Died in the Wool: A Knitting Mystery

from cyderry

Ariadne's Web is the setting of this cozy mystery which is cleverly woven around the owner of a knitting shop where a dead body is found one bright fall morning. At first, Ariadne Evans, the owner, is the chief suspect, but after getting an alibi for her, Detective Josh Pierce instead enlists her...

from Kathy89

Fun fast read. Women with a yarn shop goes to work and finds the body of a friend/customer on the floor. Enter eligible detective who takes an interest in her while she plays Nancy Drew. Everyone, including Ari's ex-husband the boring tax-lawyer, tells her that the cop got the "hots" for her but ...

from madamejeanie

When Ariadne Evans enters her yarn shop one morning and discovers the body of elderly Edith Perry strangled with homespun yarn, her own life changes forever. Of course, she's a prime suspect herself, but then, nearly everybody in town had reason to dislike the miserly old gal, and a few downright...

from FiberBabble

Really liked this book, even though I figured out whodunit fairly early on. Very light read, hard to put down. There was "inside dirt" on running a specialty yarn store and some detail on creating yarn from the sheep up. There was also some semi-heavy-handed "commentary" on pattern copyright and ...

from bookmagic

One of my favorite cozy mystery theme is knitting mysteries. And Died in the Wool is one of my favorite cozies of all. Ariadne Evans is the owner of Ariadne's Web, a successful knitting shop. Cranky Edith Perry is a difficult customer and not beloved in their Massachusetts town. But then she is f...