Crafty Mysteries
... compiled by Lynnanne Pearson

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Any crafter who has accidently pricked herself with a sharp needle knows that crafting is hazardous. Read one of these mysteries where crafting is not only hazardous, it’s lethal. If it is part of a series, the first title in the series that the Library owns is listed. All titles are located in the Adult Mystery section of the Library, unless otherwise noted.

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Bright, Elizabeth. Murder and Salutations: A Card-Making Mystery. 2006. (Adult Paperback-Mystery B).

Brown, Lizbie. Broken Star. 1993.

Bruce, Maggie. Gourdfellas. 2007. (Adult Large Type MYS Bru).

Campbell-Slan, Joanna. Paper, Scissors, Death: A Kirk Lowenstein Scrap-n-Craft Mystery. 2008.

Canadeo, Anne. While My Pretty One Knits. 2009.

Childs, Laura. Death By Design. 2006.

Churchill, Jill. A Farewell to Yarns. 1991.

Daheim, Mary. The Alpine Quilt. 2005. Also available: eBook

Ferris, Monica. Crewel Yule. 2004.

Fowler, Earlene. Fool's Puzzle. 1994. Also available: Large Type

Frommer, Sara Hoskinson. Buried in Quilts. 1994.

Goldenbaum, Sally. Death by Cashmere: A Seaside Knitters Mystery. 2008.

Graham, Barbara. Murder By Artifact: The Murder Quilt. 2009.

Hager, Jean. Sew Deadly: An Iris House B&B Mystery. 1998.

Hechtman, Betty. Hooked on Murder. 2008. (Adult Paperback-Mystery H).

Hughes, Mary Ellen. Wreath of Deception. 2006.

Kruger, Mary. Died in the Wool. 2005.

Lamb, John J. The Mournful Teddy. 2006.

MacLeod, Charlotte. The Grub-and-Stakers Quilt a Bee. 1985.

Mahon, Annette. An Ominous Death. 2006.

McRae, Cricket. Lye in Wait: A Home Crafting Mystery. 2007.

Moffat, Gwen. Miss Pink at the Edge of the World: A Crime Novel. 1975.

Myers, Tim. Dead Men Don't Lye. 2006. (Adult Large Type MYS Mye).

O'Donohue, Clare. The Lover's Knot: A Someday Quilts Mystery. 2008.

Sefton, Maggie. Knit One, Kill Two. 2005. Also available: Large Type

Smith, Barbara Burnett. Beads of Doubt. 2007..

Thayer, Terri. Stamped Out. 2008. Also available: Large Type