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Authors: Anne Canadeo
A Black Sheep Knitting Mystery
Planning a wedding can really be murder!
M
aggie Messina, owner of the Black Sheep Knitting Shop, has volunteered her knitting circle to help a local bride who is barely holding her wedding plans together by a thread. With the big day rapidly approaching, perhaps Rebecca Bailey was a bit ambitious when she decided to knit her own gown. Most girls dream of wearing pearls . . . but
purls
? Fortunately, the five close-knit pals can easily stitch their way through this challenge. The shocking events after the ceremony are not so easily untangled.
Wedding bouquets are quickly exchanged for funeral wreaths when a mysterious explosion rocks the chemical company owned by the groom’s wealthy family. As the Black Sheep knitters offer comfort, they are drawn into a complicated pattern of deception, secrets, and betrayal. Is the blushing bride spinning a yarn? Or are her privileged new in-laws a very crafty clan?
It’s clear someone in Plum Harbor has donned sheep’s clothing, and the knitters must unravel the clues before this wolf strikes again . . . and picks off one of their own.
Praise for
A Stitch Before Dying
“Sure to hook cozy fans.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Canadeo presents congenial characters and a mystery that keeps you guessing.”
—Kirkus Reviews
ANNE CANADEO
is the bestselling author of more than thirty books, including the other novels in her popular Black Sheep Knitting Mystery series,
While My Pretty One Knits; Knit, Purl, Die; and A Stitch Before Dying.
As Katherine Spencer, she also writes the Cape Light series. A novice with needles, she finds many similarities between knitting and writing—inspiration, persistence, and good things happening by accident. She lives in Northport, New York. You can contact her at
[email protected]
or visit her on Facebook.
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“The Black Sheep knitting series has it all: Friendship, knitting, murder, and the occasional recipe create the perfect pattern. Great fun.”
—New York Times
bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz
Praise for
A Stitch Before Dying
“Sure to hook cozy fans.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Congenial characters and a mystery that keeps you guessing.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Sure to attract readers of Sally Goldenbaum and Barbara Bretton.”
—Library Journal
Praise for
Knit, Purl, Die
“The fast-paced plot will keep even non-knitters turning the pages.”
—Publishers Weekly
“An intriguing mystery with a few surprising twists and turns.”
—Romance Reviews Today
“An engaging story full of tight-knit friendships and a needling mystery.”
—Fresh Fiction
Praise for
While My Pretty One Knits
“The crafty first of a cozy new series. . . . The friendships among the likable knitters . . . help make Canadeo’s crime yarn a charmer.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Fans of Monica Ferris . . . will enjoy this engaging amateur sleuth as much for its salute to friendship as to Lucy’s inquiry made one stitch at a time.”
—
Mystery Gazette
“Delightful. Enchanting. Humorous. Impressive. Witty. Those are just a few adjectives to describe Anne Canadeo’s effervescent cozy debut.”
—Book Cave
“A unique murder mystery. . . . Fast-paced and electrifying. . . . A series you are sure to enjoy.”
—Fresh Fiction
“The diverse group of friends and their heartwarming camaraderie is what makes
While My Pretty One Knits
an enjoyable read.”
—Kwips and Kritique
All of the Black Sheep Knitting Mystery titles are available as eBooks.
Maggie Messina,
owner of the Black Sheep Knitting Shop, is a retired high school art teacher who runs her little slice of knitters’ paradise with the kind of vibrant energy that leaves her friends dazzled! From novice to pro, knitters come to Maggie as much for her up-to-the-minute offerings like organic wool as for her encouragement and friendship. And Maggie’s got a deft touch when it comes to unraveling mysteries, too.
Lucy Binger
left Boston when her marriage ended, and found herself shifting gears to run her graphic design business from the coastal cottage she and her sister inherited. After big-city living, she now finds contentment on a front porch in tiny Plum Harbor, knitting with her closest friends.
Dana Haeger
is a psychologist with a busy local practice. A polished professional with a quick wit, she slips out to Maggie’s shop whenever her schedule allows—after all, knitting is the best form of therapy!