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Janet Bolin

2 Series • 16 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Threadville Mystery Books
Start with: Dire Threads (2011)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Deputy Donut Mysteries Books
Start with: Survival of the Fritters (2018)

ⓘ About Janet Bolin

Janet Bolin is a Canadian cozy mystery novelist with 5 very popular titles to her name. She started writing her very popular Threadville Mystery series in 2011. Like most cozy mysteries, the novels are set in a small town/village setting where you can get engrossed in the good old-fashioned mayhem, machine embroidery, quilting, and murder. Even as Bolin only started writing in 2011, she has exploded onto the cozy mystery scene in a big way to become one of its most popular writers. She always had a knack for embroidery and design from when she was seven. For years, she would offer helpful suggestions to embellish the clothes that her mother sewed and designed for her. However, the turning point for her was when her mother asked her to design a skirt for herself.

All Book Series by Janet Bolin

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Dire Threads

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2011

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2011
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Threaded for Trouble

Book 2 of 5 · published 2012

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2012
3
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Thread and Buried

Book 3 of 5 · published 2013

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2013
4
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Night of the Living Thread

Book 4 of 5 · published 2014

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2014
5
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Seven Threadly Sins

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2015

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2015
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Survival of the Fritters

Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 2018

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2018
2
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Goodbye Cruller World

Book 2 of 11 · published 2018

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2018
3
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Jealousy Filled Donuts

Book 3 of 11 · published 2019

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2019
4
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Boston Scream Murder

Book 4 of 11 · published 2020

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2020
5
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Beyond a Reasonable Donut

Book 5 of 11 · published 2021

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2021
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Deck the Donuts

Book 6 of 11 · published 2021

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2021
7
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Cinnamon Twisted

Book 7 of 11 · published 2023

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2023
8
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Double Grudge Donuts

Book 8 of 11 · published 2024

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2024
9
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Blame the Beignets

Book 9 of 11 · published 2024

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2024
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Sour Crime Donuts

Book 10 of 11 · published 2025

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2025
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Killer Donuts

Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2026

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2026

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Janet Bolin?

Janet Bolin is a Canadian cozy mystery novelist with 5 very popular titles to her name. She started writing her very popular Threadville Mystery series in 2011. Like most cozy mysteries, the novels are set in a small town/village setting where you can get engrossed in the good old-fashioned mayhem, machine embroidery, quilting, and murder.

Which Janet Bolin series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Threadville Mystery series, the earliest of Janet Bolin's multi-book series: it opens with Dire Threads (2011) and runs to 5 books across 2011–2015, ending with Seven Threadly Sins (2015). Janet Bolin's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Janet Bolin written?

Janet Bolin has 16 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2026. Every one of them sits in one of 2 named series — the largest being the Deputy Donut Mysteries series with 11 books.

In what order should Janet Bolin's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Janet Bolin's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Threadville Mystery (2011–2015, 5 books) and Deputy Donut Mysteries (2018–2026, 11 books).

How are Janet Bolin's books organised into series?

This guide splits Janet Bolin's 16 books into 2 named series, with no standalone titles: Deputy Donut Mysteries (11 books, 2018–2026); Threadville Mystery (5 books, 2011–2015).