Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Mindy Quigley's books

196 ratings | 32 reviews | avg rating:4.26

Mindy’s Year In Books

Mindy’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Mindy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Mindy’s 2025 Year in Books

Mindy Quigley’s Followers (499)

Mindy’s Bookshelves

to-read (59)
currently-reading (19)
read (197)
did-not-finish (1)

Mindy’s Friends (110)

Carrie

2,271 books | 48 friends

Tammie

2,629 books | 297 friends

Amanda

1,424 books | 695 friends

♏ Gina☽

109,252 books | 4,203 friends

Jaideep Khanduja

5,338 books | 4,927 friends

☯Emily Ginder

1,386 books | 184 friends

Catherine Sabio

24,717 books | 273 friends

Heather Graham

1,258 books | 16 friends

More friends…

Mindy Quigley

Goodreads Author

Website

http://mindyquigley.com/

Twitter

mintyfreshbooks

Genre

Mystery, Humor and Comedy

Influences

Stephanie Jaye Evans, Janet Evanovich, Agatha Christie, Louise Penny; ...more

Member Since

September 2013

edit data

Mindy Quigley is the author of two cozy mystery series: the Deep Dish Mysteries (St. Martin's Press) and the Mount Moriah Mysteries.

Her work has been featured in Parade and Woman's World. Her non-writing career has been stranger than fiction, taking her from the US to the UK, where she worked as the personal assistant to the scientist who cloned Dolly the sheep, and as project manager for a research clinic founded by the author J.K. Rowling.

She lives in Virginia, with her Civil War history professor husband and their children. ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Mindy Quigley questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Mindy Quigley’s books

Average rating: 3.95 · 8,854 ratings · 2,226 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	Six Feet Deep Dish (Deep Dish Mysteries, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 3,101 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust (Deep Dish Mysteries, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 1,542 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Public Anchovy #1 (Deep Dish Mysteries, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 1,295 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sleep in Heavenly Pizza (Deep Dish Mysteries, #4) 4.09 avg rating — 1,010 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	At Death's Dough (Deep Dish Mysteries, #5) 4.08 avg rating — 588 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Murder in Mount Moriah (A Lindsay Harding Mystery, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 577 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Death in Duck (A Lindsay Harding Mystery #2) 4.07 avg rating — 272 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mount Moriah Mysteries Box Set: Lindsay Harding Books 1, 2 and 3 4.32 avg rating — 145 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Burnt Island Burial Ground (A Lindsay Harding Mystery, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in the Upper Crust (Deep Dish Mysteries, #6) 4.17 avg rating — 24 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Mindy Quigley…

133 posts
Mindy Quigley's Blog

When Your Setting Starts Killing People, You Know You’re Doing Something Right

Originally published Aug. 10, 2026 on Writers Who Kill

You may have heard writers describe moments when their characters take over the story. This has certainly happened to me. I’ll think I know which way a scene needs to go, only to have the folks on the page inform me they have other plans.

Something that gets less attention is what happens when a book’s setting starts taking over the plot.

Series by Mindy Quigley

Deep Dish Mysteries (6 books)
by

Mindy Quigley (Goodreads Author)

3.94 avg rating — 7,558 ratings

Reverend Lindsay Harding (3 books)
by

Mindy Quigley (Goodreads Author)

4.02 avg rating — 1,117 ratings

Mindy is Currently Reading

Mindy Quigley is currently reading

The Night Hunter

by Natalie Moss (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Aug 26, 2026 01:03PM

Mindy Quigley is currently reading

Tenderness

by Rowan Beaird (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Aug 12, 2026 01:21PM

Mindy Quigley is currently reading

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma

by Peter A. Levine

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jul 20, 2026 02:21PM

rss
Mindy’s Recent Updates

Mindy Quigley is now friends with Steve Exeter
Sep 23, 2026 12:11PM · like
Mindy Quigley rated a book it was amazing Murder in the Upper Crust (Deep Dish Mysteries, #6) by Mindy Quigley (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Hello, readers! Since I wrote the very first book in the Deep Dish Mysteries (Six Feet Deep Dish), I've had a plot twist in mind -- a secret that explains a lot about a beloved character. Finally, in one of the last chapters in Murder in the Upper Cr ...more
Sep 18, 2026 11:12AM · 5 likes · like · see review
Mindy Quigley wants to read American Tiger by Adam Skolnick (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 04, 2026 06:21PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of American Tiger by Adam Skolnick. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — American Tiger by Adam Skolnick <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Mindy Quigley started reading The Night Hunter by Natalie Moss (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Aug 26, 2026 01:03PM · like
Mindy Quigley rated a book it was amazing Still True by Maggie Ginsberg (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I'm not crying, you're crying! <> What a book. Superb writing, a charming setting, and a plot that kept me on my toes. Tension grows from the relationships between the characters and the understandable (though often self-defeating) choices they make. ...more
Aug 12, 2026 01:26PM · 1 like · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Still True by Maggie Ginsberg. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Still True by Maggie Ginsberg <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Mindy Quigley has read Shoulder Season by Christina Clancy (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Aug 12, 2026 01:26PM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Shoulder Season by Christina Clancy. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Shoulder Season by Christina Clancy <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Mindy Quigley rated a book it was amazing Still True by Maggie Ginsberg (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I'm not crying, you're crying! <> What a book. Superb writing, a charming setting, and a plot that kept me on my toes. Tension grows from the relationships between the characters and the understandable (though often self-defeating) choices they make. ...more
Aug 12, 2026 01:22PM · 1 like · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Still True by Maggie Ginsberg. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Still True by Maggie Ginsberg <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Mindy Quigley is currently reading Tenderness by Rowan Beaird (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Aug 12, 2026 01:21PM · 1 like · like
Mindy Quigley is now following Rowan Beaird Author of The Divorcées
Jul 30, 2026 02:40PM · like
Mindy Quigley is now following Christina Clancy Author of The Second Home
Jul 30, 2026 02:39PM · like

More of Mindy's books…

Quotes by Mindy Quigley (?)

“Her desert island pizza choice would be Lou Malnati’s “Deep Dish Lou” or an Aurelio’s thin-crust with spinach, tomatoes, and black olives.”
― Mindy Quigley, Six Feet Deep Dish

1 likes

“Book of Matthew, Chapter Six, ‘Can worrying add even an hour to your life?’ Give your problems to the Lord and He will take care of it all.”
― Mindy Quigley, A Death in Duck

0 likes

“There are some people who you’ve got to stay away from. They can’t help themselves; they are just genetically programmed to screw you over.”
― Mindy Quigley, A Murder in Mount Moriah

0 likes

See all Mindy Quigley's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Cozy Mysteries : Title and Author Game, Round 2	15570	1217	Mar 21, 2016 09:15AM
WACKY READING CHA...: Author Challenge, A-Z	61	93	Dec 15, 2016 07:58AM
WACKY READING CHA...: Summer Fun Bingo	217	141	Jan 06, 2017 09:53AM
The Challenge Fac...: Be a Copy Cat - January 2017	34	125	Feb 19, 2017 07:24PM
WACKY READING CHA...: March 2017 Wacky Tunes	30	40	Apr 03, 2017 06:11AM
Aussie Readers: March Challenge - Reduce that TBR!	201	209	Apr 09, 2017 03:25PM