Stitches and Witches
Ratings9
Average rating3.5
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Ratings9
Average rating3.5
Dropping stitches and catching killersWhen an older gentleman keels over in his scones and tea at the Elderflower Tea Shop in Oxford-a victim of poison-Lucy Swift and her band of undead amateur detectives are on the case.Elderflower Tea Shop is next door to Cardinal Woolsey's, the yarn shop Lucy runs and home to the late-night Vampire Knitting Club. The tea shop owners are a pair of octogenarian spinsters and old family friends, so Lucy wants to help clear up the mystery that's keeping their shop closed. But murder isn't the only issue troubling the Miss Watts. A man has come between them. Miss Florence Watt is being romanced by an old flame, one Mary Watt distrusts. In between figuring out who, among his many enemies, might have poisoned the unpleasant Colonel Montague, Lucy's trying to brush up on her magic spells before the Wiccan potluck dinner her witchy cousin insists she attend.However, she's still settling into being a witch and since she botched a spell and blew up her kitchen, she's taking the magic slowly. Her knitting endeavors aren't much better. Between purling when she should knit and dropping so many stitches her hand-knit scarf looks like it was attacked by giant moths, there are days Lucy thinks she'll pack it all in and move back to Boston. She might, except she'd miss her beloved undead grandmother, her new friends, one very sexy vampire and a local detective who is very much alive.Stitches and Witches is Book 2 in the Vampire Knitting Club series of paranormal cozy mysteries. It is a standalone novel with no sex or gore, just humor, knitting, magic and a touch of romance.Get yours today.
Series
13 primary books15 released booksVampire Knitting Club is a 15-book series with 13 primary works first released in 2018 with contributions by Nancy Warren.
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Overview: A fun little murder-mystery reminiscent of Midsomer Murders. I really enjoyed this story, it is gentle enough that there are few moments of real tension, but there's enough mystery to keep your brain ticking over nicely. A good book to enjoy with a nice cup of tea and a biscuit.
After 1st Reading: While this takes place in a world in which magic and vampires secretly exist (and vampires attend knitting clubs) this secret world, surprisingly, has absolutely no bearing on the plot. Supernatural elements were generally used for anecdotes and amusing moments, but the book would have been much the same without them.
I look forward to reading more in the series.
After 2nd Reading: I did enjoy reading the rest of the (so far) published series. This is a very gentle entry in the series and pretty representative of the series. If you are looking for something that tickles the old grey cells, while giving the odd chuckle, a gentle hint of romance, and with the general feel of a really good hot chocolate by the fire - this is the series for you.
