Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patchwork, Paws & Puzzles | 2025 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
| 2 | Frosting, Festivities & Forensics | 2025 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
| 3 | Pizza, Pups & Perils | 2025 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
| 4 | Crochet, Canines & Crooks | 2025 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
| 5 | Felting, Fingerprints & Fruitcakes | 2025 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
| 6 | Patina, Partridges & Purrs | 2025 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
| 7 | Bindings, Crimes & a Chihuahua | 2025 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
| 8 | Calligraphy, Codes, & Collars | 2025 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
| 9 | Christmas, Clues & Clutter | 2025 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
| 10 | Postcards, Paws, & a Poison Pen | 2025 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
| 11 | Stained Glass, Sleighs and Secrets | 2025 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
| 12 | Frosty’s Fairy Garden Fiasco | 2025 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
| 13 | Doggone Driftwood Disappearance | 2025 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
| 14 | Tinsel, Tails & Tangled Yarn | 2025 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
| 15 | Flowers, Felines & Forgery | 2025 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
| 16 | Candles, Canines, & A Cold Case | 2025 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
| 17 | Hoops, Howls, & Holiday Havoc | 2025 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
The Paw-liday Craft Caper series launched in 2025 with seventeen books published in rapid succession. The series combines crafting activities, animal companions, and holiday settings with mystery plots. Titles like Patchwork, Paws & Puzzles and Frosting, Festivities & Forensics make the cozy mystery formula clear from the cover.
This series represents a major genre shift for McLaughlin, who has spent most of her career writing contemporary romance. The cozy mystery format, with its emphasis on community, quirky characters, and low-stakes detective work, is a natural fit for the small-town settings she has always written well.