Being a knitter, I really wanted to like this book more. It has a fun premise - two rival yarn shop owners, one gets murdered - but the execution fell flat for me. The biggest surprise for me was finding the name of a big publisher on it. I had thought for sure that it was self-published, since m...
The story is about a knitting group of ladies that find one of their members, meeting a deadly ending, face up in her swimming pool. Gloria had everything all of us "fifty-plus" ladies dream about....handsome, young husband, perfect body and money. Maggie, Dana, Lucy, Suzanne & Phoebe are the me...
This is the third book in the series, and the one I enjoyed the most. I'm a pretty much matter-of-fact person, so the "spiritual awakening" part of going on a weekend retreat didn't hold much appeal as a premise of the book. Happily, the author poked enough fun at it, in the same way I feel abo...
Anne Canadeo brings readers the fifth book in her Black Sheep Knitting Mystery series, The Silence of the Llamas. Canadeo has created a series that will intrigue the mystery enthusiast and soothe the soul of the knitters and crafters. With an eclectic cast of characters and plenty of twists and t...
Between the TV news, the local newspaper, and the gossip all over town, I bet everyone reading this note knows exactly what I’m talking about. So I won’t even go there. Some dark times, no question. But we’ll pull through. We Steibers always do. It does serve to remind me that I’m definitely not ...
. . what did I tell you?” Edie Steiber slapped the newspaper down on the counter in front of Lucy, practically sticking Lucy’s nose in it . . . in her usual, subtle manner. Lucy had dropped in at the Schooner on her way home to the cottage for an extra dose of caffeine. She needed a b...
The airwaves were full of stories about Heath O’Hara’s surprising, tragic death and reactions from his fans, fellow actors, and movie business colleagues. The video footage showed the big house at the beach. Piles of flowers, signs, and candles had already appeared on the side of the road, all al...