Murder, She Knit by Peggy Ehrhart is the first book in the Knit & Nibble Mystery series. Pamela is a widow, and her daughter has recently gone off to college. Pamela keeps herself busy with her job with a craft magazine and with the Knit & Nibble knitting club. She invites new to town but old friend Amy to join the club at her house, but Amy never arrives. Instead Pamela finds Amy murdered in her yard. Pamela and her friend/neighbor Bettina set out to solve the crime. I found the mystery and characters intriguing. As this is the first book in the series, readers do not get an in depth introduction. I look forward to getting to know the characters as well as feline Catrina in future books!
Vivien Chien's first book in the Noodle Shop Mystery series is Death by Dumpling. Lana is back at her family's restaurant after a break-up and sudden exit from her former job. She is settling in, but she is thrown for a loop when the restaurant's property manager, Mr. Feng, dies after eating a dumpling from the restaurant. When it appears she and the cook are the top suspects, Lana and her roommate, Megan, decide to investigate. Lana is a wonderful cozy heroine, and Megan is practically the perfect sidekick. My only problem was the book did not flow as smoothly as possible. Perhaps this was due to the fact that it is the first in the series. This would not be enough to keep me from reading the second upcoming book in the series. disclosure: I received these e-books through NetGalley but was not otherwise compensated for these reviews. All opinions are my own!
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