Lynne Hinton

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  • Bibliography:
    19 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    July 2001
  • Latest Book:
    November 2020
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Full Series List in Order

Divine Private Detective Agency Mystery

1 - Sister Eve, Private Eye (Nov-2014)
2 - The Case of the Sin City Sister (May-2015)
3 - Sister Eve and the Blue Nun (May-2016)

Hope Springs

1 - Friendship Cake (Jul-2001)
2 - Hope Springs (Apr-2003)
3 - Forever Friends (Jun-2004)
4 - Christmas Cake (Nov-2009)
5 - Wedding Cake (May-2010)

Pie Town

1 - Pie Town (Jun-2011)
2 - Welcome Back to Pie Town (Jul-2012)

A Shady Grove Mystery

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Jun-2008)

Book List in Order: 19 titles

  • Friendship Cake

    Hope Springs - 1

    “I would welcome a friendship with Lynne Hinton. I would welcome an invitation to sit down at her table, but mostly I would welcome her next book.” -- Maya AngelouLynne Hinton’s beloved bestselling classic, Friendship Cake, is a beautiful,...

  • The Things I Know Best

    The townsfolk in Pleasant Cross, North Carolina, carry a healthy suspicion of the three generations of Ivy women. Each Ivy woman has been blessed with the gift of Knowing, but it's eighteen-year-old Tessa and her unique powers that cause folks to rai...

  • Garden of Faith

    Welcome back to the charming world of Hope Springs, the small southern town at the center of bestselling author Lynne Hinton's Hope Springs trilogy. In this sequel to Friendship Cake, the same delightful women have finished the cookbo...

  • Hope Springs

    Hope Springs - 2

    Make friends in Hope SpringsPull up a chair and discover the strength and sustenance of friendship with Jessie, Margaret, Louise, Beatrice, and Charlotte, as the unique bond forged between these five remarkable women is put to the test when one of th...

  • Forever Friends

    Hope Springs - 3

    Come Back to Hope Springs, Where Friendships Last a Lifetime The women of Hope Springs Community Church have weathered some pretty fierce storms. Now their friendships are tested again when one of their own is leaving. Join Louise, Jessie, Charlotte...

  • The Last Odd Day

    From the Bestselling Author of Friendship Cake Comes a Remarkable Story of Love, Loss, Infidelity, and Forgiveness...

  • The Arms of God

    Alice is making her daughter dinner when her mother Olivia, who left her at a day care center when she was four-years-old, appears at her door. Although Alice has managed to navigate an unforgiving foster care system to build a good life for herself,...

  • Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

    A Shady Grove Mystery

    When her husband left her for a younger woman, Rose Franklin bought a camper and started traveling. Eventually, she put down roots in Shady Grove, a campsite along the Mississippi River in West Memphis, Arkansas, where she has lived for almost two ye...

  • The Order of Things

    An out of sorts librarian finds support and friendship in the most unlikely place--a new novel from the national bestselling author of Friendship Cake Andreas Jay Hackett is a university librarian known for her love of keeping things organized. But o...



  • Christmas Cake

    Hope Springs - 4

    With the holiday season drawing near, the ladies of Hope Springs, North Carolina, are making plans for a cake cookbook--a project that will hopefully lift the spirits of a beloved member of their close-knit quartet. But Margaret Peele is downhearted ...

  • Wedding Cake

    Hope Springs - 5

    It has been a difficult year for the ladies of Hope Springs, North Carolina, who bid a final farewell to a good friend. But Beatrice Newgarden Witherspoon, Jessie Jenkins, and Louise Fisher are ready to take on a new project: find a husband for their...

  • Pie Town

    Pie Town - 1

    Pie Town, New Mexico, was once legendary for its extraordinary pies. But it's been a while since these delectable desserts graced the counter at the local diner. The townspeople -- a hearty mix of Anglos, Hispanics, and Native Americans -- like to th...

  • Letters From Pie Town

    in For Love and Honor

    In Lynne Hinton's Letters From Pie Town, a New Mexico town couldn't be prouder of its very own Raymond Twinhorse, injured while fighting in Afghanistan. So Trina Lockhart gathers letters from Raymond's friends and family, hoping their wishes will hel...

  • Welcome Back to Pie Town

    Pie Town - 2

    Life in Pie Town should be sweet. There are pies in the diner again, the church has been rebuilt, and single mother Trina Lockhart has found a home for herself and her baby daughter. Trina has even found love with Raymond Twinhorse, who has returned ...

  • Sister Eve, Private Eye

    Divine Private Detective Agency Mystery - 1

    Sister Eve knows God moves in mysterious ways. And Eve adores a good mystery. Especially a murder. Two decades into her calling at a New Mexico monastery, Sister Evangeline Divine breaks her daily routine when a police officer appears, carrying a ...

  • The Case of the Sin City Sister

    Divine Private Detective Agency Mystery - 2

    She's not your average nun. And now Sister Eve Divine's risking it all, searching for a mission person in Vegas. Sister Eve Divine recently discovered she’s got a gift: turns out she’s a natural at private detective work. But is it a temptatio...

  • Sister Eve and the Blue Nun

    Divine Private Detective Agency Mystery - 3

    After a murder at the monastery, Sister Eve may need a miracle if she is to prove a dear friend isn’t a cold-blooded killer. Sister Eve, a motorcycle-riding nun with a natural (or is it supernatural?) gift for solving murders returns to the encl...

  • The View from Here

    Katie Sinclair climbed up a loblolly pine just to see if she could. And then she stayed, creating a media sensation and more than a little trouble for the folks in Jones County, North Carolina. There is a lot of speculation about why the state employ...

  • The Beekeeper's Wife

    Emma Troxler is struggling. She isn't very happy in her job as a security installation salesperson. She's always in conflict with her mother. She has few friends. And her marriage is not what it appears to be.  The Beekeeper's Wife follows one w...



Award-Winning Books by Lynne Hinton

Pie Town
2011 New Mexico Book Award -- Adventure/Drama
Welcome Back to Pie Town
2012 New Mexico Book Award -- Adventure/Drama
2012 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award -- Adventure/Drama


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Lynne Hinton has published 19 books.

Lynne Hinton does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Beekeeper's Wife, was published in November 2020.

The first book by Lynne Hinton, Friendship Cake, was published in July 2001.

Yes. Lynne Hinton has 4 series.
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