Molly Pink stumbles on yet another crochet-related murder! Molly is the events organizer at Shedd & Royal Books, where her local crochet group, the Tarzana Hookers, meets weekly. When she comes across a strange filet crochet piece at a local festival, left deliberately at the Shedd & Royal table, Molly begins to wonder what the strangely designed squares mean and who wants her to decipher the message. When Molly finally tracks down the crocheter, the owner of a local dance studio, she discovers that the woman has died after eating marzipan apples. Much to the chagrin of her detective boyfriend Barry, and to the apparent amusement of her lawyer friend Mason, Molly and her friends quickly become involved in solving yet another murder. The investigation takes them from Tarzana, CA to Catalina Island and back again, all with the background rhythms of Molly's mother and the She La La's, in rehearsal at Molly's house for their big comeback audition.
Hechtman's Tarzana Hookers series is fun. Molly is a 40-something widow trying to build a new life and enjoy friends, career, and maybe a little romance, putting up with frequent interference by her parents, sons, and romantic interests. Her friends are likable with well-developed backgrounds and personalities, although they don't figure as prominently in this novel as in some of the others. I love all of the knitting mysteries out there, but I love crocheting more, so I'm thrilled with this series.
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