Death by Cashmere

by Sally Goldenbaum

Here are my main gripes with this 1st entry in a mystery series:

1. It is called “a seaside knitters mystery.” In truth, there are more food descriptions than yarn descriptions. Why not just “a seaside mystery?”

2. When I started reading this, I thought/hoped that Izzy, the knitting store’s proprietor, would be the sleuth. Alas! Her aunt, Nell, is the sleuth, and frankly, she’s not the most appealing character.

3. There are so many characters. After a while, it was tough to keep track of who’s who.

Very slow and unsatisfying, but a decent sense of place.


10/31/09