Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries Books in Order
Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries by Katherine Spencer contains 13 books, published between 2009 and 2022. The first book is While My Pretty One Knits (2009) and the newest is Death on the Argyle (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 2009–2022
- Pages on record
- 2,558 in 9 of 13 books
- Reading time
- 43–64 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,558 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 13 titles with a page count on record.
The Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries feature Maggie Messina in a women-sleuth mystery series of 13 books, listed under Katherine Spencer, from 2009 to 2022. Subjects include knitters, knitting shops, murder investigation, llama farms and Massachusetts. While My Pretty One Knits (2009) is the first book, and Knit, Purl, Die also dates from 2009. A Stitch Before Dying (2010) and The Silence of the Llamas (2013) follow, and Death on the Argyle (2022) is the newest.
How many Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries books are there?
Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries has 13 books, released between 2009 and 2022.
Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries 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.
- 12009–2/4
- 220092662/4
- 320102782/4
- 42012–2/4
- 52013–2/4
- 620142772/4
- 720152722/4
- 820152862/4
- 920172482/4
- 1020182912/4
- 1120193202/4
- 1220213202/4
- 132022–2/4
Do you have to read Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries books in order?
You should read the Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries book also stands alone.
Where to start with Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries
Start with While My Pretty One Knits (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries book?
Death on the Argyle (2022) is the newest Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries book released so far.
Is there a new Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries book coming?
No next Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries at a glance
- Paused
- No new Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,558 pages across the 9 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 278 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries books, 9 of 13, were published in the 2010s.
What the Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries books are about
10 of the 13 Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries 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 10 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Knitters (Persons) 10 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective 7 of 10 books
- Knitting 6 of 10 books
- Murder 5 of 10 books
- Investigation 4 of 10 books
- City and town life 3 of 10 books
- Knitting shops 3 of 10 books
- Maggie Messina (Fictitious character) 3 of 10 books
- Crime 2 of 10 books
- Massachusetts 2 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 2 of 10 books
More books by Katherine Spencer
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Katherine Spencer books in order 37 books