Brenda H. (booksinvt) - , reviewed on 10/28/2017 + 465 more book reviews

Macramé Murder is the third installment in the Cora Crafts Mystery series featuring crafter and owner of the Kildare House Craft Retreat, Cora Chevalier. Having been invited to the Big Island Craft Retreat on the shores of Sea Glass Beach to be instructors, Cora and her friends Jane and Ruby leave the comfort of Indigo Gap along with Cora's boyfriend Adrian Brisbane, Jane's daughter London and Ruby's son Cashel, the lawyer.

Their first night on the island Cora and Adrian witness a beautiful beach wedding, the bride wearing a gorgeous tiara of diamonds, metal and sea glass. Unfortunately, Cora is woken by alarms during the night and quickly learns that the bride Marcy Grimm has been found dead on the beach. The police originally suspect a venomous jellyfish sting, but the signs quickly point to foul play.

Adrian seems to have connections to the bride and becomes the prime suspect in her murder. Feeling betrayed by Adrian's secrets but knowing that the librarian wouldn't hurt anyone, Cora sets out to find the killer. She and Jane soon discover that island life outside of the resort gates isn't all sunshine and sea glass. Instead they learn of plans to build another huge resort which will leave many of the islanders homeless and uncover a wide reaching drug cartel.

Quick moving plot, plenty of suspects and the opportunity to see the crafters outside of Indigo Gap. The only thing that does get tiring is Cora's constant references to Adrian as "her boyfriend", the reader does not need to be reminded at least once a chapter that Adrian is Cora's boyfriend.

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