Hobby Fiction
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Journal: The Short Life and Mysterious Death of Amy Zoe Mason by Kristine Atkinson & Joyce Atkinson A series of clues and revelations documenting an artist’s mysterious fate, presented in collage-style newspaper clippings, e-mails, and private writings, invites readers to search its pages for visual and verbal clues. Catalog Link |
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Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence by Nick Bantock A novel in colorful postcards and letters depicts the enigmatic relationship between British artist Griffin Moss and Sabine Strohem, a mysterious woman living on a Pacific island who can see Griffin as he works in London. |
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Knitting: A Novel by Anne Bartlett When two very different women stop to help a stranger in trouble, they are drawn together by their love of knitting, and help each other overcome grief and loss as their friendship grows. Catalog Link |
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The Florabama Ladies' Auxiliary & Sewing Circle by Lois Battle A close-knit group of settled small-town ladies bands together to help each other through their most difficult life passage — middle age. Catalog Link |
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The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini In this heartwarming debut novel, Sarah, struggling to find a job and a sense of place in her new town, finds herself learning how to quilt from a cantankerous old woman who also teaches her about the deep love that can exist between friends. |
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Keepsake Crimes by Laura Childs Scrapbooking shop owner Carmela Bertrand turns sleuth when her estranged husband is accused of murdering a powerful New Orleans businessman, and amidst clippings, patterns, and pictures finds a clue that will prove his innocence. |
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A Farewell to Yarns by Jill Churchill Solving a murder is a lot more interesting than knitting, but with many suspects and a second corpse, this deadly tapestry gets complex for Jane. |
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Alice's Tulips: A Novel by Sandra Dallas An evocation of the day-to-day life of women in the Civil War era follows Alice, whose husband has left their Iowa farm for the war, as she copes with the farm and lives normally, until suddenly being accused of murder. Catalog Link |
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The Christmas Quilt : A Novel by Thomas J. Davis A nostalgic holiday story follows seven months in the lives of a farming family in the mountains of north Georgia as they share family dinners, berry pickings, revival meetings, and a grandmother’s quilting work for an absent son. Catalog Link |
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Crewel World by Monica Ferris When her sister Margot turns up dead in her own needlecraft store in Excelsior, Minnesota, Betsy Devonshire launches her own investigation into the murder, uncovering an array of suspects ranging from an ambitious former employee to a greedy landlord. |
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Fool's Puzzle by Earlene Fowler Benni Harper starts over as curator of a folk-art museum after her husband’s death, but when an artist is found dead and her cousin is accused, the clues lead to a different truth about her husband’s death. |
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Death By Cashmere: A Seaside Knitters Mystery by Sally Goldenbaum When Angie Archer, her unpopular upstairs tenant, turns up drowned in the harbor, Isabel “Izzy” Chambers, owner of a knitting shop in the village of Sea Harbor, Massachusetts, and her friends, the Seaside Knitters, investigate the suspicious death. |
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Murders on Elderberry Road: A Queen Bees Quilt Mystery by Sally Goldenbaum Eight spirited quilters with a surprising talent for sleuthing take on their first adventure when a body is found in Selma Parker’s quilt shop. |
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Murder in Miniature by Margaret Grace During the local Dollhouse and Miniatures Fair, Geraldine Porter, the chairwoman of this illustrious event, gets into big trouble when she is faced with strange occurrences and murder, all of which lead to her friend Linda Reed. |
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A Clue for the Puzzle Lady by Parnell Hall Bakerhaven Police Chief Dale Harper is perplexed by a piece of evidence in his first murder investigation — an apparent crossword puzzle clue found on the body of a teenage girl — so he recruits the town’s famed “Puzzle Lady,” the eccentric author of a weekly syndicated crossword puzzle column. |
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Roots of Murder by Janis Harrison A small Midwest town fills with doubt and suspicion as Bretta Solomon, a widowed flower shop owner, begins to investigate the mysterious death of an Amish farmer who has always supplied her with her best flowers. |
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The Knitting Circle: A Novel by Ann Hood Grieving over the sudden loss of her only child, Mary Baxter joins a knitting circle in Providence, Rhode Island, whose members not only teach her a variety of knitting techniques but also valuable lessons about friendship, love, and redemption. Catalog Link |
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Clay's Quilt by Silas House Clay Sizemore, a coal miner in love, searches his family history for clues about who he is, uncovering a dramatic story woven into the fabric of his uncle’s quilts. Catalog Link |
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The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs Gathering for their weekly knitting club at a small yarn shop on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, a group of friends shares such challenges as raising children, navigating the ups and downs of their careers, and pursuing uncertain relationships. Catalog Link |
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The Tenth Gift: A Novel by Jane Johnson A volume of seventeenth-century embroidery patterns that also contains faint diary entries brings together the lives of two women of different eras — Cat Tregenna, kidnapped by Muslim pirates in 1625, and Julia Lovat, a modern-day woman out to authenticate Cat’s story. Catalog Link |
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Died in the Wool: A Knitting Mystery by Mary Kruger When knitting shop owner Ariadne Evans stumbles upon the body of Edith Perry, a temperamental customer, in her store, she is plunged into the investigation into the crime, especially when her close friend Diane becomes a prime suspect and Detective Joshua Hayes, baffled by the knitting aspects of the case, enlists her assistance. |
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Knitting Under the Influence by Claire LaZebnik Three young women — Kathleen, a flighty beauty living off her famed actress sisters; Sari, who works in an autism clinic; and Lucy, a scientist who once wanted to be a veterinarian — meet once a week to knit and to discuss the challenges, failed romances, and tough choices of adulthood. Catalog Link |
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The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber When Lydia Hoffman, a cancer survivor and owner of A Good Yarn, starts a knitting class for her patrons, she forms a special friendship and bond with three extraordinary women — Jacqueline, Carol, and Alix — and together they share laughter, heartbreak, and dreams. |
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Solstice Wood by Patricia A. McKillip The death of her beloved grandfather forces bookstore owner Sylvia Lynn to return to her childhood home in upstate New York to confront the grandmother who had raised her and the nearby woods that had both enticed and terrified her, and encounters members of the local Fiber Guild, a group of women seeking to bind the power of the woods into their weavings. Catalog Link |
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Bachelor's Puzzle by Judith Pella The local church ladies society and their eligible daughters decide to make a quilt for the new circuit-riding preacher and try to outdo one another to gain the attention of the young minister, whose endearing mistakes may not cover up his deception. |
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Endless Chain by Emilie Richards When local minister Sam Kinkade’s plans to welcome the area’s growing Hispanic community to the church are met with resistance, he asks Elisa Martinez for guidance, and together they make things work with the help of a special group of women. |
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The Scarlet Thread by Francine Rivers When Sierra finds a quilt made by one of her ancestors, she begins to explore the young woman’s life and rediscovers her own spirituality. Catalog Link |
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Knit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton Finding a killer becomes an all-too-personal quest for Kelly Flynn when she returns to Colorado from Washington, D.C., to uncover the truth about the death of her beloved Aunt Helen, turning to the knitting regulars at the House of Lambspun for a few lessons in knitting and in capturing a murderer. |
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Bead on Trouble by Barbara Burnett Smith Kitzi Camden, a retired stateswoman who has taken up beading as a hobby, is forced to turn sleuth when talented beader May Feather turns up dead during a beading retreat at Camp Green Clover and Kitzi embarks on a search for an elusive killer. |
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The Healing Quilt by Lauraine Snelling Four unlikely women, each with their private struggles, band together to sew a quilt to benefit a local hospital, and experience a dramatic rejuvenation in the process. Catalog Link |
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Stamped Out by Terri Thayer While helping her father restore the town’s famous Winchester mansion, restoration expert and professional rubber stamper April Buchert must also help prove his innocence when the discovery of a skull in the abandoned guesthouse behind the mansion has all eyes on him. |