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Chloe Ellefson Books in Order

Chloe Ellefson by Kathleen Ernst contains 11 books, published between 2010 and 2021. The first book is Old World Murder (2010) and the newest is The Weaver's Revenge (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2010–2021
Pages on record
3,265 in 9 of 11 books
Reading time
54–82 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,265 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

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Chloe Ellefson is a mystery series by Kathleen Ernst, following a museum curator in Wisconsin. Old World Wisconsin, a museum named among the series subjects, supplies the setting of the first book, Old World Murder (2010). Historical objects drive the plots - heirlooms, lace, fiddles and muskets all name later titles - across eleven books to The Weaver's Revenge (2021). Nothing has been added since 2021.

How many Chloe Ellefson books are there?

Chloe Ellefson has 11 books, released between 2010 and 2021.

Chloe Ellefson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Chloe Ellefson 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.

  1. Cover of Old World Murder by Kathleen Ernst, book 1 of the Chloe Ellefson series (2010)
  2. Cover of The Heirloom Murders by Kathleen Ernst, book 2 of the Chloe Ellefson series (2011)
  3. Cover of The Light Keeper's Legacy by Kathleen Ernst, book 3 of the Chloe Ellefson series (2012)
  4. Cover of Heritage of Darkness by Kathleen Ernst, book 4 of the Chloe Ellefson series (2013)
  5. Cover of Tradition of Deceit by Kathleen Ernst, book 5 of the Chloe Ellefson series (2014)
  6. Cover of A Memory of Muskets by Kathleen Ernst, book 7 of the Chloe Ellefson series (2016)
  7. Cover of Mining for Justice by Kathleen Ernst, book 8 of the Chloe Ellefson series (2017)
  1. 1
    Old World Murder2010 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010325
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  2. 2
    The Heirloom Murders2011 · 349 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011349
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  3. 3
    The Light Keeper's Legacy2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  4. 4
    Heritage of Darkness2013 · 344 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013344
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  5. 5
    Tradition of Deceit2014 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014360
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  6. 6
    Death on the Prairie2015 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015360
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  7. 7
    A Memory of Muskets2016 · 408 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016408
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  8. 8
    Mining for Justice2017 · 364 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017364
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  9. 9
    The Lacemaker's Secret2018 · 395 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018395
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  10. 10
    Fiddling with Fate2019 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019360
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  11. 11
    The Weaver's Revenge2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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Is there a chronological order for Chloe Ellefson?

No separate chronological order is on record for Chloe Ellefson, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Chloe Ellefson books in order?

You should read the Chloe Ellefson books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Chloe Ellefson book also stands alone.

Where to start with Chloe Ellefson

Start with Old World Murder (2010), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Chloe Ellefson book?

The Weaver's Revenge (2021) is the newest Chloe Ellefson book released so far.

Is there a new Chloe Ellefson book coming?

No next Chloe Ellefson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Chloe Ellefson at a glance

Paused
No new Chloe Ellefson title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Chloe Ellefson books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,265 pages across the 9 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 360 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Chloe Ellefson books, 10 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Chloe Ellefson books are about

All 11 Chloe Ellefson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: investigation is tagged on 9 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Kathleen Ernst

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Characters in the Chloe Ellefson books

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.