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Jerrilyn Farmer Books in Order

Explore Jerrilyn Farmer books in publication order, with summaries of her Madeline Bean mysteries and other novels to help choose a book and where to start.

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Sympathy for the Devil

by Jerrilyn Farmer

1998

Caterer Madeline Bean's major Hollywood Halloween party turns deadly when producer Bruno Huntley is poisoned. After her business partner Wesley is arrested, Madeline investigates the victim's enemies and family secrets while facing threats to her own safety.

Immaculate Reception

by Jerrilyn Farmer

1999

Madeline Bean prepares a Los Angeles breakfast reception for the Pope when a priest's death complicates the festivities. A mysterious Latin document and the return of the man who abandoned her at the altar add further problems before the distinguished guest arrives.

Killer Wedding

by Jerrilyn Farmer

2000

At a lavish wedding in a museum's dinosaur hall, Madeline Bean discovers a corpse suspended from a skeleton. Disappearances and clues involving smuggled gems draw the event planner into an investigation that threatens more than the celebration.

Dim Sum Dead

by Jerrilyn Farmer

2001

Madeline Bean and Wesley Westcott organize a Chinese New Year banquet where a mahjong player is found dead. An antique game set discovered during Wesley's restoration work may connect the killing to secrets hidden in an old celebrity mansion.

Mumbo Gumbo

by Jerrilyn Farmer

2003

With her catering business quiet, Madeline Bean takes a writing job on a culinary game show whose head writer has vanished. Disappearing staff, a hidden room, and strange clues suggest that the production's troubles extend well beyond television deadlines.

Perfect Sax

by Jerrilyn Farmer

2004

A valuable silver saxophone disappears after a charity auction catered by Madeline Bean, who later discovers a body in her bedroom. Romantic complications and a suspicious stranger add to the danger surrounding the missing instrument and the murder.

The Flaming Luau of Death

by Jerrilyn Farmer

2005

Madeline Bean arranges a Hawaiian bachelorette weekend for employee Holly Nichols, but a corpse disrupts the festivities. Holly's possible existing marriage creates another problem, leaving Madeline to search for a missing husband while pursuing an island killer.

Desperately Seeking Sushi

by Jerrilyn Farmer

2008

Madeline Bean hopes to persuade an elderly landlady to permit renovations on the top floor of an old Hollywood building. Two real estate sharks and an attractive talent agent create additional complications for the gourmet cook and amateur sleuth.

Murder at the Academy Awards

by Jerrilyn Farmer

2009

Red-carpet host Maxine Taylor witnesses an actress collapse and die during an Academy Awards interview. Suspecting murder after hearing the star's final words, Max goes undercover at a luxury rehabilitation clinic to investigate its residents and the actress's associates.

Jerrilyn Farmer sub-series and character series

Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Sympathy for the Devil"

    Sympathy for the Devil

    by Jerrilyn Farmer

    1998Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Immaculate Reception"

    Immaculate Reception

    by Jerrilyn Farmer

    1999Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Killer Wedding"

    Killer Wedding

    by Jerrilyn Farmer

    2000Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Dim Sum Dead"

    Dim Sum Dead

    by Jerrilyn Farmer

    2001Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Mumbo Gumbo"

    Mumbo Gumbo

    by Jerrilyn Farmer

    2003Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Perfect Sax"

    Perfect Sax

    by Jerrilyn Farmer

    2004Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "The Flaming Luau of Death"

    The Flaming Luau of Death

    by Jerrilyn Farmer

    2005Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Desperately Seeking Sushi"

    Desperately Seeking Sushi

    by Jerrilyn Farmer

    2008Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery, Book 8

Standalone Jerrilyn Farmer books

  1. Book cover for "Murder at the Academy Awards"

    Murder at the Academy Awards

    by Jerrilyn Farmer

    2009Red Carpet Murder Mystery, Book 1

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