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    Yarn to Go
    Yarn to Go
    Yarn to Go
    Audiobook9 hours

    Yarn to Go

    Written by Betty Hechtman

    Narrated by Margaret Strom

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    About this audiobook

    When dessert chef Casey Feldstein 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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateApr 25, 2017
    ISBN9781541473386
    Yarn to Go
    Author

    Betty Hechtman

    Betty Hechtman is the author of several beloved cozy mystery series. Her own love of mysteries started with Nancy Drew and blossomed when she began to read Agatha Christie's books. She has been doing handicrafts since she was a child, and it is a dream come true to be able to mix mystery and yarn craft in her books. Born in Chicago, she currently lives with her family in Los Angeles.

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    • 5/5
      Great cozy mystery with an interesting storyline. Believable and likeable characters that push you through to the end of this book. I hated that it ended and was left wanting more.
    • 4/5
      Casey Feldstein hasn't been able to complete anything in her life. It's particularly disturbing to her parents, who are both doctors. But Casey now lives in Monterey, due to the fact that her Aunt Joan passed away and left her both her home and the carriage house behind it. She's happiest when baking, and has managed to become dessert baker for the Blue Door restaurant, while also making muffins and breads for neighboring businesses. But Casey doesn't believe Joan's death was an accident, even if the police label it so, and isn't about to let it go unchallenged. Still, she's surprised when one of her bosses calls her about a credit card bill his wife has -- paid to one of Joan's yarn retreats. When Casey looks into the matter, she discovers it's nonrefundable, and with no other choice, she decides to go ahead with the retreat. But she also finds that the attendees have problems of their own, the manager of the hotel they're staying is breathing down her neck to turn the retreats over to him, or the fact that one of her neighbors happens to be a very hot cop who -- she thinks -- is running orgies out of his home; nor the fact that there now appears to be a murderer in their midst -- and is might just be one of her guests. Now Casey's faced with more than solving her aunt's murder...she just might be the next victim...This is the first book in a series I haven't read before, and as such, I really enjoyed it. I liked the fact that our protagonist was a different sort - she didn't run from a cheating boyfriend, she isn't dead broke, etc. It's a refreshing change. The problem lies within Casey herself - she can't decide what she wants to do with her life. In the meantime, she finds happiness in baking, so that's what she does.But she also doesn't believe Joan's death was an accident, and she wants answers, ones the police don't have. So while she's out of her comfort zone running her aunt's retreat, she's trying her best, even though she's determined that this will be her one and only time. She at least has a friend at the retreat in Lucinda, her other boss at the restaurant. I liked the fact that the characters weren't just cut-out cardboard. We were given backgrounds on them, and the reasons they were there. It was nice to see that each one had their own story to tell, and gave this tale a bit more meat to it. While I realize that this is the first book, I hope to see in the others at least more of these people. I also liked the fact that while Lieutenant Borgnine was all business, he wasn't nasty to Casey nor threatened her. I do get tired of cops being just plain nasty to the protagonist.In the end, when the killer was revealed, the clues were there all along, but as the book progresses they became more apparent, so while you think you might know who the murderer is, you fully discover it just before Casey herself. Nicely done. I look forward to the next in the series. Recommended.
    • 4/5
      Casey has a problem with finishing things. She has carved out a little niche for herself baking muffins and desserts in a resort town. When her aunt is killed in a hit-and-run accident, Casey finds herself taking over her aunt’s retreat for knitters. Even though she is not a knitter herself, she decides to honor her aunt’s commitment and hold the retreat in her memory. But the weekend goes awry when one of the guests is found dead in her room. Casey had worked for a PI and decides to ask him for advice on finding out what happened. She may actually finish something. This cozy has it all: handsome police officer neighbor, former cuddly boyfriend who still loves her, overbearing and well-off parents, and a best friend in the restaurant business. A cat even shows up and moves into Casey’s home. It’s a well-written and great beginning for this series.
    • 3/5
      Casey Feldstein bakes muffins and desserts for a local restaurant. When she inherits her aunt's estate after her death due to a hit-and-run incident, she discovers a few hanging commitments, such as a knitting retreat scheduled for the hotel across the street. Since she can't refund the money, she decides to hold it. Her aunt scheduled a master knitter to teach sessions, a yarn-tasting at a local yarn shop, and more. Casey plans to hold the retreat and be done with that aspect of her aunt's business forever. The hotel manager is eager to take over the yarn retreat business and pushes Casey from the beginning to hand over her aunt's business papers. The more he pushes, the less interested she is in handing them over to him. Then one of the knitters turns up dead. Casey discovers another knitter met her demise in what was termed an accident at the previous retreat. Are all the incidents related? Will the police or Casey find the murderer or will he or she go free? It's a fun book although some of the coincidences, particularly toward the end stretch the imagination. I identified the perpetrator a good ways before the end although there was another one whom I wished to be the culprit even more.
    • 4/5
      Casey Feldstein is a likable young woman with a talent for making mouth-watering desserts. The unfortunate thing is, she doesn't seem to have a talent for sticking with anything for very long. Of course that may have something to do with her overbearing, oh-so-superior, meddler of a mother, bless her heart. (You Southerners know what I mean.)Casey also happens to be surrounded by an interesting group of secondary characters. Her best friend Lucinda runs a popular local restaurant along with her OCD husband, Tag (whom I see as a potential rich vein of plot twists). Hotel manager Kevin St. John is a perfect thorn in Casey's side, and those attending the retreat are certainly a good blend of differing personalities.The hook-- knitting retreats-- is more than a hook and plays an important role in the book. In fact-- with my own rekindled interest in knitting-- it sometimes overshadowed a very good mystery. With Casey being a complete novice, author Betty Hechtman was able to "show us some of the ropes," as well as really showcase what a yarn retreat is all about. I found myself paying just as much attention to what handmade items the retreat members were wearing, how each of their local groups operated, and how Casey's aunt was a genius in choosing individualized projects as I did to clues so I could identify the killer.With the beautiful setting, a fine cast of characters, and a good blend of knit, purl, and murder, I definitely look forward to reading more books in this series!
    • 4/5
      Pleasant holiday reading type of book. I enjoyed that it seemed to be based on the Asilomar/Pacific Grove area (renamed of course).
    • 5/5
      A great start for a new series.