Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Knitty Gritty Murder by Peggy Ehrhart

First Line: Pamela Paterson was enjoying her coffee, her crumb cake, and the welcoming atmosphere of her best friend's kitchen.
 
Found strangled to death with a circular knitting needle, farm-to-table enthusiast Jenny Miller will never be able to finish her cookbook. With the murder weapon pointing uncomfortably close to home, Pamela and Bettina, two members of Arborville's Knit & Nibble group, decide to put their sleuthing talents to the test to uncover a killer who likes to knit.

Once they begin asking questions, they learn that Jenny Miller had plenty of enemies, so the suspect list is long. Are they going to be able to find the killer before anyone else dies? They're going to have to work fast.

~

Knitty Gritty Murder is the seventh Knit & Nibble cozy featuring a happy-to-be-single Pamela Paterson and her best friend, Bettina, who is a reporter for the local newspaper. Author Peggy Ehrhart paints vivid scenes with her use of color, and the comforting rituals her main characters take part in make readers feel right at home. 

Pamela is comfortable in her own skin and really doesn't feel the need to be paired up with a man no matter how hard Bettina pushes her. In fact, the whole subject of romance for Pamela really isn't necessary. This makes me wonder if there are any cozy mystery series being written in which the protagonist is happily single and everyone else is content to leave her that way? Pamela, who is widowed, has a daughter away at college who occasionally irritates me by trying to boss her mother around. (Kids these days! I dunno...) She also works for a magazine that allows Ehrhart to introduce some fascinating topics on various fiber arts. It's unfortunate that the magazine does not exist because I would subscribe to it.

If you're in the mood for good people doing the right thing, for tasty food, colorful knitting projects, a fairytale-like hometown, and a nice little mystery to solve, by all means, pick up Knitty Gritty Murder and all the rest of the Knit & Nibble mysteries.
 
Knitty Gritty Murder by Peggy Ehrhart
eISBN: 9781496733917
Kensington Books © 2021
eBook, 304 pages
 
Cozy Mystery, #7 Knit & Nibble mystery
Rating: B
Source: Net Galley

6 comments:

  1. I like the cover and would probably subscribe to the fiber arts magazine, too. That element of the mystery interests me. :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Ehrhart is always coming up with subjects for the magazine that fascinate me.

      Delete
  2. Sounds right up my alley! I admit I have had a similar thought to your wondering if there are any cozy mystery series where the protagonist is happily single and left to be that way. I don't need to have romance in every book I read.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I know it makes the world go 'round, but I really don't need to be reminded over and over again. ;-)

      Delete
  3. Well, lots of single people make the world go round, too. I mean V.I. Warshawski is single usually. Harbinder Kaur is, too. So are many women detectives, public and private.

    I can live without romance in my mystery reading, although I don't mind detectives' personal lives. Irene Huss's family life was always interesting in the books and TV series.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yes, I always enjoyed Huss's family life.

      Delete

Thank you for taking the time to make a comment. I really appreciate it!