How to Knit a Murder
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Average rating4.5
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Ratings2
Average rating4.5
USA Today–Bestselling Series: The knitting circle helps a newcomer in town find work in real estate—but now someone’s staged a murder . . . A mysterious woman arrives in picturesque Sea Harbor, Massachusetts, and the Seaside Knitters welcome her into their cozy world of intricate patterns and colorful skeins. Unfortunately, nothing frays a warm introduction like cold-blooded murder . . . With her shy manner and baggy jeans, Rose Chopra becomes an unlikely hero the night she stumbles into Izzy Perry’s shop and inadvertently saves a shipment of yarn from water damage. When the Seaside Knitters help the enigmatic handywoman settle into town and find work at a popular real estate company, Rose proves she can fix just about anything—until a potential homebuyer is killed and she becomes entangled in murder . . . The moment controversial entrepreneur Spencer Paxton is found dead in a pricey oceanside house, accusations fly at the last person on the property—Rose. But the Seaside Knitters have their doubts. As tensions build in the sleepy New England community and Rose’s secret past unravels, the ladies face an unsettling realization—true victims aren’t always the ones buried six feet under . . . Praise for Murder Wears Mittens “A beautifully written mystery full of warmth and surprises.” —Nancy Pickard, New York Times bestselling author of The Scent of Rain and Lightning “Brilliantly written . . . full of suspense and human warmth.” —The Washington Book Review “I was utterly charmed by the Seaside Knitters and their cozy community.” —Laurien Berenson, Agatha Award finalist and author of the Melanie
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I jumped into this series at number 13 but plan on going back and reading the series from the beginning. You can easily read these as stand along books as all the characters are explained as you go along and there is a handy cast list in the beginning in case you get lost.
It is the story of a shy girl coming back to her hometown after the death of her mother. She sort of falls in with the knitting group of the town by accident. There is the murder of one of the characters and unfortunately Rose becomes one of the suspects. So the group: Izzy, Nell, Cass and Birdie are out to figure the mystery out and who really did it.
I really enjoyed the interaction of the knitting group. As a bonus there is pattern in the back of the book to knit. Although I would have liked a little schematic of what it would look like.
The characters are wonderful and so loving. It reminds me of the Secret Book and Scone society. The setting of a New England seaside town adds to the cozy setting. The murder was not surprising because the victim was not a nice guy. There are plenty of suspects and a few twists and turns. I saw some of the twists coming and others were a surprise. I was surprised by the murderer.l, but it wrapped up the story very well. This was an enjoyable cozy mystery.
