Yarn to Go

Today’s post is on Yarn to Go by Betty Hechtman. It is 294 pages long and is published by Berkley. The cover has a cute black cat playing with yarn on it. It is the first in her Yarn Retreat Mystery series. There is no foul language, no sex, and very mild violence in this novel. The intended reader is someone who likes cozy mysteries. The story is told from first person close of the main character, Casey. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- Dessert chef Casey Feldstein doesn’t know a knitting needle from a crochet hook. But after her aunt dies unexpectedly, leaving Casey to run her yarn retreat business, the sweets baker finds herself rising to the occasion—and trying to unravel a murder mystery…

When Casey finds out that her late aunt’s business, Yarn2Go, has one more yarn retreat scheduled, she decides to go ahead and host the event, despite her complete lack of experience as a knitter. At least the retreat is on the beautiful Monterey Peninsula.

But the idyllic setting is soured when a retreat regular is found murdered in her hotel room. Feeling a sense of responsibility, Casey begins to weave the clues together and detects a pattern which may shed light on her aunt’s suspicious death. Despite the danger, the last thing Casey plans to do is retreat. She’ll catch this killer…or dye trying.

Review- A very cute and engaging first novel with cute characters. Casey has just lost her aunt, the only family member who understood her, and is still trying to settle her affairs, when Casey discovers that she cannot cancel a knitting retreat that her aunt planned before her death. So Casey has to host it and during the process discovers a lot about herself, some about her aunt, and killer too. This is a very normal cozy mystery but don’t let that stop you from reading it. It has excellent characters, a fun mystery, and a great small town atmosphere. If you are a fan of cozies then you should give this one a try. 

I give this novel a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this novel with my own money.