Southern Sewing Circle Mysteries books in order

The Southern Sewing Circle Mysteries by Elizabeth Lynn Casey is a twelve-book cozy mystery series set in a small Southern town, centered around a sewing circle whose members keep stumbling into murder cases.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Sew Deadly 2009 Laura Bradford / Elizabeth Lynn Casey Buy
2 Death Threads 2010 Laura Bradford / Elizabeth Lynn Casey Buy
3 Pinned for Murder 2010 Laura Bradford / Elizabeth Lynn Casey Buy
4 Deadly Notions 2011 Laura Bradford / Elizabeth Lynn Casey Buy
5 Dangerous Alterations 2011 Laura Bradford / Elizabeth Lynn Casey Buy
6 Reap What You Sew 2012 Laura Bradford / Elizabeth Lynn Casey Buy
7 Let It Sew 2012 Laura Bradford / Elizabeth Lynn Casey Buy
8 Remnants of Murder 2013 Laura Bradford / Elizabeth Lynn Casey Buy
9 Taken In 2014 Laura Bradford / Elizabeth Lynn Casey Buy
10 Wedding Duress 2015 Laura Bradford / Elizabeth Lynn Casey Buy
11 Needle and Dread 2016 Laura Bradford / Elizabeth Lynn Casey Buy
12 Patterned After Death 2017 Laura Bradford / Elizabeth Lynn Casey Buy

The Southern Sewing Circle Mysteries is one of Elizabeth Lynn Casey’s best-known series. Set in the fictional town of Sweet Briar, South Carolina, the twelve books follow a group of women whose weekly sewing circle meetings keep getting interrupted by murder. Sew Deadly (2009) introduces librarian Tori Sinclair and the other members of the circle.

The series ran through 2017, with each title playing on sewing terminology: Death Threads, Pinned for Murder, Deadly Notions, Dangerous Alterations, and so on. The series combines Southern charm, crafting, and cozy mystery conventions in a way that gave it a steady readership across its eight-year run.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Southern Sewing Circle Mysteries series?

There are twelve books in the Southern Sewing Circle Mysteries series, published between 2009 and 2017.

What is the first book in the Southern Sewing Circle Mysteries series?

The first book in the Southern Sewing Circle Mysteries series is Sew Deadly, published in 2009.

What is the Southern Sewing Circle Mysteries series about?

The series follows Tori Sinclair, a librarian who joins a sewing circle in the fictional town of Sweet Briar, South Carolina. The circle’s members keep getting mixed up in local murders. Sew Deadly (2009) starts the series, and the twelve books run through Patterned After Death (2017). The titles use sewing puns (Death Threads, Pinned for Murder, Reap What You Sew, Let It Sew, Needle and Dread).

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