Ladies and Gentlemen, today we are celebrating the release of Yarned and Dangerous, the first book in Sadie Hartwell’s Tangled Web Mystery series. It’s a special occasion because Sadie Hartwell is our own Wicked Accomplice, Jane Haertel, aka, Susannah Hardy. That’s right, this hard-working author had her first pub this year, then earlier this month released Olive and Let Die, the second book in her Greek to Me Mystery series, and now her third book this year.
Here’s the low down on Yarned and Dangerous.
Time has not been kind to sleepy Dorset Falls, Connecticut, where an erstwhile resident is hoping to bring a tattered yarn shop back to life—but with a murderer on the loose, the whole town is in knots…
Josie Blair left Dorset Falls twelve years ago in hopes of making it big in New York City. But after earning an overpriced master’s degree and getting fired by a temperamental designer, she finds herself heading back to her hometown. Her great-uncle was injured in a car accident, and newly unemployed Josie is the only person available to take care of him. Uncle Eb’s wife didn’t survive the crash, so Josie is also tasked with selling the contents of her Aunt Cora’s yarn shop. But the needling ladies of the Charity Knitters Association pose a far bigger challenge than a shop full of scattered skeins…
Miss Marple Knits is one of the few businesses still open in the dreary downtown. Josie can’t imagine how it stayed open for so long, yet something about the cozy, resilient little shop appeals to her. But when one of the town’s most persnickety knitters turns up dead in a pile of cashmere yarn, Josie realizes there’s something truly twisted lurking beneath the town’s decaying façade…
INCLUDES ORIGINAL KNITTING PATTERNS!
Wickeds, wish Sadie a Happy Book Birthday!
Sherry: I don’t know very much about knitting but this sounds deliciously creepy! I love the sound of a town that’s decaying and the contrast of this wonderful yarn shop. Congratulations, Sadie!
Liz: I confess I’m not a knitter either but this series might convert me! Sounds great, Sadie. Wishing you a great launch!
Julie: Happy Book Birthday!! I am a knitter, and love yarn shop mysteries. Can’t wait to visit Miss Marple Knits, and get to know Josie!
Barb: I was lucky enough to get to read this in advance. Spoiler alert! I loved it. Here’s what I said. “A tale of murder and intrigue that will ensnare knitters and non-knitters alike. I couldn’t put it down.” You guys are in for a treat!
Jessie: I’m a passionate knitter and, of course, a lover of mysteries. What could be better than combining two of my favorite things? I’ve really been looking forward to this release!
Edith: I love the name of the yarn store! And got my own copy of the book yesterday from Sadie, complete with autograph. Top on the TBR pile. Congratulations, Sadie/Susannah/Jane.
Readers: Doesn’t this book sound awesome? Doesn’t anybody want to know about Sadie’s yarn skills? Ask her a question!
Thanks, everyone! It’s been a year of dreams coming true for me! One book on the shelves would have been enough, but three almost seems like an excess of riches. Hope some of you get the chance to read Y&D!
Congrats on your new release, Susannah, It looks great! And congrats on the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice nomination, too!
Oh my gosh, Joyce, congratulations to you too! (Joyce’s book To Brew or Not to Brew is up for the same award). Was the nomination as big a surprise to you as it was to me? http://www.rtbookreviews.com/blog/86292/2015-rt-reviewers-choice-award-nominees-mysterysuspensethriller-and-romantic-suspense
Definitely! It was a real shocker. I’m always surprised when anyone likes something I wrote!
Knitting is a mystery to me too, but this sounds fascinating. Sofie Ryan (aka Sofie Kelly) friend and fellow “cat cozy” writer is a skilled knitter. I’m forwarding this post to her.
Thanks, Carol! You don’t have to be a knitter to enjoy this book–or so I’m told 🙂
Congrats on the third book of the year and the second of the month! My question, do you have multiple personality disorder now that you have three names? 😉
(I constantly have no clue what month it is. I’m doing October reconciliations at work while reading December releases. What do you mean it’s November?)
Laughing, Mark. I always used to say that one of the reasons for tension in the workplace is that everyone is working in a different time. Accounting thinks it’s the end of the month. Sales thinks it’s the end of next quarter, Marketing thinks its six months from now and development thinks it’s next year.
Barb, love that!!
Ha! I know. To quote the old Clash song: “Exactly whom I’m supposed to be, Don’t you know which clothes even fit me?” (I give them credit for correct use of “whom” even though their actual lyric might be a contraction of “who am”) But, I’m not complaining about all the switching back and forth! Nor is the other me. Nor that one, either!