her friend Phil blamed for the crime, Robbie digs into Erica's past to uncover who wanted her gone.
Flipped for Murder
by Maddie Day
2015
Newly arrived in South Lick after a West Coast heartbreak, Robbie Jordan pours everything into transforming a rundown country store into Pans 'N Pancakes. When the mayor's difficult assistant is found murdered and gossip points at Robbie, she has to clear her name without letting her new life collapse.
Series background & context
Edith Maxwell uses more than one name on her book covers, and this page is here for readers who want to follow the whole picture. Under her own name she writes historical and contemporary traditional mysteries. As Maddie Day she turns toward food forward cozy series set in Indiana, Cape Cod, and California. Seen together, the books form a loose constellation of communities linked by work, family, and a strong sense of place.
It is all the same writer, simply wearing different hats.
Early in her career Maxwell published the Local Foods Mysteries and the Lauren Rousseau books as Edith, drawing on her time as an organic farmer and linguistics scholar. Soon after, she launched the Country Store Mysteries under the Maddie Day name, following chef and carpenter Robbie Jordan at Pans 'N Pancakes in fictional South Lick, Indiana. That combination of small town rhythm, practical jobs, and inviting food became a hallmark of the Maddie Day titles.
The Cozy Capers Book Group Mysteries carry the same cozy spirit to the Cape Cod village of Westham, where bike shop owner Mackenzie Almeida balances tourist season, a close knit extended family, and a crime reading book club that keeps stumbling over real bodies. The newer Cece Barton Mysteries head west to Alexander Valley in Sonoma wine country, where widowed single mom Cece runs a wine bar while navigating wildfire seasons, local politics, and fresh grief.
Although each series stands on its own, Maxwell occasionally lets her fictional worlds touch. Readers of the Local Foods Mysteries will recognise farmer Cam Flaherty making an appearance in a Cece Barton novella, and small references to other series reward long time followers without confusing new ones. The shared universe is more about tone and themes than about one grand arc.
No matter which name appears on the cover, you can expect certain through lines. Maxwell writes about people who take their work seriously, from midwives and farmers to teachers, carpenters, and small business owners. She pays attention to how class, gender, and community expectations shape lives, yet she keeps the narrative grounded in everyday details, from the texture of fresh bread to the way snow sounds under boots.
This combined Edith Maxwell and Maddie Day view is meant as a practical map. Here you can see how the series line up in time, move between pen names without losing track of reading order, and pick a starting point that fits your mood, whether that is historical Quaker streets, a bustling Indiana breakfast rush, a Cape Cod bike trail, or a glass of red in California wine country.
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