PATTERNS IN THE SAND (Sally Goldenbaum)

Knitting fiction is very popular nowadays and reading a knitting mystery is a fun way to spend a relaxing summer evening.  Patterns in the Sand is set in an art colony in Sea Harbor, MA.  The mystery action begins when fiber artist Willow Adams is found in the display window of Izzy Chambers' knitting shop, not dead, but asleep! When popular artist Aiden Peabody is poisoned Willow is a suspect, especially when it is discovered that she is the sole beneficiary of his will.  When yet another suspicious death occurs Izzy and her knitting group are determined to discover what's going on.  Goldenbaum does an excellent job of interspersing clues and suspects throughout the story without giving away the plot and several surprises in the latter part of the book make this a mystery worth reading.  This is the second in a series.