Death By Cashmere: A Seaside Knitters Mystery (Hardcover)

by Sally Goldenbaum (Author)
Key Phrases: knitting studio, knitting shop, knitting group, Sea Harbor, Angie Archer, Tony Framingham (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Izzy Chambers gives up her life as a lawyer in Boston in order to open the Seaside Knitting Studio in Sea Harbor, Mass., where she spent her childhood, in Goldenbaum's charming debut. An informal knitting group of eccentric characters forms around the shop, including Birdie Favazza, the oldest member at nearly 80, and Cass Halloran, the owner of 200 lobster traps who's devastated by a midnight theft. Cass's younger brother, Pete, pines for the gorgeous Angelina Archer, who's recently come to the Cape to research a local history project and rents the apartment above Izzy's store. When Angelina's body washes up in the cove, Izzy and her knitting group vow to discover who hated Angelina enough to want the woman dead. A knitting pattern for a scarf rounds out a cozy many will find an ideal beach read. (Aug.)
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Review
"A charming and delightful read. This book has a strong sense of place - so strong one can smell the seaweed. Delicious."
–Alexander McCall Smith

“Murder in a truly close-knit community--a knitting circle in a New England seaside town. Peopled with characters we come to care about. Add a cup of tea, a roaring fire and you've got the perfect cozy evening.” –Rhys Bowen, author of Her Royal Spyness and the Agatha and Anthony-award winning Molly Murphy mysteries

"The Seaside Knitters are a wonderful group of friends who care about each other, and readers will care about them, too. I can't wait for their next meeting!"
-Nancy Pickard, author of The Virgin of Small Plains

“With all the dexterity and warmth the women of Sea Harbor knit into their sweaters and shawls, Sally Goldenbaum weaves us a tale that combines friendship, community—and crime— without dropping a stitch.” -Gillian Roberts, author of the Amanda Pepper series

"In DEATH BY CASHMERE, Sally Goldenbaum's appealing world will draw readers to return time and again to Sea Harbor. In this wonderful launch of a vibrant new mystery series, the characters ring true and clear."
-Carolyn Hart, author of Set Sail for Murder

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: NAL Hardcover (August 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 045122471X
• ISBN-13: 978-0451224712
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #181,146 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice start to a New Series, August 7, 2008

By	M. Scheller "Equestrian" (Chicago) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Overall I enjoyed Death by Cashmere. The story centers around Izzy's Aunt Nell, a bit of a disappointment as I like to see the story from the shop owner's perspective. The characters are fun and likable, with a good variety of ages, passions, and backgrounds. The author did an excellent job of fleshing out the characters, not always easy in a first book.

The reason for the 3 stars is the author's writing style, not the story. At least 80% of all conversational sentences were ended with ", first name of person being spoken to". Example blah blah, blah , Nell. There are on average 25 names per page, it really bogs down the story. I for one can follow a conversation without constantly being told who is talking. That is my opinion, but I appreciate when reviews bring up author's writing quirks. This style did detract from the story for me, hopefully the author will be more confident in her readers in the 2nd book.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but...., September 8, 2008

By	Anita - See all my reviews

This is a good start to a series but does leave room for improvement. From the Amazon reviews & the book jacket, I assumed that the book was written from Izzy's viewpoint...not so. Actually Aunt Nell is the main character which was a little disappointing since I hoped it would be the knitting shop owner. Maybe the next in the series will concentrate more on Izzy & her shop. A little slow in parts but I'm still looking forward to the next installment in this series.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Disappointment, September 29, 2008

By	Catherine Bach "Caty" (Minneapolis) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Knitting is my passion. I read cozy mysteries - a lot of them - for enjoyment. This book had promise but the pedantic writing style and heavy-handed dialogue nearly made it unreadable. The characters, though likeable, were not as interesting as they could have been had they been given real voices and fully-flesh personalities. The author seems to have a very strange obssession with tuna as that appears at many, many meals. I will not be reading anything else in this series.