Cathy C. (cathyskye) - , reviewed on 8/20/2020 + 2348 more book reviews

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Knit of the Living Dead, the solid sixth entry in Peggy Ehrhart's Knit & Nibble cozy series, provides some Halloween murder and mayhem for the residents of Arborville, New Jersey. As much as I like this series, it's one that I shouldn't read more than once per year because of the author's repetitive use of vivid colors and the daily rituals her characters share. How repetitive? I know the color of Bettina's dishes faster than I can name my own, and I could take charge in Pamela's kitchen whenever Bettina comes over in the morning for coffee.

This is definitely a series which shows the power of friendship and of what can be accomplished when good people join forces. This latest book, however, isn't the strongest in the series. I knew the identity of the killer the first time the person was described, and the will-she or won't-she of Pamela's possible relationship with next-door neighbor Richard is getting tired. Even the knitting sessions that I so look forward to seemed a bit lackluster.

But every book in a series can't be a blockbuster, no matter how talented the writer. Ehrhart's Knit & Nibble series is one that I turn to whenever I need to spend some light-hearted sleuthing with good-hearted people, and Knit of the Living Dead certainly hasn't changed that.

(Review copy courtesy of the publisher and Net Galley)

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