She’s a fantastic bit of comedic relief in some of the darker aspects of this story and a source of continuous entertainment. And look forward to spending more time with her neurotic insanity in Dyeing Wishes. But mostly she is just whiney and irritating. I mean, theoretically, she tries to help out with the murder solving bit. I love that to add a bit of variety to this mystery is the fact that Kath is haunted by an INCREDIBLY irritating ghost. Blackmail, murder and knitting… the perfect mix for my happy little brain. And you really want to know about that too. Then, as the story unfolds, you realise that there is murder most foul afoot.

And figure out why there is such a divide in people’s opinions of Kath’s grandmother. Straight away I wanted to find out what was going to happen next. I mean, this is literally the opening scene and it’s kind of intense. Kath is thrown into a fair amount of turmoil before she even arrives at her destination – a cop pulls her over and then starts to make negative comments about her recently deceased grandmother. The idea of these women being grandmothers and part of the TGIF (Thank Goodness It’s Fibre) group of women just made it all that much better. And kind of inspired to pick up my own projects and fondle my own yarn… there’s also nothing like a bunch of women united by their love of yarn to bust some butt and solve a mystery. And the fact that I have found one that features yarn-related crafts made me seriously happy. Cozy mysteries are a genre that I’ve only recently begun to really get into, but it’s definitely one that I love. And as a Yarn Fondler myself, I seriously appreciated all of the yarn throughout the tale. So, with a little help from the members of TGIF-and a stubborn spirit from beyond-she sets out to unravel the clues and hook the real killer.This was an absolutely brilliant cozy mystery.

It turns out the specter has just as much interest in solving the murder as Kath. Before she can begin to clear Ivy’s name, Kath encounters a looming presence in the form of a gloomy ghost. There’s been a murder, and it turns out her grandmother was the prime suspect. But that’s only the first in a series of surprises when Kath returns to the small town of Blue Plum, Tennessee, to settle her grandmother’s affairs.

Though Ivy has recently passed on, the members still meet regularly at her fiber and fabric shop, The Weaver’s Cat, which Kath has now inherited. In this mystery in the Haunted Yarn Shop series, Kath Rutledge is about to learn the true meaning of TGIF-Thank Goodness It’s Fiber.… That’s the name of the spunky group of fiber and needlework artists founded by Ivy McClellan, Kath’s beloved grandmother.

Last Wool and Testament by Molly MacRae