Hooked on Murder - Betty Hechtman

After bookstore event coordinator Molly Pink stumbles across the dead body of a crochet group's leader, her complicated past with the woman makes her a prime suspect. This first title in a new series includes a recipe and a crochet pattern. Original.

nCroteching has become Molly Pink's relaxing escape from her hectic life as a bookstore event manager and from the stress of being Tarzana, California's latest murder suspect... n For Molly, the weekly crochet group at Shedd & Royal Books and More was just another event to manage. Then she stumbled across the body of group leader Ellen Sheridan.

Her complicated past with Ellen has made her a prime suspect, and after being cuffed and questioned, she could use a little diversion. Never mind that she doesn't know how to crochet. Granny squares don't look that hard to make.

n n But while Molly's fending off a detective with a grudge and navigating crochet group politics, the real killer is at large. And it's up to Molly to catch the culprit--before she winds up in a tight knot. n n Delicious recipe and crochet pattern included n n A gentle and charming novel...Its quirky and likable characters are appealing and real.--Earlene Fowler, author of Tumbling Blocksn