When I had gotten half way through and realized that the characters had only just concluded that there was a possible murder to investigate, I barely skimmed the second half, too much cozy not enough mystery. Sent straight to the give away bag. It didn't help that there were some glaring knitting related errors too. ( )

This is another charming installment in the Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries. The ladies of the Black Sheep knitting group find themselves embroiled in another murder investigation, this time of a new member of the group. As with the previous volume I read, it bis the characters who make this such an enjoyable story. Each is developed enough to allow the reader to care about them. This is a delightful cozy mystery with knitting thrown in for good measure. ( )

I'll start off by saying I wasn't sure I would love this book; but much to my surprise I zoomed through it and really enjoyed it! It was the first cozy mystery I've read and I'd actually enjoy continuing with this series.
Anne builds up her characters at a good pace. I could imagine being friends with this group of knitters. (guess I better learn to knit first huh? LOL) I'll say that in getting to know these characters even I FELT BETRAYED to find out the murderer. The plot and mystery building were well done and really kept me guessing. The ending fell together nicely and really closed up the book.
I like that this is a series, but you don't feel lost if you read an individual book. Knit, Purl, Die was and exceptional cozy mystery and I look forward to reading more from "The Black Sheep Knitting Mystery" series. ( )

I had a blast meeting the women in the Black Sheep Knitting group and getting to know them. This is the second book in the series, but for the most part I didn't feel like I was missing out by not reading the first book. Even though I have no idea how to knit myself, I would have loved to visit Maggie's shop and hopefully learn how to knit. The characters are all engaging and I enjoyed getting to know them. They are also quite funny women as I found myself chuckling while reading.

The mystery itself was a good read. I was a bit disappointed at the ending and the ultimate culprit. I thought it was fairly predictable as to who the blame should lay on but the ladies in the story did not seem to pick up on clues as well as I did. This is not really a problem per se as I enjoyed reading the entire book but there were times when I wanted to be like "Seriously? You guys don't notice this?!" Maybe they are too trusting as they all seem like really nice women.

Cozies are great to read because they have clean story lines but still have all the fun and action of a good mystery. This book was great fun to read and I really liked the recipes that were featured. Suzanne's pasta sounds delicious and I would love to make that in the future. Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It was a great intro for me into the cozy genre and I'm eager to get the first book and catch up on the series. If you are a cozy mystery fan or like books about knitting, this book is perfect for you. ( )

This was a light and enjoyable cozy mystery centered on a group of women who share a love of knitting and detecting. Though I haven't read the first book in the Black Sheep Knitting series, I never felt the lack when reading this second installment (though now I'm eager to go back and read the first). Though the mystery and surrounding plot twist weren't hard to figure out, knowing whodunit didn't affect my enjoyment of the book, which is more character than plot driven. A great read for a rainy afternoon, and certainly a must-have for any knitters in your life. ( )