cj_mo_2222's review
4.0
Death of a Knit Wit by Peggy Ehrhart is the eighth book in the Knit and Nibble Mystery Series. The main characters in this series are two best friends, Pamela Paterson and Bettina Fraser, who are in the same knitting club. The club members get together to snack and knit while discussing their lives and solving mysteries. In this book, a womanizing professor is murdered during an event that Pamela helped plan, so she wants to help solve the crime. I've only read a couple of the prior books in the series, but really enjoy the characters and their friendships, especially the one between Pamela and Bettina. They have very different personalities, but get along well and often bring out the best in each other.
Pamela is an editor for a fiber arts and crafts magazine, and I really like reading about some of the articles that she is evaluating or editing. The book has a good mixture of Pamela’s job, the routines in her everyday life, and the mystery. The murder mystery has plenty of suspects which makes the investigation interesting. I think Pamela and Bettina sometimes overstep in their amateur sleuthing, but overall this is an entertaining book. Even though I’m coming in late to the series, I’m glad I finally found it. I am not a knitter, but those who are will find instructions for knitting a hat at the end of the entertaining story.
I received this ebook from NetGalley through the courtesy of Kensington Books. An advance copy was provided to me at no cost, but my review is voluntary and unbiased.
Pamela is an editor for a fiber arts and crafts magazine, and I really like reading about some of the articles that she is evaluating or editing. The book has a good mixture of Pamela’s job, the routines in her everyday life, and the mystery. The murder mystery has plenty of suspects which makes the investigation interesting. I think Pamela and Bettina sometimes overstep in their amateur sleuthing, but overall this is an entertaining book. Even though I’m coming in late to the series, I’m glad I finally found it. I am not a knitter, but those who are will find instructions for knitting a hat at the end of the entertaining story.
I received this ebook from NetGalley through the courtesy of Kensington Books. An advance copy was provided to me at no cost, but my review is voluntary and unbiased.
annarella's review against another edition
5.0
I'm always happy when I catch up with Pamela, Bettina and the cast of this lovely series.
I love Ms Erhart style of writing and her mysteries always keep me hooked and guessing.
This is the eight book I read in this series and hope there's a lot more to come.
The story is well plotted and I appreciated some interesting part about self-sufficiency during the 30s. There's always something interesting to learn in reading this book.
It's a good mystery and I strongly recommend it.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
I love Ms Erhart style of writing and her mysteries always keep me hooked and guessing.
This is the eight book I read in this series and hope there's a lot more to come.
The story is well plotted and I appreciated some interesting part about self-sufficiency during the 30s. There's always something interesting to learn in reading this book.
It's a good mystery and I strongly recommend it.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
tamsterdam_reads's review
4.0
Here’s another cozy mystery that turned out to be a cute one. Although, I do think reading the previous novels in the A Knit and Nibble Mystery series would provide more context to references from the past that are within this book.
Death of a Knit Wit has amateur sleuth, Pamela with her journalist best friend and neighbour, Bettina trying to solve the case of a much despised, womanizing professor at the local university who is accused of stealing his ex-wife’s research and ends up murdered. The victim unfortunately dies at the very event that Pamela hosted with her employer.
Overall, the mystery was good and I did like how Bettina was with Pamela pretty much every step of the way because Pamela was more of a listen rather than ask sleuth. But a lot of times that won’t get you anywhere to crack a case and extroverted Bettina helped propel the story along.
I do have to say there was quite an emphasis on what the characters were eating. Although the food sounded delicious, it was a bit too much detail that could have been cut back. I also wasn’t a fan of how the romance aspect played out in this particular story, but I am curious to find out what happens next.
Thank you Kensington Books for the arc. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Death of a Knit Wit has amateur sleuth, Pamela with her journalist best friend and neighbour, Bettina trying to solve the case of a much despised, womanizing professor at the local university who is accused of stealing his ex-wife’s research and ends up murdered. The victim unfortunately dies at the very event that Pamela hosted with her employer.
Overall, the mystery was good and I did like how Bettina was with Pamela pretty much every step of the way because Pamela was more of a listen rather than ask sleuth. But a lot of times that won’t get you anywhere to crack a case and extroverted Bettina helped propel the story along.
I do have to say there was quite an emphasis on what the characters were eating. Although the food sounded delicious, it was a bit too much detail that could have been cut back. I also wasn’t a fan of how the romance aspect played out in this particular story, but I am curious to find out what happens next.
Thank you Kensington Books for the arc. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
mixedsigneals's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
smorrison4's review
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
Another fun, cozy mystery in the Knit & Nibble series. Roland made me chuckle a couple of times in this installment, with his no nonsense attitude and his secrecy regarding his current project during their Knit & Nibble sessions. Peggy did a great job with the misdirection's, I wasn't able to guess the killer. Looking forward to reading future books in this series, really hoping that Pamela gets back together with her neighbor.
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