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Embroidery Mysteries Books in Order

Embroidery Mysteries contains 10 books, published between 2010 and 2016. The first book is The Quick and the Thread (2010) and the newest is Better Off Thread (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2010–2016
Pages on record
1,912 in 6 of 10 books
Reading time
32–48 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,912 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

See all 10 books in order Printable Embroidery Mysteries checklist

Embroidery Mysteries is a mystery series whose catalogue subjects list embroidery, craft shops, murder, investigation, women sleuths, businesswomen and Oregon, and which names Marcy Singer as its recurring character. Amanda Lee is credited on 9 of the 10 catalogued books and Gayle Trent on 1. The run opens with The Quick and the Thread (2010) and closes with Better Off Thread (2016), with Stitch Me Deadly (2011), Cross Stitch Before Dying (2013) and Wicked Stitch (2015) along the way.

How many Embroidery Mysteries books are there?

Embroidery Mysteries has 10 books, released between 2010 and 2016.

Embroidery Mysteries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Embroidery 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.

  1. Cover of The Quick and the Thread by Amanda Lee, book 1 of the Embroidery Mysteries series (2010)
  2. Cover of Stitch Me Deadly by Amanda Lee, book 2 of the Embroidery Mysteries series (2011)
  3. Cover of Thread Reckoning by Amanda Lee, book 3 of the Embroidery Mysteries series (2011)
  4. Cover of The Long Stitch Good Night by Amanda Lee, book 4 of the Embroidery Mysteries series (2012)
  5. Cover of Thread on Arrival by Amanda Lee, book 5 of the Embroidery Mysteries series (2012)
  6. Cover of Cross Stitch Before Dying by Gayle Trent, book 6 of the Embroidery Mysteries series (2013)
  7. Cover of Better Off Thread by Amanda Lee, book 10 of the Embroidery Mysteries series (2016)
  1. 1
    The Quick and the Thread2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  2. 2
    Stitch Me Deadly2011 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011325
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Thread Reckoning2011 · 322 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011322
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  4. 4
    The Long Stitch Good Night2012 · 329 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012329
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  5. 5
    Thread on Arrival2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  6. 6
    Cross Stitch Before Dying2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Thread End2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  8. 8
    Wicked Stitch2015 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015336
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  9. 9
    The Stitching Hour2015 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015304
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  10. 10
    Better Off Thread2016 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016296
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Do you have to read Embroidery Mysteries books in order?

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

Where to start with Embroidery Mysteries

Start with The Quick and the Thread (2010), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Embroidery Mysteries book?

Better Off Thread (2016) is the newest Embroidery Mysteries book released so far.

Is there a new Embroidery Mysteries book coming?

No next Embroidery 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.

Embroidery Mysteries at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Embroidery Mysteries title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Embroidery Mysteries books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,912 pages across the 6 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 324 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Embroidery Mysteries books, 10 of 10, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 10 titles, 9 are credited to Amanda Lee and 1 to Gayle Trent.

What the Embroidery Mysteries books are about

All 10 Embroidery Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: murder is tagged on 10 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.