Cozy Mystery Reading Order

Welcome to the paranormal world of Mystic Brews, Pixie Twist, and Eerie Falls!

With three interrelated series (and a fourth on the way), I'm often asked what the best reading order is. Spoilers between books and series are at a minimum, but seeing a character in a later book, or anther series, may remove them from a suspect pool.

If you prefer to read a series completely through, then begin the next series, that is fine. You might find an occasional minor spoiler, but nothing to destroy the mystery of that book completely.

However, there are occasional "guest" appearances between the series. I can think of at least one macguffin in a series that appeared in another series.

As such, I've built a reading list for you that maximizes the surprises across the series. Two of the three stand alone novellas (Punkin's Unlucky Day, and Mort's Twisted Halloween) can be read any time after the first book in their respective series. But I've included an "ideal" timeline order. Be sure to read The Case of the Missing Tome BEFORE starting The Case of the Perilous Puffin.

First, begin with the Mystic Brews Series.

  • Lattes and Spirits
  • Tall, Dark and Troll
  • Punkin's Unlucky Day (novella)
  • A Double Shot of Ghosts
  • Coffee Grounds and Ghostly Hounds
  • A French Press of Murder.

Here, it's best to take a dive into St. Maurice and the Pixie Twist series. But, if you've started with Pixie Twist, then just dive into Mystic Brews and catch up after book 2 or 3.

  • A Twisted Riposte
  • A Twisted Tune

Now back to Mystic Brews if you want to keep the timeline straight.

  • Italian Roasts and Wedding Ghosts
  • The Art of the Brew

And back to Pixie Twist

  • A Twisted Dive
  • A Twisted Treasure

More Mystic Brews

  • Frappes and Flying Machines
  • The Marrochino Sparrow

Pixie Twist

  • A Twisted Inferno
  • A Twisted Festival
  • Mort's Twisted Halloween*

Mystic Brews

  • A Royal Brew

Now it's time to head to Eerie Falls, Ontario

  • The Case of the Missing Tome
  • The Case of the Perilous Puffin
  • The Case of the Sanft Sasquatch
  • The Case of the Cursed Cruise

If you've read the books in a different order, no worries. Just enjoy the stories, and give them a re-read in this order to see the story arc unfold.