With Summer upon us, (and my next project not quite ready for prime time post...) I thought I'd mention some fun authors and titles that deal with knitting, spinning, crochet, and needlework. Some (at least for me) were quick reads, but humorous all the same. I should mention, all are mysteries.
Author: Sally Goldenbaum The Seaside Knitters Series. The series starts with "Death by Cashmere" and has eight books so far. I would like to be invited to the Friday night deck dinner.
Author: Amanda Lee The heroine owns a thread shop in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. The series starts with "The Quick and The Thread".
Author: Mary Canadeo The Black Sheep Mysteries. Knit shop set in New England, the first in the series is "While My Pretty One Knits." (Honest, the yarn shops in my area are much friendlier with each other.
Author: Monica Ferris Set in Excelsior, Minnesota, the series starts with" "Crewel World". I will tell you that "Crewel Yule" is a wonderful description (without the murder) of the TNNA Nashville Market that I attend in late winter.
Author: Maggie Sefton The Kelly Flynn series starts with "Knit One, Kill Two". Good story lines, but sometimes the attempt at conversational language can be frustrating.
Author: Molly MacRae The Haunted Yarn Shop Series I just discovered these books recently. I couldn't put them down, partly because of how much they made me laugh. What could be more fun than a cat that came from nowhere and a ghost that watches too much TV?
Author: Barbara Bretton Starts with "Casting Spells" and is the story of a witch who hasn't developed her full powers, but owns a fiber shop in a town that looks like a miniature Salem. I love the never ending basket of roving. This series kept me laughing but also on the edge of my seat with the struggle between good and evil.
Author: Betty Hechtman The titles of the first two books say it all "Hooked on Murder" and "Dead Men Don't Crochet". Enter the world of Molly Pink and the Tarzana Hookers, for laughter, romance and murderous mayhem.
Most of these books include a pattern and usually a recipe for a food that is mentioned.
Happy reading and enjoy the vacations!
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