REVIEW: Murder Wears Mittens

Murder Wears Mittens
Author: Seaside Knitters Society

Sea Harbor, Massachusettts is the home of the Seaside Knitters Society. Society member Cass Halloren is at the laundromat one night when she notices children's clothing has been added to the dryer with her lobster nets. She waits until a boy comes to retrieve his clothing -- jeans and a girl's school uniform. He jumps on his bike and leaves quickly without the clothing, obviously afraid of her...or of something anyway. Cass and her knitting friends track down the kids and return the clothes. But something is wrong....the kids seem to be alone. Where is their mother? The mother turns up the next day, injured. Her head injuries explain why she was away from home all night....but it doesn't explain why her bicycle is discovered at the scene of a brutal crime. Someone bludgeoned a local elderly woman to death with her walking stick....and the children's mother must have been at the scene. The knitters band together to investigate and find out what happened to Dolores Cardozo.

This is the first book in the Seaside Knitters Society series.....but, this series is a continuation of the Seaside Knitters series that has 11 books. I have to admit that I would have enjoyed this book more if I had read the prior series. For the first couple of chapters I felt a bit lost until the story really kicked in and I wasn't trying to figure out who was who anymore. :) The book is well-written. The mystery is interesting, and the characters are quirky and engaging. A reader could jump in at this book and not be completely lost, but I think reading the prior series would make the characters a bit more understandable and familiar. There is a list of characters at the very beginning of the book that gives a bit of background.

The front cover is awesome! There is a knitting pattern for socks at the end of the book as well! :)

For more information on the author and her books, check out her website: http://www.sallygoldenbaum.com/