Your way into Maple Creek

The reading order

Start with The Crafty Corpse, then continue with Glue, Ghouls and Murder. Follow the Daniels family through the seasons, with two more mysteries on the way.

  1. The Crafty Corpse book cover
    Book 1 · Available now

    The Crafty Corpse

    Fourth of July preparations take a deadly turn when Lila Daniels finds a body behind her family’s craft shop.

    Summer · Fourth of July
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  2. Glue, Ghouls and Murder book cover
    Book 2 · Available now

    Glue, Ghouls and Murder

    The Daniels family transforms an old mill into a charity haunted house. Opening night brings a very real crime.

    Autumn · Halloween
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  3. Weaving a Basket for Murder book cover
    Book 3 · Coming soon

    Weaving a Basket for Murder

    Springtime crafts and a family homecoming bring readers back to Maple Creek for the next Daniels mystery.

    Spring · Easter
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  4. Patchwork of Secrets book cover
    Book 4 · Coming soon

    Patchwork of Secrets

    An old quilt reveals a family secret. A present-day murder turns a repair project into a mystery.

    A quilting mystery
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The two coming-soon books are listed in the planned series order. Release dates are still to be announced. Ferocious Phil’s Treasure is a separate pirate adventure and has its own place on the books page.