A Dark and Stormy Knit (Black Sheep Knitting Mystery #6)

by Anne Canadeo

Overview

In the sixth novel in the series that is “sure to hook cozy fans” (Publishers Weekly) the Black Sheep Knitters must work to solve the mystery of the disappearance of their friend—and figure out who is trying to kill her before it’s too late.

Knitting graffiti, in Plum Harbor? Maggie Messina doubts it could ever happen in her quiet village. Until the new parking meters on Main Street are found covered with cat-faced cozies. In the dark of night, the mysterious Knit Kats have struck again! The infamous gang of stitching graffiti artists are totally harmless, and their pranks all in good fun. Or so Maggie and her friends think. Until a yarn-covered corpse is discovered a few days later—the tangles identical to Knit Kat handiwork.

These threads of evidence should be easy to follow. But the clever Knit Kats hide behind a website and secret identities. The murderer could be anyone. A familiar face in town, even a copy Kat. But when Maggie’s assistant, Phoebe, becomes the prime suspect, the knitting friends know the police have dropped a few stitches. With no time to rest on their needles, the Black Sheep set out to unmask the crafty killer. No simple task, when all Knit Kats look the same in the dark.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781451644807
Publisher:	Gallery Books
Publication date:	01/14/2014
Series:	Black Sheep Knitting Series , #6
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	1,132,912
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Anne Canadeo is the author of many works of fiction. She is best known for the acclaimed Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries and the New York Times bestselling Cape Light and Angel Island series. Anne lives with her husband, daughter, and a scruffy Retriever in Northport, New York—a village on the Long Island Sound very much like the towns depicted in her books. She has a Masters Degree from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts from Stony Brook University.

Editorial Reviews

11/18/2013
Canadeo’s mildly charming sixth knitting yarn (after 2013’s The Silence of the Llamas) finds the Black Sheep knitting group in the quiet town of Plum Harbor, Mass., caught up in events that start with vandalism and morph, once again, into murder. A secret activist group known as the Knit Kats has covered all the disputed parking meters on Main Street with knitted covers, something yarn shop owner Maggie Messina is ambivalent about, since the covers, while beautifully made, have somewhat sinister cat faces. Then Maggie’s assistant, Phoebe Meyers, becomes a suspect in the murder of a young woman after a fiber art show at the nearby college. But the real heart of this book is the weekly knitting group that meets at Maggie’s store to eat, exchange confidences, talk about men, do a little detecting, and, yes, knit. These women may be amateurs, but no one is pulling the wool over their eyes. Agent: Bob Mecoy, Bob Mecoy Literary Agency. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

Praise for A Dark and Stormy Knit:

"Well-written, the characters make logical choices, and the buildup is well established...I particularly loved the author's attention to detail...a cozy and satisfying mystery."

Cozy Little Book Journal

Praise for Till Death Do Us Purl:

“The fourth in the series provides an entertaining mystery along with knitting instructions and tasty recipes.” —Kirkus


“Friendship, knitting, murder. . . create the perfect pattern. Great fun.”
—New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz

Praise for A Stitch Before Dying:

“Sure to hook cozy fans” –-Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

01/01/2014
Maggie Messina's knitting shop is a community hub for picturesque Plum Harbor. Valentine's Day nears in Canadeo's sixth cozy (after The Silence of the Llamas), and a tangled love triangle leaves a murder victim, and the knitters worrying about one of their own. Trifecta: knitting, recipe, and cocktail links included.

Library Journal