Monica Ferris Books in Order
Monica Ferris has written 19 books, published between 1999 and 2016. The first book is Crewel World (1999) and the newest is Knit Your Own Murder (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 1999–2016
- Confirmed
- 19 of 19 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,831 in 14 of 19 books
- Reading time
- 64–96 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,831 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 19 titles with a page count on record.
Needlework is the organising idea of Monica Ferris's cozy mysteries, in which Betsy Devonshire runs a small-town needlecraft shop and keeps finding murders. Crewel World (1999) opens the series, followed by Framed in Lace, A Stitch in Time, Unraveled Sleeve, A Murderous Yarn and Cutwork. Nineteen books make up the run, which ends at Knit Your Own Murder in 2016, at a median of 268 pages.
How many Monica Ferris books are there?
Monica Ferris has 19 books, released between 1999 and 2016.
Monica Ferris Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Monica Ferris 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.
- 119992563/4
- 219992563/4
- 320002473/4
- 420012433/4
- 520022433/4
- 62003–3/4
- 720032633/4
- 820042453/4
- 920052883/4
- 1020063203/4
- 112007–3/4
- 1220082783/4
- 132009–3/4
- 152011–3/4
- 162012–3/4
- 1720143203/4
- 1820153043/4
- 1920162963/4
Monica Ferris 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.
Needlecraft Mysteries in order
19 books- 1. Crewel World
- 2. Framed in Lace
- 3. A Stitch in Time
- 4. Unraveled Sleeve
- 5. A Murderous Yarn
- 6. Cutwork
- 7. Hanging by a Thread
- 8. Crewel Yule
- 9. Embroidered Truths
- 10. Sins and Needles
- 11. Knitting Bones
- 12. Thai Die
- and 7 more in the table above
Do you have to read Monica Ferris books in order?
You only need to read Monica Ferris books in order within the Needlecraft Mysteries series, which holds 19 of the 19 Monica Ferris books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Monica Ferris
Start with Crewel World (1999), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Monica Ferris book?
Knit Your Own Murder (2016) is the newest Monica Ferris book released so far.
Is there a new Monica Ferris book coming?
No next Monica Ferris book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Monica Ferris at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Monica Ferris title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Monica Ferris books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,831 pages across the 14 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 268 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Monica Ferris books, 11 of 19, were published in the 2000s.
What the Monica Ferris books are about
All 19 Monica Ferris books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: needle workers is tagged on 14 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Needle workers 14 of 19 books
- Needlework 13 of 19 books
- Cozy mystery 11 of 19 books
- Small town 11 of 19 books
- Woman business owner 11 of 19 books
- Woman detective 10 of 19 books
- A Needlecraft Mystery series 9 of 19 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 6 of 19 books
- Betsy Devonshire (Fictitious character) 5 of 19 books
- Murder 4 of 19 books
- Crimes against 3 of 19 books