Catherine is the USA Today best selling author of the Cookies & Chance mysteries. She lives in New York with her very patient husband, three sons, and assorted cats and dogs. Catherine has a B.A. in English and is a former newspaper reporter and press release writer. She also writes the Cindy York and the Aloha Lagoon (Carrie Jorgenson) mysteries.
Genres: Cozy Mystery
New and upcoming books
Series
Cookies & Chance Mystery
0.5. Cookies, Chamomile, and Corpses (2023)
aka A Spot of Murder
1. Tastes Like Murder (2015)
2. Baked to Death (2016)
3. Burned to a Crisp (2016)
4. Frosted With Revenge (2017)
5. Silenced by Sugar (2018)
6. Crumbled to Pieces (2018)
7. Sprinkled in Malice (2019)
8. Ginger Snapped to Death (2019)
9. Icing on the Casket (2020)
10. Knee Deep in Dough (2021)
11. Dessert is the Bomb (2021)
12. Seasoned with Murder (2022)
Formals, Fortune Cookies & Fraud (2022)
13. Bake, Batter, and Roll (2023)
14. Crimes and Confections (2024)
Planes, Candy Canes, and Hearses (2024)
0.5. Cookies, Chamomile, and Corpses (2023)
aka A Spot of Murder
1. Tastes Like Murder (2015)
2. Baked to Death (2016)
3. Burned to a Crisp (2016)
4. Frosted With Revenge (2017)
5. Silenced by Sugar (2018)
6. Crumbled to Pieces (2018)
7. Sprinkled in Malice (2019)
8. Ginger Snapped to Death (2019)
9. Icing on the Casket (2020)
10. Knee Deep in Dough (2021)
11. Dessert is the Bomb (2021)
12. Seasoned with Murder (2022)
Formals, Fortune Cookies & Fraud (2022)
13. Bake, Batter, and Roll (2023)
14. Crimes and Confections (2024)
Planes, Candy Canes, and Hearses (2024)
Cindy York Mystery
0. A Killer Market (2023)
1. Killer Transaction (2015)
2. Priced to Kill (2016)
3. For Sale By Killer (2018)
4. Killer View (2022)
5. With Option to Kill (2023)
6. Killer Under Contract (2024)
7. Killer Commission (2025)
0. A Killer Market (2023)
1. Killer Transaction (2015)
2. Priced to Kill (2016)
3. For Sale By Killer (2018)
4. Killer View (2022)
5. With Option to Kill (2023)
6. Killer Under Contract (2024)
7. Killer Commission (2025)
Italian Chef Mystery
1. Penne Dreadful (2019)
2. It Cannoli Be Murder (2020)
3. The Enemy You Gnocchi (2021)
1. Penne Dreadful (2019)
2. It Cannoli Be Murder (2020)
3. The Enemy You Gnocchi (2021)
Maple Syrup Mystery
1. A Doomful of Sugar (2022)
2. Syrup to No Good (2023)
3. In the Blink of a Pie (2024)
1. A Doomful of Sugar (2022)
2. Syrup to No Good (2023)
3. In the Blink of a Pie (2024)
Catherine Bruns recommends
A Pie to Die For (2024)
(Lucky Pie, book 1)
Gretchen Rue
"A Pie to Die For is a mouth-watering mystery that had me savoring every page. Rue's descriptive writing captures the essence of Split Pine Island and its fun characters."
A Christmas Candy Killing (2022)
(Killer Chocolate, book 1)
Christina Romeril
"A scrumptious mystery with likeable characters that will leave you drooling for more."
Open for Murder (2020)
(Happy Camper Mystery, book 1)
Mary Angela
"A great start to the Happy Camper series. Open for Murder features a strong protagonist, likable secondary characters and a compelling mystery with the gorgeous backdrop of the Black Hills."
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