Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries Books in Order

When Gloria Sterling is found dead in her swimming pool, police suspect an accident. Maggie Messina and the Black Sheep knitters disagree, investigating their friend’s tangled relationships and hidden dealings to discover what happened during her final hours.

Maggie Messina becomes a murder suspect after the owner of a rival knitting shop is found dead. Her Black Sheep knitting friends investigate the victim’s troubled marriage and local conflicts to clear Maggie and protect their beloved gathering place.

A knitting weekend at a Berkshires spa turns deadly when murder interrupts a mountaintop retreat. Maggie Messina and her friends investigate the resort’s charismatic owner and tensions among its guests and staff as further danger threatens their peaceful getaway.

The Black Sheep knitters help prepare wedding shawls, then confront the groom’s apparent accidental death. When his body unexpectedly appears again after the funeral, Maggie and her friends investigate the widow’s predicament and the secrets surrounding the marriage.

Vandalism spoils a llama farm’s opening festival in Plum Harbor, drawing Maggie Messina and her knitting friends into local rivalries. When a body is discovered, their investigation must untangle neighborhood disputes and threats against the farm’s new owners.

Anonymous yarn graffiti amuses Plum Harbor until a corpse appears wrapped in matching handiwork. When Maggie’s assistant Phoebe becomes a suspect, the Black Sheep knitters investigate the secretive Knit Kats and try to identify a killer hiding behind their pranks.

A cinema manager’s murder unsettles Plum Harbor, while a newly arrived psychic persuades a grieving resident to spend heavily on her services. The Black Sheep knitters investigate both the suspicious business and the secrets behind the apparently botched robbery.

A Hollywood production uses Maggie’s knitting shop as a filming location, bringing glamour and gossip to Plum Harbor. When ominous accidents escalate into murder, the Black Sheep knitters investigate the cast and crew before another life is lost.