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Patterns in the Sand: A Seaside Knitters Mystery

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When I started this book, I was surprised it started with a cat in the window of a knit shop telling what it saw outside. Then a stranger in town climbs in a window and curls up with the cat. From there you find a mystery all through the book using terms of knitting to explain how a puzzle is pieced together to learn all the details to find the pattern. You find yourself with one murder and then another in a town who has not endured this before. Now I know very little about knitting but enough to enjoy the connection. First you think it is one person and then another but never the one the town wants to accuse. When you get to the end of the book you find where the book got it's title and what patterns in the sand stands for. I found the book intriguing and believe me it kept my attention as it was hard to put down. I found myself pulling for Willow and the person I thought who done it didn't. Also living in a rural area I could relate to a place where people never locked their doors. But now even here that no longer holds true. Highly recommend this book even to those who don't understand knitting.

I do judge books by their cover and the cover on "Patterns in the Sand" held my attention, telling me that this would be my kind of book.

It is a page turner, for sure. I loved all of the characters, food descriptons, the sea, the Friday night dinners, the knitting group, and, of course, the mystery. Books like this always make me want to take a knitting class.

I kept thinking I knew who the murderer was, only to continually revise my opinions again and again.

As in most mysteries, the ending was a total surprise.

I am looking forward to reading Sally Goldenbaum's other book, and hope there are a lot more in the future.

Sea Harbor, Massachusetts is a place where people from all fields of art live and work. The village has its own artists' colony and the serenity has enabled many residents to get their creative juices flowing. Late at night fiber artist Willow Adams comes to town with no place to sleep. She breaks into the Seaside Knitters Studio falling asleep at the window facing the street.

The police arrive, but the store's owner Izzy Chambers refuses to file any charges. Willow tells her and Seaside Knitters Nell, Cass and Birdie that she came to see them to discuss her fiber art. She also wants to meet her biological father Aiden Peabody who allegedly deserted her mother before she was born. However before father and daughter meet, Aiden is found dead, a poison victim. As the main benefactor of Aiden's will as well as desertion issues, she is the prime suspect of the police. However, the Seaside Knitters club members think otherwise and encouraging one another they plan to prove she is innocent by finding the real killer one stitch at a time.

The second Seaside Knitters amateur sleuth tale (see DEATH BY CASHMERE) is an exciting tight knit whodunit that emphasizes life in a small Massachusetts town in which art is the focus of the community. Told by Nell, the ambience of the art colonies and the tension of the investigation make for a fine one sitting read. Similar in tone and location to Anne Canadeo's WHILE MY PRETTY ONE KNITS, Sally Goldenbaum entertains with this strong thriller the knitting mystery crowd; who have a high quality bar set by Monica Ferris' Minnesota Crewel World and Maggie Sefton's Colorado House of Lambspun.

Harriet Klausner

I love knitting mysteries, but I was very disappointed in this one. The basic story line is a good one and I liked the characters. However, the book is repetitive. The same concerns for a character appear numerous times - often with the same or similar words. The writing isn't good and there are typographical errors. I feel my time was wasted on this one - and too much money.

This book was even better than her first mystery! I hope she continues writing in the genre for knitters, and even those who don't knit. It really kept me going. couldnt put it down!

Patterns in the Sand is book two of 3 (as of now) books about the Seaside Knitter's Group. It has some good knitting story in it, but like the others, it give you insight into the group and their close friends as well as a mystery for them and you to solve. I would recommend these books for light reading...a beach or hammock type of book.

Sorry to be negative, but with all the great reviews written, is why I bought the book. I was quite disappointed in the story. The characters personalities were all too similar. Opinions do vary so I guess it's hard to tell by what others think of a book. I think I'll go back and reread AGATHA CHRISTIE Mystery's & P.D. JAMES Mystery's also!!!

Every person in town could have been found guilty. Leaves you sitting on the edge of your chair from page one.

ANOTHER FUN COZY MYSTERY IN THIS SERIES. GOOD STORY, WOULD RECOMMEND THIS AUTHOR'S BOOKS FOR LIGHT READING AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. YOU FEEL LIKE YOU REALLY KNOW THEM.

I think this Seaside Knitters series is wonderful. Pleasant reading with little twists along the way to hold your attention.

Like learning about the various characters who make up the heart of the book and how they care for each other and look out for one another. Easy to picture someone in your own life who might fit the mold of the person in the book.

Look forward to each new book in the series to learn what is happening with the cast of characters and what new secret they might uncover with their next adventure.