Knot Guilty

Hechtman’s solid ninth crochet mystery (after 2013’s Better or Worsted) finds Molly Pink and the Tarzana Hookers tangled in a crisis at the SoCal Knit Style Show, where for the first time the Shedd & Royal store is invited to exhibit. Adding crochet to the popular annual knitting show increases tension between crocheters and knitters until the simmering anger leads to the murder of the show’s organizer. Molly’s ex-boyfriend, homicide detective Barry Greenberg, presses her to keep out of the ensuing investigation, but when suspicions falls on one of her hookers, Adele Abrams, she feels she must clear Adele and uphold the hookers’ reputation. Meanwhile, Molly’s list of potential suspects expands until no one feels safe and there may not be a next year for the crochet contingent. Crochet fans will love the patterns in the back, and others will enjoy unraveling the knots leading to the killer. [em]Agent: Jessica Faust, BookEnds Literary Agency. (Nov.) [/em]