A Crafter Hooks a Killer
A Handcrafted Mystery
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4.8 • 5 Ratings
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
Sure to delight fans of Betty Hechtman and Maggie Sefton, A Crafter Hooks a Killer is the second installment in Holly Quinn’s Handcrafted mysteries.
Community Craft proprietor Sammy Kane suspects that a tantalizing thread links the deaths of her best friend and a bestselling author. But can she weave together the clues?
Samantha “Sammy” Kane is settling into her new life in idyllic Heartsford, Wisconsin, running her late friend Kate Allen’s craft shop, Community Craft when one early June day, bestselling crochet author Jane Johnson visits Heartsford. Captivated by Community Craft, Jane devotes a chapter in her new book, Behind the Seams, to the store. Sammy is honored, though satisfaction quickly turns to shock when she finds Jane strangled to death—her cold hands clutching a copy of her most recently published book, with the words “THE END” raggedly scratched into the cover.
Heavens to Etsy! Not only must Sammy contend with the author’s inauspicious demise, she has to untie some knotty details from her own past. It turns out Kate’s death was not what it seemed, and instead somehow hooked to Jane Johnson’s demise. Handsome Detective Liam Nash is on the “skein”, more than happy to see the shop owner again, if less than enamored by her sleuthing interventions. But this was Sammy’s best friend—she has to know.
Fortunately, Sammy has a “lace” in the hole. As a child, she formed the S.H.E. detective team with her cousin, Heidi, and her sister, Ellie. Having already reconstituted their partnership, the S.H.E. team searches for a pattern behind the latest death. As the case starts to unravel, will Sammy and team be able to sidestep Liam quick enough to stitch together the clues?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Quinn's nicely rendered sequel to 2018's A Crafter Knits a Clue, finds Samantha "Sammy" Kane, who inherited her late friend Kate Allen's handcrafting store, Community Crafts, in Heartsford, Wis., preparing to host a book signing for bestselling author Jane Johnson. When Jane wants to share some information she has uncovered about Kate's supposedly accidental death, Sammy suggests that they meet on a quiet river walk, where they can speak privately, but when she reaches the rendezvous, Sammy discovers Jane strangled, clutching a copy of her own book with the words the end scrawled across the open pages. Determined to discover whether Jane's death has any connection to Kate's, Sammy enlists the help of S.H.E., the detective agency she formed years before with her sister, Ellie, and cousin Heidi. After a draggy beginning, the plot picks up, helped along by the strong cast, especially Sammy, who displays a depth of feeling that's too often lacking in cozy heroines. A pattern for a lap blanket rounds out a volume sure to satisfy aficionados of crafting cozies.
