Ariadne "Ari" Evans, the 29-year-old owner of Ariadne's Web (a knitting shop in Freeport, Mass.), is shocked to discover the body of a customer, Edith Perry, strangled with some of her best homespun yarn. How did the murderer enter the shop after hours? Who had keys? What was the motive? Determined to get the answers to these questions, Ari persuades detective Joshua Hayes to let her help in the investigation. Under suspicion are Ari's closest friend, a spinner, and her husband, who feared losing their farm because the victim's abutting land was under threat of development. An attack on Ari provokes her into action and, heedless of danger, she sets a trap for the killer with smashing results.

The mystery in this story was very well-told. Although the murder scene is a yarn shop, there is not so much talk about knitting in this book. Non-knitters will enjoy this book as well!
The characters in this story were well developed and believable. I really liked the main character Ariadne. She is a person I'd like to know. I'm definitely looking forward to the next story in this series.

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thanks for bringing the book... I am already curious. location is Massachusetts, therefore I have to read it!

I am not sure, whether I liked the book or not. I would have enjoyed to read more about knitting, yarns, patterns and colors; also the cozy factor was rather thin. On the other side, the love story (if it was one) was also lifelessly told - there would have been more in it.
Since about page 150 I was sure I knew the murderer (and was right in the end), which is not a very good sign, as I typically do not manage to know it ahead of the final pages... It was OK to read, but I would not bother to search for further books from the author or this series (if it is one)...

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