Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hooked on Murder | 2008 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 2 | Dead Men Don’t Crochet | 2008 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 3 | By Hook or by Crook | 2009 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 4 | A Stitch in Crime | 2009 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 5 | You Better Knot Die | 2010 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 6 | Behind the Seams | 2011 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 7 | If Hooks Could Kill | 2012 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 8 | For Better or Worsted | 2013 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 9 | Knot Guilty | 2014 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 10 | Seams Like Murder | 2016 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 11 | Hooking for Trouble | 2016 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 12 | On the Hook | 2018 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 13 | Hooks Can Be Deceiving | 2018 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 14 | One for the Hooks | 2021 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 15 | Killer Hooks | 2023 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 16 | Murder by the Hook | 2025 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
The Crochet Mysteries is Betty Hechtman’s longest-running series, following Molly Pink through sixteen books of small-town murder and yarn-related wordplay. Set in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles, the series centers on Molly’s life at a local yarn shop and the crochet group she organizes. Each book pairs a murder mystery with crochet projects, and several installments include actual patterns for readers.
The series launched in 2008 with Hooked on Murder and has maintained a steady publication pace, with the sixteenth book, Murder by the Hook, arriving in 2025. The titles lean heavily on craft puns and hook-related double meanings. Beneath the lighthearted wordplay, the mysteries follow a cozy formula: a body turns up in Molly’s orbit, the police investigation stalls or focuses on the wrong suspect, and Molly uses her community connections to uncover the truth. Fans of the series cite the recurring cast of crochet group members and the comfortable Tarzana setting as reasons they keep returning.