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Updated 2026-07-11 / 70 books / 5 series
American author Elizabeth Spann Craig is best known for the cozy mystery series featuring Myrtle Clover and the Southern Quilting mysteries. Her books have sold over one million copies and earned multiple Agatha Award nominations. This page provides the Elizabeth Spann Craig books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
Books by Elizabeth Spann Craig in Publication Order
2009
Pretty is as Pretty Dies
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2010
Delicious and Suspicious
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2011
Finger Lickin' Dead
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2011
Progressive Dinner Deadly
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2011
Hickory Smoked Homicide
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2011
A Dyeing Shame
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2012
Quilt or Innocence
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2012
A Body in the Backyard
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2013
Knot What It Seams
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2013
Quilt Trip
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2013
Rubbed Out
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2013
Death at a Drop-In
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2014
Shear Trouble
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2014
A Body at Book Club
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2014
Death Pays a Visit
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2015
Tying the Knot
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2015
A Body at Bunco
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2015
Murder on Opening Night
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2016
Cruising for Murder
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2017
Fall to Pieces
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2017
Patch of Trouble
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2017
Pressed for Time
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2017
Cooking is Murder
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2017
A Body in the Trunk
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2018
Rest in Pieces
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2018
On Pins and Needles
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2018
Cleaning is Murder
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2019
Checked Out
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2019
Overdue
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2019
Fit To Be Tied
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2019
Edit to Death
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2019
Hushed Up
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2020
Borrowed Time
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2020
Hush-Hush
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2020
Embroidering the Truth
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2020
Knot a Clue
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2020
A Body in the Attic
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2020
Murder on the Ballot
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2021
Where There's a Will
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2021
Quilt-Ridden
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2021
Needled to Death
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2021
Death of a Suitor
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2022
Frictional Characters
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2022
Spine-Tingling
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2022
A Notion to Murder
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2022
Crosspatch
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2022
A Dash of Murder
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2022
Death at a Diner
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2022
A Myrtle Clover Christmas
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2023
A Novel Idea
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2023
End of Story
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2023
Behind the Seams
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2023
Quilt Complex
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2023
Murder at a Yard Sale
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2023
Doom and Bloom
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2024
The Type-A Guide to Solving Murder
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2024
The Type-A Guide to Dinner Parties
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2024
Booked Up
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2024
Out of Circulation
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2024
A Southern Quilting Cozy Christmas
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2024
A Toast to Murder
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2024
Mystery Loves Company
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2025
The Type-A Guide to Natural Disasters
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2025
Shelf Life
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2025
Dead Silence
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2025
A Murder Down Memory Lane
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2025
Murder Sees All
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2026
The Type-A Guide to Book Clubs
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2026
Plot Twist
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2026
Volunteer for Murder
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Complete Elizabeth Spann Craig Series Reading Order /
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01
Quilt or Innocence
2012
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02
Knot What It Seams
2013
Buy
04
Shear Trouble
2014
Buy
05
Tying the Knot
2015
Buy
06
Fall to Pieces
2017
Buy
07
Patch of Trouble
2017
Buy
08
Pressed for Time
2017
Buy
09
Rest in Pieces
2018
Buy
10
On Pins and Needles
2018
Buy
11
Fit To Be Tied
2019
Buy
12
Embroidering the Truth
2020
Buy
15
Needled to Death
2021
Buy
16
A Notion to Murder
2022
Buy
18
Behind the Seams
2023
Buy
19
Quilt Complex
2023
Buy
20
A Southern Quilting Cozy Christmas
2024
Buy
01
The Type-A Guide to Solving Murder
2024
Buy
02
The Type-A Guide to Dinner Parties
2024
Buy
03
The Type-A Guide to Natural Disasters
2025
Buy
04
The Type-A Guide to Book Clubs
2026
Buy
01
Delicious and Suspicious
2010
Buy
02
Finger Lickin' Dead
2011
Buy
03
Hickory Smoked Homicide
2011
Buy
01
Pretty is as Pretty Dies
2009
Buy
02
Progressive Dinner Deadly
2011
Buy
03
A Dyeing Shame
2011
Buy
04
A Body in the Backyard
2012
Buy
05
Death at a Drop-In
2013
Buy
06
A Body at Book Club
2014
Buy
07
Death Pays a Visit
2014
Buy
08
A Body at Bunco
2015
Buy
09
Murder on Opening Night
2015
Buy
10
Cruising for Murder
2016
Buy
11
Cooking is Murder
2017
Buy
12
A Body in the Trunk
2017
Buy
13
Cleaning is Murder
2018
Buy
14
Edit to Death
2019
Buy
16
A Body in the Attic
2020
Buy
17
Murder on the Ballot
2020
Buy
18
Death of a Suitor
2021
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19
A Dash of Murder
2022
Buy
20
Death at a Diner
2022
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21
A Myrtle Clover Christmas
2022
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22
Murder at a Yard Sale
2023
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23
Doom and Bloom
2023
Buy
24
A Toast to Murder
2024
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25
Mystery Loves Company
2024
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26
A Murder Down Memory Lane
2025
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27
Murder Sees All
2025
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28
Volunteer for Murder
2026
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03
Borrowed Time
2020
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05
Where There's a Will
2021
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06
Frictional Characters
2022
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07
Spine-Tingling
2022
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11
Out of Circulation
2024
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Where to start with Elizabeth Spann Craig
What is the best order to read Elizabeth Spann Craig books?
Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series,
follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.
Are standalone books and series both included?
Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are
broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.
Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data.
Publication years and series order are shown when available.