Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yarn to Go | 2013 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 2 | Silence of the Lamb’s Wool | 2014 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 3 | Wound Up in Murder | 2015 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 4 | A Tangled Yarn | 2017 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 5 | Gone with the Wool | 2016 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 6 | Inherit the Wool | 2018 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 7 | Knot on Your Life | 2019 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 8 | But Knot for Me | 2021 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 9 | Knot a Game | 2022 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
| 10 | Knot Dead Again | 2024 | Betty Hechtman | Buy |
The Yarn Retreat Mysteries is Betty Hechtman’s second-longest series, running for ten books from 2013 to 2024. Casey Feldstein manages yarn retreat weekends at a hotel in Cadbury by the Sea, a fictional Monterey County town on the California coast. The retreats attract knitters and crocheters from around the country, and they also seem to attract an unusual number of murders.
Each book follows Casey as she juggles the logistics of running a retreat weekend while also investigating a killing that the local police cannot or will not solve quickly enough. The coastal California setting provides atmosphere, and the rotating cast of retreat guests gives Hechtman a fresh pool of suspects for each installment. Like her Crochet Mysteries, the series includes craft content and maintains a light tone despite the body count.