Sweet Read for a Sunday Afternoon
This is a nice, relatively light mystery chock full of knitting and crochet references with a couple of choice recipes thrown in for good measure. Think of this story as a Nancy Drew mystery for grown up girls who enjoy fiber arts.
Set in the mountains of Colorado, this story involves a group of friends who interact on a daily basis all of whom have some involvement with a cozy little yarn shop. While this is a murder mystery, it doesn't horrify you with graphic descriptions of blood, guts, or gore. The story, lacking that sensationalism, reads very credibly, and I came away wondering if the author had based this on some very real situations.
At only 270 pages, I finished this novel in a single sitting. Then I wanted to start knitting the blanket and baking the cookies that have pattern & recipe included for. I opted to skip the squash soup, though.
Set in the mountains of Colorado, this story involves a group of friends who interact on a daily basis all of whom have some involvement with a cozy little yarn shop. While this is a murder mystery, it doesn't horrify you with graphic descriptions of blood, guts, or gore. The story, lacking that sensationalism, reads very credibly, and I came away wondering if the author had based this on some very real situations.
At only 270 pages, I finished this novel in a single sitting. Then I wanted to start knitting the blanket and baking the cookies that have pattern & recipe included for. I opted to skip the squash soup, though.
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Dropped Dead Stitch (A Knitting Mystery)
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 12/06/2009)
"I could really relate to the knitting projects that never seemed to grow."
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My Favorite Line from the book:
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