The eighth in the Seaside Knitters mysteries, MURDER IN MERINO returns us to Sea Harbor. It's hard to imagine a more disparate group of characters but they all fit together in so many ways. Right now, everyone is working on a special afghan to celebrate Ben and Nell's anniversary.
With the arrival of a new person in town, the mayoral race, preparing for the sale of Izzy's house, and the upcoming anniversary, life is busy for everyone.
Julia Ainsley has embraced Sea Harbor with gusto. Her enthusiasm is endearing but some are suspicious of her desire to buy Izzy's house. It's a little rundown and her offer to buy it before it is even listed raises some eyebrows.
Julia is searching for something but no one knows what. She turns to Danny Bradley for help. Their deepening relationship is misconstrued by many in town, including Cass who breaks up with him.
When a man is found dead in the backyard of Izzy's house with Julia's name and phone number in his pocket, the police will have a lot of questions. The knitters will start their own investigation.
They will connect the death with an accidental death from years before. While they expose the killer, they will help unearth the answers Julia is seeking.
MURDER IN MERINO is a great part of the The Seaside Knitters mysteries. Ms. Goldenbaum has a way with writing characters that the reader wants to know. In this book, even the killer is a sympathetic character. When the identity is revealed, the reader just shakes their head and ponders the impact that wrong choices can have on a good person's life. This series is a favorite of mine and I hope there are many more to come.
Itβs autumn in Sea Harbor, and as the tourists leave, a
mysterious guest arrives. When sheβs implicated in a crime,
the Seaside Knitters must quickly table their knitting
project and search out a motif for murder.
Fall is usually a relaxing time in Sea Harbor, but itβs
turning out to be a busy season for Izzy Chambers Perry. Not
only is she helping the Seaside Knitters make a magnificent
throw to celebrate the fortieth wedding anniversary of her
aunt and uncle, but she and her husband are finally selling
the cottage she lived in before she got married and had a
darling baby girl. To Izzyβs surprise, newcomer Julia
Ainsley seems determined to buy the homeβalthough sheβs
never set foot inside.
But on the day of the open house, things take a dark turn. A
body is uncovered in the cottageβs backyard. When the police
find Juliaβs name and phone number in the victimβs pocket,
this slender thread of evidence makes her a person of
interest. Soon the spotlight of suspicion widens to include
old friends and town leaders as a tragic happening, long
buried in the sleepy seaside town, is slowly brought to the
surface.
Before the joyful anniversary celebration can be realized,
the Seaside Knitters must work to unravel the real reason
Julia Ainsley has come to their townβand the tangled and
troubled ties from the past that bind friends and townsfolk
together.
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