Betty Hechtman Reading Order

1 book (2025–2025)

1 book (2006–2006)

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1	Blue Schwartz and Nefertiti's Necklace: A Mystery with Recipes 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

16 books (2008–2025)

The Crochet Mysteries series by Betty Hechtman comprises 16 books published between 2008 and 2025, with the series currently ongoing. These cozy mysteries should be read in publication order, beginning with Dead Men Don't Crochet and continuing through the most recent installment. The series blends amateur sleuthing with fiber arts as its central theme, following characters involved in crocheting while unraveling various criminal mysteries.

Start with Dead Men Don't Crochet, the first of 16 books in the Crochet Mysteries series.

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1	Dead Men Don't Crochet 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Hooked on Murder 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Stitch in Crime 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	By Hook or by Crook 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	You Better Knot Die 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Behind the Seams 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	If Hooks Could Kill 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	For Better or Worsted 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Knot Guilty 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Hooking for Trouble 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Seams Like Murder 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Hooks Can Be Deceiving 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	On the Hook 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	One for the Hooks 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Killer Hooks 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Murder by the Hook 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2026–2026)

4 books (2021–2023)

Betty Hechtman's Writer For Hire Mysteries is a four-book series published between 2021 and 2023 that should be read in publication order. The complete series consists of Murder Ink, Writing a Wrong, Making It Write, and Sentenced to Death. This mystery series appears to have concluded with its fourth installment.

Start with Murder Ink, the first of 4 books in the Writer For Hire Mysteries series.

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1	Murder Ink 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Writing a Wrong 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Making It Write 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Sentenced to Death 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

11 books (2013–2026)

The Yarn Retreat Mysteries is an ongoing cozy mystery series by Betty Hechtman consisting of ten books published between 2013 and 2024. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Yarn to Go and continuing through the most recent entry, Danger Looms. Each book builds on the mystery storylines and character development established in previous installments.

Start with Yarn to Go, the first of 10 books in the Yarn Retreat Mysteries series.

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1	Yarn to Go 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Silence of the Lamb's Wool 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Wound Up in Murder 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Gone with the Wool 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Tangled Yarn 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Inherit the Wool 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Knot on Your Life 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	But Knot for Me 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Knot a Game 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Knot Dead Again 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Danger Looms 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible