Pre-Owned Stitched in Crime

Stitched in Crime by Emmie Caldwell has Lia solving the murder of fellow crafter, Cori Littlefield. Stitched in Crime is the second A Craft Fair Knitters Mystery and it can be read as a standalone. The story contains good writing with medium pacing. The characters are realistic and relatable. They are, though, still works in progress. I feel the characters especially the background characters need more development. It can be hard to keep track of the various secondary characters because there are so many of them. I thoroughly enjoyed the descriptions of Cori's crocheted items. They sounded amazing. The mystery was thought out with good clues, several suspects, and a red herring. Cori was a talented artist, but she had an issue from her childhood that troubled her. It led to the woman having problems as an adult. It depends on your sleuthing level on how soon you solve this whodunit. I thought one suspect stood out above the others. The case was neatly wrapped up at the end. I like the Ninth Street Knitters. They are a great bunch of people who create lovely knitted items. It is great how Lia and the group work to solve the case (they are a clever bunch who do not let grass grow under their feet). Stitched in Crime is a creative cozy with a creative crocheter who is now a corpse, a daughter's muddled mess, a confusing cold case, messy memories, delicious dinners, an awful accident, and a frustrating fundraiser.