Mary Ellen Hughes Books in Order
Mary Ellen Hughes has written 15 books, published between 2000 and 2022. The first book is Resort to Murder (2000) and the newest is Knits, Knots, and Knives (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 15
- Published
- 2000–2022
- Pages on record
- 2,877 in 11 of 15 books
- Reading time
- 48–72 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,877 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 15 titles with a page count on record.
Craft shops, craft fairs and the women who work them supply Mary Ellen Hughes with her murders. Fifteen catalogued books run from Resort to Murder and Wreath of Deception in 2000 to Knits, Knots, and Knives in 2022, across the Craft Corner, Keepsake Cove, Pickled & Preserved and Craft Fair Knitters series, plus the Maggie Olenski books. Widows and women teachers appear among the subjects. Nothing new has appeared since 2022.
How many Mary Ellen Hughes books are there?
Mary Ellen Hughes has 15 books, released between 2000 and 2022. They include 5 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Mary Ellen Hughes Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 15 Mary Ellen Hughes 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.
- 120001822/4
- 220002602/4
- 32007–2/4
- 420082562/4
- 5The Woman on the Train2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 620121862/4
- 720143042/4
- 820153042/4
- 920163042/4
- 1020172562/4
- 1120182572/4
- 1220192642/4
- 1320203042/4
- 142021–2/4
- 152022–2/4
Mary Ellen Hughes 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.
Craft Corner in order
3 booksPickled & Preserved Mysteries in order
3 booksKeepsake Cove Mysteries in order
3 booksA Craft Fair Knitters Mystery in order
3 booksMaggie Olenski in order
2 booksStandalone books
1 book1 Mary Ellen Hughes title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Mary Ellen Hughes books in order?
You only need to read Mary Ellen Hughes 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 Mary Ellen Hughes
Start with Resort to Murder (2000), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mary Ellen Hughes book?
Knits, Knots, and Knives (2022) is the newest Mary Ellen Hughes book released so far.
Is there a new Mary Ellen Hughes book coming?
No next Mary Ellen Hughes book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mary Ellen Hughes at a glance
- Paused
- No new Mary Ellen Hughes title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Mary Ellen Hughes books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,877 pages across the 11 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 260 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mary Ellen Hughes books, 8 of 15, were published in the 2010s.
What the Mary Ellen Hughes books are about
11 of the 15 Mary Ellen Hughes books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 6 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 6 of 11 books
- Murder 5 of 11 books
- Investigation 4 of 11 books
- Craft shops 2 of 11 books
- Crime 2 of 11 books