A Dark and Stormy Knit (A Black Sheep Knitting Mystery)
Covering the parking meters in cat-face covers, the work of a group of fiber artists called the Knit Kats, doesn’t seem all that troublesome to knit-shop owner Maggie Messina, especially since the local merchants don’t like the meters anyway. But the prank begins a chain of events with murder as one of its links. A fiber-covered body of a young women is found dead in her apartment. Maggie’s assistant, Phoebe, a fellow art student, becomes a suspect, bringing Maggie and her knitting circle into the loop to pool their knowledge and skills to help bring the killer to justice. A cast list at the book’s beginning helps with a somewhat indistinct group of knitters, but overall this is a swell mystery with plenty of twists and lots of neat knitting touches. Though a change of point of view midway through the book is abrupt, it adds to the resolution of the crime. Patterns and recipes contribute to the fun. --Ilene Cooper