Maggie Sefton Books in Order
Maggie Sefton has written 26 books, published between 1995 and 2018. The first book is Abilene Gambler (1995) and the newest is Dyeing Up Loose Ends (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 26
- Published
- 1995–2018
- Confirmed
- 26 of 26 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,053 in 19 of 26 books
- Reading time
- 84–126 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,053 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 26 titles with a page count on record.
Maggie Sefton writes mystery and detective fiction. Kelly Flynn is the figure recorded for the Knitting Mysteries, and knitting, knitters, murder and Colorado all appear among the listed subjects. The catalogue holds 26 books, from Abilene Gambler (1995) to Dyeing Up Loose Ends (2018), and the run is marked likely complete. Molly Malone Mystery, Real Estate Mysteries and the Widow and the Rogue Mysteries also carry the Sefton name. Ellery Adams, Kate Collins, Leann Sweeney and Lorraine Bartlett are each credited alongside Sefton on two of the listed titles.
How many Maggie Sefton books are there?
Maggie Sefton has 26 books, released between 1995 and 2018. They include 4 separate series.
Maggie Sefton Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 26 Maggie Sefton 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 September 2026.
- 11995–3/4
- 220052423/4
- 320052803/4
- 420052563/4
- 520062723/4
- 620072643/4
- 720083043/4
- 820082933/4
- 92009–3/4
- 102010–3/4
- 1120112923/4
- 122012–3/4
- 1320121923/4
- 142012–3/4
- 1520132293/4
- 1620132763/4
- 1720142323/4
- 1820142643/4
- 1920142883/4
- 202014–3/4
- 212014–3/4
- 2220152283/4
- 2320153093/4
- 2420162773/4
- 2520172933/4
- 2620182623/4
Maggie Sefton characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
Maggie Sefton 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.
Knitting Mysteries in order
18 books- 1. Knit One, Kill Two
- 2. Needled to Death
- 3. A Deadly Yarn
- 4. A Killer Stitch
- 5. Dyer Consequences
- 6. Fleece Navidad
- 7. Dropped Dead Stitch
- 8. Skein of the Crime
- 9. Unraveled
- 10. Cast On, Kill Off
- 11. Close Knit Killer
- 12. Yarn Over Murder
- and 6 more in the table above
Molly Malone Mystery in order
3 booksCozy Chicks Kitchen Non-Fiction
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Maggie Sefton Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Real Estate Mysteries in order
1 bookWidow And The Rogue Mysteries in order
1 bookDo you have to read Maggie Sefton books in order?
You only need to read Maggie Sefton books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Maggie Sefton
Start with Knit One, Kill Two (2005), the first Kelly Flynn / Knitting Mysteries book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Abilene Gambler (1995).
What is the newest Maggie Sefton book?
Dyeing Up Loose Ends (2018) is the newest Maggie Sefton book released so far.
Is there a new Maggie Sefton book coming?
No next Maggie Sefton book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Maggie Sefton at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Maggie Sefton title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Maggie Sefton books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,053 pages across the 19 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Maggie Sefton books, 17 of 26, were published in the 2010s.
What the Maggie Sefton books are about
21 of the 26 Maggie Sefton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: knitters (persons) is tagged on 16 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Knitters (Persons) 16 of 21 books
- Murder 16 of 21 books
- Kelly Flynn (Fictitious character) 13 of 21 books
- Investigation 11 of 21 books
- Mystery & detective 11 of 21 books
- Crimes against 8 of 21 books
- Colorado 6 of 21 books
- Crime 5 of 21 books
- Knitting 3 of 21 books
- Dressmakers 2 of 21 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 2 of 21 books