Ruth Baker Books in Order

Settling into life as an Ivy Creek baker, Lucy faces competition from a newly arrived couple. When one of them dies, her investigation draws her toward secrets surrounding a local building and a killer determined to remain hidden.

A charity gala brings Lucy a promising catering commission from a wealthy couple, but both clients are soon found dead. As rumours blame her pastries, she must uncover what happened before suspicion destroys her bakery's reputation.

Returning to Ivy Creek after tragic news, aspiring food blogger Lucy Hale takes on a bakery and a town full of opinions. When her fiercest competitor is found dead in her backyard, she becomes the leading suspect.

Lucy fights a developer whose construction plans threaten to demolish her bakery, then finds herself under suspicion when he dies at a fair. Evidence implicating someone she cares about raises the stakes as customers begin avoiding her business.

Catering a popular writer's book launch offers Lucy a chance to discuss her own literary ambitions. When the guest of honour dies after an apparent allergic reaction, Lucy investigates people whose jealousy and greed might provide a motive.

Searching for a Christmas tree, Lucy discovers a body among the firs. When poisoned fruitcake from her bakery is found in the victim's home, a festive outing becomes an investigation that threatens both her business and her reputation.

A Halloween outing to the Haunted Forest turns terrifying when Lucy and her friends discover a real corpse. With one friend suspected and the local press questioning Lucy's role, she must uncover a killer manipulating the investigation.

Preparing Christmas treats for her bakery, Lucy confronts a woman who steals her goods at an event for the homeless. The woman's subsequent death leaves Lucy questioning the encounter and searching for a more sinister explanation.

Lucy brings her pastries to the local theatre, only for a prominent townsman to die during rehearsal. The resulting media attention damages her bakery’s reputation, leaving her to confront both a murder mystery and the fallout from a reporter’s distorted account.

A Valentine's visit to a new steak restaurant turns deadly after a rival chef publicly accuses it of stealing his recipe. When the angry chef is found dead nearby, Lucy investigates a past filled with potential enemies.

A celebrity appearance draws Ivy Creek residents to a bridal shop's grand opening, where sudden commotion ends in an assistant's death. Lucy investigates what seemed an accident and discovers that several people might have benefited from the killing.

Lucy offers a former classmate a bakery job before their school reunion, hoping to give them a second chance. When a local business owner is murdered, that employee becomes the main suspect, leaving Lucy determined to uncover the truth.

Invited to a televised baking competition on a private island, Lucy hopes to win its cash prize. A food blogger's murder and the other contestants' concealed motives force her to weigh her ambition against a dangerous investigation.

Lucy Hale helps Selina launch a restaurant, but the celebration turns deadly when a rival restaurateur collapses after eating there. With Selina accused, Lucy investigates culinary feuds and hidden motives before the killer can strike again.

Photographer Carol Riddick's snapshots send a friend fleeing in distress. When the stranger in a photograph turns out to be the friend's former suitor, recently found dead, Carol investigates secrets that could make her friend a suspect.

After photographer Carol exposes a client's dishonest business dealings, he is found dead and an angry victim becomes the leading suspect. Carol investigates the town's hidden grievances, risking a confrontation with someone determined to conceal the truth.

Widowed photographer Carol Riddick is rebuilding her life in Whispering Haven when a wedding assignment becomes linked to a businessman's death. Searching for the truth exposes local secrets and puts her fragile new beginning in danger.

A comedy show ends in tragedy when a performer is found dead in an alley. Photographer Carol Riddick's pictures may contain a crucial clue, drawing her into an investigation of local grudges that someone wants kept secret.

Photographing Whispering Haven's Winter Fest turns dangerous when an unpopular organizer is found dead and the mayor becomes a suspect. Carol Riddick and her niece investigate the grudges behind the holiday celebrations before the killer strikes again.

Wedding preparations lose their sparkle when a politician is murdered and Lucy Hale’s deputy-sheriff fiancé becomes a suspect. While her future sister-in-law interferes with the wedding cake, Lucy searches for the truth threatening their life together.

Photographer Carol Riddick expects a lucrative birthday-party assignment, but a guest’s death turns the celebration into a crime scene. Her camera disappears with potentially crucial photographs, forcing her to track down both the missing evidence and a dangerous killer.

At a Mayfair charity fête in Christmas 1924, Agatha Penworthy dies after eating a mince pie. Snow traps the guests inside, leaving Lady Mildred Ramsay to untangle motives and concealed scandals before the killer escapes the festive gathering.

A summer gala at a Yorkshire estate turns sinister when diamonds disappear during a blackout and a guest is found dead in the maze. Lady Mildred Ramsay and her friend Bea investigate secrets among the assembled aristocrats and servants.

Racing captain James Mallory dies on his final lap at Brooklands, and Lady Mildred Ramsay suspects sabotage. Rival drivers, suspicious accounts, and missing photographs draw her into a dangerous investigation that threatens to make her the killer’s next target.

When celebrated violinist Anton Lanyi collapses at the Royal Albert Hall in 1924, Lady Mildred Ramsay suspects murder. Drawing on her wartime nursing experience, she investigates a musical world where polished reputations conceal dangerous rivalries and secrets.

A visit to the Thames Frost Fair turns dangerous when Lady Mildred Ramsay encounters a death and a missing historical manuscript. With Scotland Yard considering her brother's involvement, she must untangle the secrets concealed among the festivities.

Lady Mildred Ramsay accompanies her anxious cousin to Ashwick Spa in the summer of 1925, expecting a quiet stay among mineral baths and polite society. A body discovered in the thermal pool interrupts their plans for rest and recovery.

In 1925 London, a war hero's apparent suicide inside a locked study unsettles Lady Mildred Ramsay. Small inconsistencies lead her toward powerful enemies and a household whose public grief may conceal carefully protected secrets about the dead man.