Cathy C. (cathyskye) -
Helpful Score: 1
Knitty Gritty Murder is the seventh Knit & Nibble cozy featuring a happy-to-be-single Pamela Paterson and her best friend, Bettina, who is a reporter for the local newspaper. Author Peggy Ehrhart paints vivid scenes with her use of color, and the comforting rituals her main characters take part in make readers feel right at home.
Pamela is comfortable in her own skin and really doesn't feel the need to be paired up with a man no matter how hard Bettina pushes her. In fact, the whole subject of romance for Pamela really isn't necessary. This makes me wonder if there are any cozy mystery series being written in which the protagonist is happily single and everyone else is content to leave her that way? Pamela, who is widowed, has a daughter away at college who occasionally irritates me by trying to boss her mother around. (Kids these days! I dunno...) She also works for a magazine that allows Ehrhart to introduce some fascinating topics on various fiber arts. It's unfortunate that the magazine does not exist because I would subscribe to it.
If you're in the mood for good people doing the right thing, for tasty food, colorful knitting projects, a fairytale-like hometown, and a nice little mystery to solve, by all means, pick up Knitty Gritty Murder and all the rest of the Knit & Nibble mysteries.
(Review copy courtesy of the publisher and Net Galley)
Pamela is comfortable in her own skin and really doesn't feel the need to be paired up with a man no matter how hard Bettina pushes her. In fact, the whole subject of romance for Pamela really isn't necessary. This makes me wonder if there are any cozy mystery series being written in which the protagonist is happily single and everyone else is content to leave her that way? Pamela, who is widowed, has a daughter away at college who occasionally irritates me by trying to boss her mother around. (Kids these days! I dunno...) She also works for a magazine that allows Ehrhart to introduce some fascinating topics on various fiber arts. It's unfortunate that the magazine does not exist because I would subscribe to it.
If you're in the mood for good people doing the right thing, for tasty food, colorful knitting projects, a fairytale-like hometown, and a nice little mystery to solve, by all means, pick up Knitty Gritty Murder and all the rest of the Knit & Nibble mysteries.
(Review copy courtesy of the publisher and Net Galley)
