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Julia Buckley is an American author of young adult, mystery and thrillers novels famously known as the author of Undercover Dish Mystery, Madeline Mann, Teddy Thurber Mysteries, Writers Apprentice Mystery and Ginevra Bond Adventures. Julia’s first mystery novel, The Dark Backward was first published in 2006, and since then the author has published over a dozen novels in different series. Julia is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and the Chicago Writers Association and she often blogs about mysteries and has interviewed over 200 mystery writers about their work.
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Order of Madeline Mann Mysteries Series
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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| 1 | Madeline Mann | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | Lovely, Dark, and Deep | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
| 3 | One Fool At Least | 2012 | Description / Buy |
Order of Teddy Thurber Series
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ghosts of Lovely Women | 2011 | Description / Buy |
Order of Ginevra Bond Adventures Series
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ginevra Bond | 2012 | Description / Buy |
Order of Hungarian Tea House Mystery Series
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death in a Budapest Butterfly | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | Death of a Wandering Wolf | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
| 3 | Death on the Night of Lost Lizards | 2021 | Description / Buy |
Order of Undercover Dish Mystery Series
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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| 1 | The Big Chili | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | Cheddar Off Dead | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
| 3 | Pudding Up With Murder | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
| 4 | A Fatal Fettuccine | 2021 | Description / Buy |
Order of Shakespeare's Bookshop Series
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death and the Shakespeare Shop (Short Story) | 2024 | Description / Buy |
Order of Writer's Apprentice Mystery Series
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Dark and Stormy Murder | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | Death in Dark Blue | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
| 3 | A Dark and Twisting Path | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
| 4 | Death Waits in the Dark | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
| 5 | Death with a Dark Red Rose | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
| 6 | A Dark and Silent Night (Short Story) | 2020 | Description / Buy |
Order of Julia Buckley Standalone Novels
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark Backward | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | Counterplay | 2012 | Description / Buy |
Julia Buckley Anthologies
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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| 1 | Deadly Treats | 2011 | Description / Buy |
Additionally, Julia Buckley is an English teacher and enjoys reading, spending time with her family, playing Words With Friends on Facebook and spending time with her menagerie of animals.
BEST JULIA BUCKLEY BOOKS
These are two best books written by Julia Buckley, A Dark and Stormy Murder and The Big Chili.
A Dark and Stormy Murder: The debut novel in A Writer’s Apprentice Mystery series by Julia Buckley. The story introduces readers to an aspiring suspense novelist, Lena London whose publishing dreams are finally coming true, but as long as she avoids any real-life enemies. Camilla Graham, a prominent suspense writer inspired Lena to become a writer, and so when she gets a job as Camilla’s assistant, she is happy and at the same time cannot believe her luck. Not only will she help her influencer craft enchanting new mystery, but she will get to live bills-free in Camilla’s Victorian home in the scenic town of Blue Lake, Indiana.
Unfortunately, Lena’s luck soon changes for the worst. First becomes entangled in a gossip fracas for befriending the local recluse and then she stumbles across a dead body on her new boss’s property. Now Lena must use the guide from Camilla’s books to track down clues in real time that appear to be linked to the novelist mysterious estate.
A Dark and Stormy Murder is a brilliant series debut that fires on all cylinders and harkens to the amazing mysteries of another time. The protagonist is Lena London who has landed her dream job and is excited by the fact that she is finally working for her mentor and also get a chance to live in the same town where her best friend Allison lives. Allison helped her secure this “dream job” and as Lena settle in; she takes her time to get to get to know her new home.
While on her way to town with her adorable German Shepherds, Rochester and Heathcliff, she meets her bad-tempered neighbor Sam West. Lena is such a warm character, she is so kind and yet so forthright, and takes no grudge from the grumpy neighbor. She is quick to make friends in her new town and loves the kind of work she is doing for her role model. However all is not as golden as she thinks- she soon stumbles on the body of a man she overheard arguing with another man while in town. Finding the body leads Camilla and Lena on the hunt for answers- as strange noises at night and mysterious people on Camilla’s property bother them. What could be in Camilla’s property that raises eyebrows so much? Is there a connection between Camilla and her property to the dead man?
The Big Chili: The debut novel in Undercover Dish Mystery series by Julia Buckley. It introduces readers to a Lila Drake, who is in her late twenty’s but unlucky in love. Good thing for her she has a passion for cooking, and currently works as a receptionist for her parent’s real estate firm. However, Lila has her dreams of opening her own catering company. So to acquire cooking skills, food, and some exposure, she starts her underground secretive covered dish business.
The idea of her new business is to help the citizens of Pine Haven, Illinois cannot cook pass off food made by her as their own. Everything appears to be going according to plan until the food she secretly prepares is used to poison a member of St. Bartholomew Church. While Lilah was never a fan of the poison victim, she is shocked to discover the victim’s past action and how difficult she indeed was.
Once again, Julia Buckley gives the readers a brilliant story in her debut book in Undercover Dish series. Narrated in first person point of view, The Big Chili opens up in what promises to be a great cozy mystery series.
When Does The Next Julia Buckley book come out?
Julia Buckley doesn't seem to have an upcoming book. Their newest book is Death and the Shakespeare Shop and was released on June, 1st 2024. It is the newest book in the Shakespeare's Bookshop Series.