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Fixer-Upper Mystery Books in Order

Fixer-Upper Mystery by Kate Carlisle contains 11 books, published between 2014 and 2024. The first book is A High-End Finish (2014) and the newest is The Knife Before Christmas (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2014–2024
Confirmed
11 of 11 titles
Pages on record
2,768 in 9 of 11 books
Reading time
46–69 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,768 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.

See all 11 books in order Printable Fixer-Upper Mystery checklist

The Fixer-Upper Mystery is Kate Carlisle's cozy series about a woman building contractor in California who keeps turning up murders on her jobs. A High-End Finish (2014) opens the run, and the titles keep the building puns going: This Old Homicide and Crowned and Moldering (2015), Deck the Hallways (2016), Eaves of Destruction (2017), A Wrench in the Works (2018), Shot Through the Hearth (2019), Premeditated Mortar (2020), Absence of Mallets (2021) and Dressed to Drill (2023). Eleven books are catalogued through The Knife Before Christmas (2024).

How many Fixer-Upper Mystery books are there?

Fixer-Upper Mystery has 11 books, released between 2014 and 2024.

Fixer-Upper Mystery Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Fixer-Upper Mystery 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 Crowned and Moldering by Kate Carlisle, book 3 of the Fixer-Upper Mystery series (2015)
  2. Cover of Premeditated Mortar by Kate Carlisle, book 8 of the Fixer-Upper Mystery series (2020)
  3. Cover of Absence of Mallets by Kate Carlisle, book 9 of the Fixer-Upper Mystery series (2021)
  1. 1
    A High-End Finish2014 · 321 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014321
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  2. 2
    This Old Homicide2015 · 322 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015322
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  3. 3
    Crowned and Moldering2015 · 328 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015328
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  4. 4
    Deck the Hallways2016 · 293 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016293
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  5. 5
    Eaves of Destruction2017 · 295 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017295
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  6. 6
    A Wrench in the Works2018 · 297 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018297
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  7. 7
    Shot Through the Hearth2019 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019304
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Premeditated Mortar2020 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020304
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Absence of Mallets2021 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021304
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  10. 10
    Dressed to Drill2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  11. 11
    The Knife Before Christmas2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
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Is there a chronological order for Fixer-Upper Mystery?

No separate chronological order is on record for Fixer-Upper Mystery, 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 Fixer-Upper Mystery books in order?

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

Where to start with Fixer-Upper Mystery

Start with A High-End Finish (2014), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Fixer-Upper Mystery book?

The Knife Before Christmas (2024) is the newest Fixer-Upper Mystery book released so far.

Is there a new Fixer-Upper Mystery book coming?

No next Fixer-Upper Mystery book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Fixer-Upper Mystery at a glance

Still running
Fixer-Upper Mystery is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Fixer-Upper Mystery books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,768 pages across the 9 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Fixer-Upper Mystery books, 7 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Fixer-Upper Mystery books are about

6 of the 11 Fixer-Upper Mystery 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 6 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Kate Carlisle

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