Elizabeth Spann Craig Books in Order
Elizabeth Spann Craig has written 72 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is Pretty is as Pretty Dies (2009) and the newest is A Dish Best Served Dead (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 72
- Published
- 2009–2026
- Pages on record
- 4,113 in 17 of 72 books
Cozy mystery is Elizabeth Spann Craig's form, written in five series: Myrtle Clover Mysteries, Southern Quilting Mystery, Village Library Mysteries, Memphis BBQ Mysteries and Sunset Ridge Mystery. Women sleuths lead the books, and the subjects run to older women, quilting, barbecue, real estate development and North Carolina. Craig's catalogue holds 72 books, from Pretty is as Pretty Dies (2009) to A Dish Best Served Dead (2026).
Source: Wikidata
How many Elizabeth Spann Craig books are there?
Elizabeth Spann Craig has 72 books, released between 2009 and 2026. They include 5 separate series.
Elizabeth Spann Craig Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 72 Elizabeth Spann Craig books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 12009–2/4
- 22010–2/4
- 320112572/4
- 420112142/4
- 52011–2/4
- 620112762/4
- 720122962/4
- 820122342/4
- 92013–2/4
- 1020132962/4
- 112013–2/4
- 122013–2/4
- 1320142922/4
- 1420141722/4
- 1520142242/4
- 1620153042/4
- 172015–2/4
- 182015–2/4
- 192016–2/4
- 202017–2/4
- 212017–2/4
- 2220171942/4
- 232017–2/4
- 242017–2/4
- 2520182202/4
- 2620182222/4
- 2720182442/4
- 2820192422/4
- 292019–2/4
- 302019–2/4
- 312019–2/4
- 322019–2/4
- 332020–2/4
- 3420202122/4
- 3520202142/4
- 362020–2/4
- 372020–2/4
- 382020–2/4
- 392021–2/4
- 402021–2/4
- 412021–2/4
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- 682026–2/4
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- 712026–2/4
- 722026–2/4
Elizabeth Spann Craig characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Myrtle Clover books in order 29 books
Elizabeth Spann Craig books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Myrtle Clover Mysteries in order
29 books- 1. Pretty is as Pretty Dies
- 2. Progressive Dinner Deadly
- 3. A Dyeing Shame
- 4. A Body in the Backyard
- 5. Death at a Drop-In
- 6. A Body at Book Club
- 7. Death Pays a Visit
- 8. A Body at Bunco
- 9. Murder on Opening Night
- 10. Cruising for Murder
- 11. Cooking is Murder
- 12. A Body in the Trunk
- and 17 more in the table above
Southern Quilting Mystery in order
20 books- 1. Quilt or Innocence
- 2. Knot What It Seams
- 3. Quilt Trip
- 4. Shear Trouble
- 5. Tying the Knot
- 6. Fall to Pieces
- 7. Patch of Trouble
- 8. Pressed for Time
- 9. Rest in Pieces
- 10. On Pins and Needles
- 11. Fit To Be Tied
- 12. Embroidering the Truth
- and 8 more in the table above
Village Library Mysteries in order
15 books- 1. Checked Out
- 2. Overdue
- 3. Borrowed Time
- 4. Hush-Hush
- 5. Where There's a Will
- 6. Frictional Characters
- 7. Spine-Tingling
- 8. A Novel Idea
- 9. End of Story
- 10. Booked Up
- 11. Out of Circulation
- 12. Shelf Life
- and 3 more in the table above
Memphis BBQ Mysteries in order
4 booksSunset Ridge Mystery in order
4 booksDo you have to read Elizabeth Spann Craig books in order?
You only need to read Elizabeth Spann Craig books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Elizabeth Spann Craig
Start with Pretty is as Pretty Dies (2009), the first Myrtle Clover book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Elizabeth Spann Craig book?
A Dish Best Served Dead (2026) is the newest Elizabeth Spann Craig book released so far.
Is there a new Elizabeth Spann Craig book coming?
No next Elizabeth Spann Craig book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Elizabeth Spann Craig at a glance
- Still publishing
- Elizabeth Spann Craig published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Elizabeth Spann Craig books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,113 pages across the 17 of 72 books with a recorded length, a median of 234 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Elizabeth Spann Craig books, 40 of 72, were published in the 2020s.
When Elizabeth Spann Craig books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Elizabeth Spann Craig titles appeared. 2020s was the most productive decade with 40 titles.
72 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Elizabeth Spann Craig books are about
14 of the 72 Elizabeth Spann Craig books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: murder is tagged on 8 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Murder 8 of 14 books
- Investigation 7 of 14 books
- Mystery & detective 7 of 14 books
- Older women 5 of 14 books
- North Carolina 4 of 14 books
- Quilting 4 of 14 books
- Barbecuing 2 of 14 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 2 of 14 books
- Restaurateurs 2 of 14 books