Knit or Dye Trying (A Riverbank Knitting Mystery)
by Allie Pleiter
About Knit or Dye Trying
Knit or Dye Trying (A Riverbank Knitting Mystery)
Cozy Mystery 2nd in Series
Setting - Maryland Berkley (April 5, 2022)
Mass Market Paperback : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 0593201809
ISBN-13 : 978-0593201800
Kindle ASIN : B093YRVK42
Business is booming for Libby Beckett and her fabulous Maryland shop, aptly named Y.A.R.N., but when a town festival brings a fatality with it, Libby gets all tangled up in murder.
As spring comes to Collinstown, the village launches a food festival to draw a new group of tourists. Libby, the proud owner of Y.A.R.N., has planned a yarn event to provide an alternative option to a foodie weekend. Artisan fiber dyer Julie Wilson—known for her work with animal-friendly, plant-based knitting fibers such as bamboo and hemp as well as her brilliant use of color—will hopefully draw a crowd with a special dyeing workshop.
The festival begins, but it draws more than crowds. First, a flock of sheep parades down the street, herded by farmers protesting Julie’s anti-wool stance. Then Julie’s celebrity chef sister appears, and the siblings resume a long-standing rivalry. Despite all this, Julie’s workshop has sold out. Libby is thrilled, and they’re preparing for a full house. But the night before the event, Julie is found alone in the warehouse event space—dead. The witty “Watch Julie Wilson Dye” workshop title now has a terrible new meaning—and it’s up to Libby to catch a crafty killer.
Excerpt!
I was sitting in my knit shop, Y.A.R.N., on a Thursday afternoon in April. Surrounded by a kaleidoscope of colorful yarns, amazing textures, and gorgeous needlework, I happily tasted delicious pie made by a good friend. I’d say this was a wonderful day, but the lovely truth is that days like this are delightfully ordinary. The gathering table at the center of my shop is often filled with good food—brought by Margo, myself, my mom, or many of my customers. I’m often surrounded by knitters who are more like friends than patrons, by the historic beauty of my hometown of Collinstown, Maryland, and by the sheer bliss of doing exactly what I think I’m here on earth to do: make beautiful things with yarn and help others do the same.
About Allie Pleiter
An avid knitter, coffee junkie and firm believer that “pie makes everything better,” Allie Pleiter writes both fiction and non-fiction working on as many as four novels at a time. The bestselling author of over fifty books, Allie has enjoyed a twenty-year career with over 1.5 million books sold. In addition to writing, Allie maintains an active writing productivity coaching practice and speaks regularly on the creative process, publishing, and her very favorite topic—The Chunky Method of time management for writers.
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