Strangers on a Skein
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Romantic entanglements and handcrafted murder tie the Black Sheep knitters in knotswhen the local farmers’ market becomes a haven for a killer . . .
Phoebe Myers, Black Sheep Knitting Shop’s assistant manager, finally comes out from behind the counter to sell her own creations—Socks by Phoebe—at the Plum Harbor Farmers’ and Crafts Market, a lively, colorful venue that draws shoppers from miles around. But her excitement cools when she learns the previous tenant of her booth, farmer Jimmy Hooper, committed suicide. She’s barely raised her Grand Opening banner when Hooper’s death is upgraded to murder.
Phoebe worries that her stall is jinxed when things go from bad to worse. The last person she wants to see, her ex-boyfriend Harry “The Potter” McSweeney, appears in the stall across the aisle to sell his wares. The Black Sheep advise Phoebe to be strong and resist the handsome artist’s spell. But romantic sparks and tempers explode in a very public scene—and a pile of broken pottery. Before Phoebe can get back to business, her stall is trashed, her Facebook page hacked, and another vendor is found dead.
The Black Sheep worry for Phoebe’s safety, especially when Harry becomes the prime suspect in both crimes. Phoebe refuses to believe he’s a killer and is determined to prove him innocent. Her friends are not convinced, but for Phoebe’s sake—and her safety—the Black Sheep puts their wits together to catch the crafty marketplace killer who’s hiding in plain sight . . .
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Canadeo's pleasing 12th knitting mystery (after 2019's Hounds of the Basket Stitch) finds Maggie Messina, the owner of the Black Sheep & Company knitting shop in Plum Harbor, Mass., and her fellow knitters helping Phoebe, the shop's assistant manager, organize her own stall at the town's Farmers' and Crafts Market. Phoebe is nervous about her first solo venture into retail and a little creeped out that the vacancy came about because farmer Jimmy Hooper, a longtime vendor at the market, died by suicide. It also doesn't help that her former beau, Harry McSweeney (aka Harry the Potter), has set up his ceramics stall opposite her location. The market seems to be a hive of grudges and petty wranglings, and Phoebe becomes the victim of heinous pranks. When it turns out Jimmy was murdered and another vendor dies, the knitters band together to do what they do best (besides knitting, that is): investigate. The sufficiently complicated plot unfolds at a steady pace. Series fans will be over the moon at the long-awaited wedding that concludes this entry.
