Synopses & Reviews
Molly Pink and her pals, the Tarzana Hookers, are ready to bring the craft of crochet to the masses. But when one of their members finds herself the prime suspect in a murder, the Hookers are going to have to switch their focus to fighting her bad rap
Molly and her friends cant wait to get more people hooked on crochet at the annual SoCal Knit Style Show, where Shedd and Royal has been granted a vendor booth. In the past, the show has always been about knitting, and this is the first year therell be crochet classes and a crochet competition.
The shows organizer is K. D. Kirby, publisher of several knitting magazines and owner of a yarn store that caters to an elite Beverly Hills crowd. Everyone is shocked when K.D. doesnt show up for the opening reception, but thats nothing compared to how they feel when shes finally founddead in her hotel suite.
Suspicion immediately falls on Adele, one of the Tarzana Hookers, who locked horns with K.D., and whose handmade crochet hook is found at the murder scene. Certain that Adeles been framed, Molly starts her own investigation, hoping to get their pal off the hook and find a killer before another guest checks out
DELICIOUS RECIPES and CROCHET PATTERNS INCLUDED!
Review
PRAISE FOR THE NATIONAL BESTSELLING CROCHET MYSTERIES
“A delightful addition to the mystery genre.”—Earlene Fowler, national bestselling author of The Road to Cardinal Valley
“Who can resist a sleuth named Pink, a slew of interesting minor characters and a fun fringe-of-Hollywood setting?”—Monica Ferris, USA Today bestselling author of The Drowning Spool
“Hechtman brings a new and entertaining twist to each story.”—Reader to Reader
“A cozy mystery that you wont want to put down. It combines cooking, knitting, and murder in one great book!”—Fresh Fiction
“A real page-turner.”—MyShelf.com
“What fun—crochet and mystery.”—Vanna White, cohost of Wheel of Fortune
Review
Praise for the Yarn Retreat Mysteries and#8220;Betty Hechtman does it all so well.and#8221;and#8212;Cozy Library
and#8220;If you havenand#8217;t read this series yet, I highly recommend giving it a go. The mystery will delight you, and afterwards youand#8217;ll be itching to start a knitting or crochet project of your own!and#8221;and#8212;Cozy Mystery Book Reviews
and#8220;Good characters I hope to see more ofand#8230;The characters are developing well and the storyline holds tightand#8212;and the book ends with a cliffhanger question.and#8221;and#8212;Kingand#8217;s River Life Magazine
and#8220;A cozy mystery that you wonand#8217;t want to put down. It combines cooking, knitting, and murder in one great book!and#8221;and#8212;Fresh Fiction
Synopsis
In the newest Yarn Retreat Mystery from the national bestselling author of Silence of the Lamband#8217;s Wool, dessert chef Casey Feldstein continues to develop her hidden talents for knittingand#133;and solving murders.
With two yarn retreats in the bag, Casey is looking forward to running her third one at Cadbury by the Seaand#8217;s Vista Del Mar hotel on the Monterey Peninsula. This time, each knitter will get a Mystery Bag of knitting materials to turn into a personal project.
But Casey gets tangled up in another retreat at the same hotel, when the organizer and his wife have a very public spat. As Casey is delivering her baked goods later that night, she finds the woman dead in the bushes with a magicianand#8217;s silk scarf nearbyand#151;just like the scarf Caseyand#8217;s ex-boyfriend, Sammy, used during his magic act at the retreat. As Sammy takes center stage as the prime suspect, Casey and her friends will have to stitch together the clues before the real killer pulls a disappearing act...
Includes knitting patterns and a recipe
About the Author
Betty Hechtman has a degree in fine arts and since college has studied everything from tap dancing to magic. When she isnt writing, reading or crocheting, shes probably at the gym. She lives in Southern California.