Garage Sale Mysteries in Order: All 17 Hallmark Movies + the Books

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Jennifer Shannon is back. After a seven-year break, Lori Loughlin returned to Hallmark in September 2026 as the antiques-loving sleuth who can’t pass a yard sale without stumbling into a murder. If the new movie sent you looking for the old ones, you are not alone, and the order is trickier than it looks: one film skipped TV entirely for years, and two different sets of titles float around online.

Below is every Garage Sale Mystery movie in release order, a short spoiler-free setup for each, and the four Suzi Weinert novels that started it all. For more movies with books behind them, see our guide to Hallmark mystery movies based on books.

Garage Sale Mysteries Movies in Order

The first wave (2013–2016)

1. Garage Sale Mystery (September 2013). The pilot, and the only one adapted from a specific novel, Garage Sale Stalker. Jennifer wonders whether a string of local break-ins has anything to do with a friend’s sudden death.
2. All That Glitters (October 2014). The series moves to Hallmark’s mystery channel. An auctioneer’s death and a break-in at Jennifer’s shop pull her back into sleuthing.
3. The Deadly Room (April 2015). A grand old house with a gloomy reputation becomes the scene of a crime. A good pick if you like your cozies with a dash of gothic atmosphere.
4. The Wedding Dress (August 2015). A vintage gown with a past leads Jennifer to an old disappearance. One of the most romantic-feeling entries.
5. Guilty Until Proven Innocent (January 2016). When an old college friend becomes the main suspect, Jennifer has a very personal reason to dig.
6. The Novel Murders (June 2016). A treat for readers: the crimes echo famous mystery novels, and Jennifer has to think like a crime writer.

The summer movie years (2017–2018)

From 2017, Hallmark aired the films in summer bunches, mostly on back-to-back Sundays in August.

7. The Art of Murder (January 2017). A charity sale in a house packed with paintings takes a dark turn in the attic.
8. The Beach Murder (August 2017). A widow is sure her husband’s drowning was no accident and asks Jennifer for help.
9. Murder by Text (August 2017). A young musician’s death just before a big break doesn’t add up. This one is missing from some online lists, so check for it if your count comes up short.
10. Murder Most Medieval (August 2017). A suit of armor arrives with a very unwelcome surprise inside. A fan favorite for its premise alone.
11. A Case of Murder (August 2017). An old tape recorder from a sale seems to hold a recording of a crime.
12. The Pandora’s Box Murders (August 2018). A missing puzzle box and a family with a lot of secrets.
13. The Mask Murder (August 2018). A storage-unit find includes something no one should ever find in a storage unit.
14. Picture a Murder (August 2018). Developing film from a vintage camera turns up photos that someone wanted hidden.
15. Murder in D Minor (August 2018). A piano purchase opens up a respected philanthropist’s past.

The lost film and the comeback

16. Searched & Seized. Filmed in early 2019 and pulled from the TV schedule that year. It was released on DVD in 2020 and later aired on Hallmark Mystery, so some guides date it 2020 and others 2022. A police auction of seized goods is the starting point.
17. Murder Takes the Stage (September 19, 2026). The comeback, which premiered on Hallmark Channel and then streamed on Hallmark+. Jennifer’s true-crime book club stages a famous old case, and real life follows the script a little too closely. Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady return.

A note on dates: we list each film’s first U.S. premiere. A few fan sites give slightly different days for the 2016 films, and some count 16 movies because they leave out Murder by Text or the 2026 film. As of early October 2026 we have not seen an official announcement of an 18th movie.

The Garage Sale Books by Suzi Weinert

The movies began with a real experience: Suzi Weinert, a Virginia garage-sale regular, once got a strong feeling she was in danger at an isolated sale and left in a hurry. She turned the “what if” into her first novel, which she published in her seventies. There are four books, all starring Jennifer Shannon in McLean, Virginia:

1. Garage Sale Stalker (2010). The book behind the first movie, and a bit more suspense than cozy.
2. Garage Sale Diamonds (2013). A bargain find turns out to be worth far more than the price tag, and far more trouble.
3. Garage Sale Riddle (2016). A puzzling map takes Jennifer beyond Virginia, with a historical treasure angle.
4. Woman at the Garage Sale (2020). The latest book. Weinert has said she doesn’t plan to write more.

Movies vs. Books: What’s Different?

The novels lean closer to light suspense than to a classic cozy: the villains are more menacing and the stakes reach into bigger crimes. The movies keep the danger lighter, give Jennifer an antiques and consignment shop she runs with her best friend Dani, and build each story around a single “find” at a sale. Only the first film adapts a book directly; the other sixteen are original stories that keep the heroine, her family and the garage-sale hook.

Who’s Who in the Movies

Lori Loughlin plays Jennifer Shannon, the shop owner with an eye for a bargain and a clue. Steve Bacic plays her husband, Jason, who worries about her sleuthing but usually ends up helping. Sarah Strange is Dani, Jennifer’s business partner and best friend, and Kevin O’Grady is Detective Frank Lynwood, the long-suffering officer who keeps finding Jennifer at his crime scenes. Connor Stanhope plays her son, Logan. Part of the comeback’s charm is that the core cast all came back together.

A Cozy Binge Plan

Seventeen movies adds up to more than a full day of viewing, so here is an easy way to pace it. Watch the first six over a weekend to meet the family and the shop. Save the 2017 and 2018 batches for weeknights, one movie a night, the way they first aired a week apart. Then end with Searched & Seized and Murder Takes the Stage back to back, so you see the long gap between them and how the characters have grown. A pot of tea and a thrifted mug are optional but strongly recommended.

Watch or Read First?

Watch first if you love the Hallmark formula: you will get a ready-made binge of 17 self-contained mysteries. Then try Garage Sale Stalker to meet the original Jennifer on the page, where the suspense runs a little darker. If you already read the books, think of the movies as a warm, sunny spin-off rather than a faithful adaptation.

FAQ

How many Garage Sale Mystery movies are there?
Seventeen, counting Searched & Seized and the 2026 film Murder Takes the Stage.

Do I need to watch them in order?
No. Each film is a complete mystery. Watching in order does let you follow Jennifer’s family and her friendship with Dani, which is half the fun.

Where can I watch the Garage Sale Mysteries?
They air on Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Mystery, and the newer film streams on Hallmark+. Older titles come and go on streaming, so check your provider.

What else should I watch next?
Try our guides to Aurora Teagarden movies in order and Hannah Swensen movies in order. Both series also started as books.

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Sources

Film titles, premiere dates and credited source novels on this page follow Wikipedia’s Garage Sale Mystery film table and Hallmark Channel’s own film pages. Where no source novel is credited we say so rather than guess from a matching title. If anything here is out of date, tell us in the comments and we will fix it.

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