Sadie Hartwell

This is a nice little cozy mystery, and the first in a proposed series. Given how empty the downtown area of Dorset Falls is, it is hard for me to believe that a yarn shop could make it there. But apparently there are a lot of knitters in the area. The main character, Josie, is very likable and her relationship with possible love interest, Mitch, is sweet. The story is a little predictable, but I think all cozy mysteries are. I liked that this featured a yarn shop, because crafters of any type always interest me. I am looking forward to reading the second book in the series.… (mehr)

Josie Blair is living in New York working for a design house trying to make it big. When her mother needs her to go and take care of her Great-Uncle who has been in a car accident, she tries to say no but her mother who is going on a cruise convinces her it is her duty. Josie quits her job, as she is tired of being hit on by the owner, and heads to Dorset Falls Connecticut. It is almost a ghost town. Her Uncle Eb is a cantankerous old man who insists he does not need her help, even though he has a broken leg and cannot drive. His wife Cora, was killed in the accident so, Josie is also tasked with closing up her Aunt Cora's Yarn shop, Miss Marple Knits, one of the last businesses remaining on main street. When one of the members of the Charity Knitters Association ends up dead, strangled, in the backroom of Miss Marple's Knits, the mystery begins. Who killed her, why did she die, what are the other two members of the group, Helen and Evelyn, sneaking around across the street for? Add a handsome, single farmer into the mix and you have a romantic cozy mystery. There were some twists, a lot of interesting characters, an old boyfriend, his nasty mother and wife as well and some other nice townspeople and a smalltown feeling that Sophie falls in love with. I am looking forward to the rest of the series.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.… (mehr)