On the Shelf
Maplewood Mysteries
Browse the Maplewood Mysteries books by Clara Hayes, where each story turns on a fresh case, a close-knit town, and the pie shop at the heart of Maplewood.
Start with the first mystery, then continue into the next as Maplewood grows more familiar and the secrets beneath its welcoming surface become harder to ignore.
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Apple Pie & Alibis
A Small-Town Culinary Cozy Mystery with Secrets, Lies, and a Clever Amateur Sleuth
The first Maplewood mystery, where Emily Harper arrives for a quiet fresh start and finds herself tracing clues through a town that notices more than it says.
Cherry Tart & Cold Secrets
A Small-Town Culinary Cozy Mystery with Blossoms, Buried Tensions, and a Dangerous New Case
A spring-set follow-up in which bright streets, polished manners, and one unsettling death draw Emily deeper into Maplewood.
Lemon Bars & Lies
A Small-Town Culinary Cozy Mystery with Summer Secrets, Hidden Motives, and a Sharp-Eyed Amateur Sleuth
A summer-set mystery where festival warmth, old lakefront tensions, and one carefully timed lemon-bar box lead Emily toward a buried truth.
Pumpkin Pie & Poison
An Autumn Mystery of Old Recipes and Poison-Pen Notes
An autumn-set mystery where the Pumpkin Walk, an old recipe ledger, and one wrong detail on a slice of pie lead Emily toward a bitter truth.
Christmas Cookies & Crime
A Christmas Mystery of Missing Donations and Switched Cookie Tins
A snowy Christmas mystery of switched cookie tins, missing donations, and one wrong carol in the heart of Maplewood.
Cinnamon Rolls & Suspects
A Spring Mystery of Stolen Heirlooms and an Impossible Receipt
A spring mystery of stolen heirlooms, a private access list, and a Pie Shop receipt stamped with an impossible time.
Series
For the wider setting, recurring characters, and the full atmosphere behind the books, continue to the Maplewood Pie Shop Mysteries series page.