Death by Cashmere

Seaside Knitters, Book 1

By: Sally Goldenbaum

Narrated by: Julie McKay

The new mystery series that spins a yarn about knitters and murder in a seaside village.

Not long after Isabel "Izzy" Chambers opens up a knitting shop in the sleepy fishing town of Sea Harbor, Massachusetts, a diverse group of women begins congregating each week to form the Seaside Knitters.

Izzy raises some eyebrows when she rents the apartment above her shop to Angie Archer, whose reputation for loose behavior and a quick temper has made her unpopular with many locals. But could any of them have wanted her dead? Angie's body is discovered drowned in the harbor, her long red hair tangled like seaweed in a lobster trap.

An official investigation rules the death an accident. There are speculations of too many whiskey sours, a slippery wharf, a dark night... But Izzy and the Seaside Knitters smell something fishy. When several strange incidents occur above the shop, the women decide to take matters into their own hands. But before long, their small-town sense of security is frayed, and the threat of more violence hangs over this tightly knit community...

©2008 Sally Goldenbaum (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Fun series!

Where does Death by Cashmere rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I'm a knitter, and I meet with friends in our local yarn shop weekly, so I can really understand the relationship of the group!

Any additional comments?

I'm looking forward to listening to the complete series!

Great first installment

Sally Goldenbaum has crafted a great installment for the first in the Seaside Knitters series. The story moved along at a nice pace and the characters were well developed and enjoyable. Julie McKay gave a wonderful performance as she brought it all to life.

Enjoyed listening

I enjoyed listening to this book. At first I had a bit of trouble keeping track of all the many characters. Looking forward to to the next book in this series.

A good start to a new cozy

Although the summary for this book makes it seem like a young Izzy is the main character and POV you'll follow, she's actually not. The "main" character you follow around the most is Nel, an older woman and friend of Izzy. I found this to be a little misleading, but Nel did 90% of the investigating & crime solving. Izzy, Birdy & Cass are also main cast, but less so. This book is a bit of an ensemble cast which hops around to different POV's. It gets a little confusing sometimes, but I'm hoping by book 2 things get a little more smooth.

Great first book in a new series

Couldn't put it down. Interesting characters and complex plot. Great first entry. Hope the next will live up to this one. Narrator does a fine job as well