Paige Shelton Books

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Paige Shelton is an American author that writes cozy mysteries. She had a nomadic childhood because her father was a football coach. The family was always moving.

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Order of Alaska Wild Mysteries Series

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1 Thin Ice 2019 Description / Buy
2 Cold Wind 2020 Description / Buy
3 Dark Night 2021 Description / Buy
4 Winter's End 2022 Description / Buy
5 Lost Hours 2023 Description / Buy
6 Perfect Storm 2024 Description / Buy

Order of Country Cooking School Mysteries Series

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1 If Fried Chicken Could Fly 2012 Description / Buy
2 If Mashed Potatoes Could Dance 2012 Description / Buy
3 If Bread Could Rise to the Occasion 2013 Description / Buy
4 If Catfish Had Nine Lives 2014 Description / Buy
5 If Onions Could Spring Leeks 2015 Description / Buy

Order of Dangerous Type Mysteries Series

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1 To Helvetica and Back 2016 Description / Buy
2 Bookman Dead Style 2017 Description / Buy
3 Comic Sans Murder 2017 Description / Buy

Order of Farmers' Market Mysteries Series

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1 Farm Fresh Murder 2010 Description / Buy
2 Fruit of All Evil 2011 Description / Buy
3 Crops and Robbers 2011 Description / Buy
4 A Killer Maize 2012 Description / Buy
5 Red Hot Deadly Peppers (Short Story) 2012 Description / Buy
6 Merry Market Murder 2013 Description / Buy
7 Bushel Full of Murder / Wound Up in Murder 2015 Description / Buy

Order of Scottish Bookshop Mysteries Series

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1 The Cracked Spine 2016 Description / Buy
2 A Christmas Tartan (Short Story) 2016 Description / Buy
3 Of Books and Bagpipes 2017 Description / Buy
4 Lost Books and Old Bones 2018 Description / Buy
5 The Loch Ness Papers 2019 Description / Buy
6 The Stolen Letter 2020 Description / Buy
7 Deadly Editions 2021 Description / Buy
8 The Burning Pages 2022 Description / Buy
9 Fateful Words 2023 Description / Buy
10 The Poison Pen 2024 Description / Buy

Order of Paige Shelton Standalone Novels

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1 Chewy Moon (Short Story) 2007 Description / Buy
2 Clockwork 2013 Description / Buy

Order of Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler Series

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1 Cozy Case Files Volume 1 ( By: Cynthia Riggs, Mindy Quigley) 2017 Description / Buy
2 Cozy Case Files Volume 2 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Cate Conte, Diane Kelly, E.J. Copperman, Ellie Alexander, Cynthia Riggs, Susan C. Shea, Mindy Quigley) 2017 Description / Buy
3 Cozy Case Files Volume 3 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Donna Andrews, Ellie Alexander, Mindy Quigley) 2017 Description / Buy
4 Cozy Case Files Volume 4 ( With: Parnell Hall, Shari Randall, Ellen Hart, Ellie Alexander, Frances Brody, Tessa Arlen, Vivien Chien, Julia Chapman, Jane K. Cleland, Mindy Quigley) 2018 Description / Buy
5 Cozy Case Files Volume 5 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Carola Dunn, Sheila Connolly, Ellie Alexander, Susan C. Shea, Judith Flanders, Mindy Quigley, Auralee Wallace) 2018 Description / Buy
6 Cozy Case Files Volume 6 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Ellen Hart, Sheila Connolly, Mindy Quigley) 2019 Description / Buy
7 Cozy Case Files Volume 7 ( By: Donna Andrews, Diane Kelly, Ellen Crosby, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Ashley Weaver, Mindy Quigley) 2019 Description / Buy
8 Cozy Case Files Volume 8 ( With: M.C. Beaton, Diane Kelly, Vivien Chien, Susan Cox, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley) 2020 Description / Buy
9 Cozy Case Files Volume 9 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Susanna Calkins, Allison Montclair, Ellie Alexander, Eve Calder, Mindy Quigley) 2020 Description / Buy
10 Cozy Case Files Volume 10 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Diane Kelly, Ellen Hart, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Jane K. Cleland, Ashley Weaver, Susan Cox, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley) 2020 Description / Buy
11 Cozy Case Files Volume 11 ( With: Diane Kelly, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Mariah Fredericks, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley) 2021 Description / Buy
12 Cozy Case Files Volume 12 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Cate Conte, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Sheila Connolly, Ellie Alexander, Ashley Weaver, S.C. Perkins, Eve Calder, Jess Dylan, Mindy Quigley, Meri Allen) 2021 Description / Buy
13 Cozy Case Files Volume 13 ( By: Mindy Quigley) 2021 Description / Buy
14 Cozy Case Files Volume 14 ( With: Diane Kelly, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss) 2022 Description / Buy
15 Cozy Case Files Volume 15 ( By: Mindy Quigley) 2022 Description / Buy
16 Cozy Case Files Volume 16 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Diane Kelly, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss, M. C. Beaton) 2022 Description / Buy
17 Cozy Case Files Volume 17 ( With: Rhys Bowen, Diane Kelly, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Jean-Luc Bannalec, Olivia Matthews, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Clare Broyles, Korina Moss, Anastasia Hastings) 2023 Description / Buy
18 Cozy Case Files, Volume 18 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Vivien Chien, Olivia Matthews, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Meri Allen, Katharine Schellman, Korina Moss) 2023 Description / Buy
19 Cozy Case Files, Volume 19 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Diane Kelly, Ellie Alexander, Cynthia Riggs, R.W. Green, Elizabeth Penney, Korina Moss, Celeste Connally) 2023 Description / Buy
20 Cozy Case Files, Volume 20 ( With: Rhys Bowen, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Olivia Matthews, Jennifer J. Chow, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Clare Broyles, Anastasia Hastings) 2024 Description / Buy
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Paige Shelton Anthologies

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1 Cozy Case Files Volume 4 2018 Description / Buy
2 Cozy Case Files Volume 8 2020 Description / Buy
3 Cozy Case Files Volume 11 2021 Description / Buy
4 Cozy Case Files Volume 14 2022 Description / Buy
5 Cozy Case Files Volume 17 2023 Description / Buy
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The author has strong memories of some of the places they visited. For instance, Des Moines in Iowa stands out despite the humid climate because she started and finished high school in the city.

She also pursued journalism at Drake University. When she moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, after college, she had no intention of staying. Shelton was in Salt Lake City for an advertising job.

The last thing she expected was to meet the love of her life. The family loved every minute they spent in Utah. Although by the time Shelton’s son finished college, work had taken her to Missouri.

The author was 7 when she started writing. She remembers writing a four-line poem on the first page of a notebook covered with cigarette stickers. Shelton thought the poem was a masterpiece, and the author knew she was destined for a future in publishing because of the magnificent feeling writing had generated in her.

She couldn’t wait to entertain readers from all over the world with her stories. Although, she had no idea that it would take so much time and hard work to make that dream come true.

She envies writers that dreamed up amazing stories and became bestsellers literally overnight because her journey was more arduous. Initially, school, marriage, and her day job kept her distracted.

Finally, in 1997, she decided to make writing a priority. Her goal was to publish her first book by 1999 before Y2K ruined everything. But she failed to hit her deadline.

The author was passionate about the mystery genre. But she knew she needed guidance as a first-time author, and the only source of support she could find was the Romance Writers of America Utah Chapter.

Even though she did not read romance, Shelton tried to pivot into the genre. She started reading it in the hopes of learning the ins and outs of the genre and replicating what she saw.

But her manuscripts were a mess, filled with poorly crafted sex scenes. Shelton is not surprised that she attracted so many rejections. Her big break came when the internet started growing, and she discovered several helpful resources from editors and agents that revealed the workings of the publishing arena.

These blogs showed the author how to query an agent. The first agent she secured was a waste of time, and Shelton wishes she could have fired her sooner.

The second agent was much better. But it wasn’t until Jessica Faust came along that Shelton finally felt at home. The pair were a perfect match for one another. In fact, The Farmer’s Market Mystery series came out of a brainstorming session with Jessica.

Jessica sold the series to Berkley, paving the way for Shelton’s publishing career.

Best Paige Shelton Books

The author’s transition from romance to mystery was inevitable because she loves everything about the mystery genre, from the plotting to the planting of the red herrings. Shelton’s best books include:

The Cracked Spine: Delaney is excited about her trip to Edinburgh. Edwin MacAlister just offered her a job at The Cracked Spine. Delaney is excited to go because she wants an adventure.

But when she arrives, Delaney is caught off guard by the quirky personalities and attributes of her new Scottish family. She is also distracted by the bartender with piercing blue eyes from across the street.

When a precious artifact goes missing, and Edwin’s sister dies under mysterious circumstances, Delaney decides to investigate.

Of Books and Bagpipes: Delaney was happy in Edinburgh. She had a job she liked and a boss that trusted her. When Edwin tasked her with retrieving an Oor Wullie from a contact at Castle Dourne, Delaney was happy to oblige.

It gave her an excuse to enjoy the many sights the castle had to offer. But then her trip soured when she found the remains of Edwin’s contact. Someone murdered him.

Delaney tried to keep unsuspecting tourists away as she contacted the police. She also discovered the Oor Wullie, its pages torn. She doesn’t know why she hid the old Scottish comic under her jacket.
But now that she has it, Delaney must solve the mystery before the worst comes to pass.

When Does The Next Paige Shelton book come out?

The next book by Paige Shelton is Perfect Storm and will be released on December, 3rd 2024. It is the newest book in the Alaska Wild Mysteries Series.

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