A dead developer.
A half-finished scarf.
And yarn that remembers everything.
When textile conservator Mina Hawkins inherits her grandmother’s yarn shop in the quiet village of Aethelburg Springs, she expects dusty inventory, difficult customers, and a chance to rebuild her life after burnout forced her out of the museum world.
What she doesn’t expect is murder.
When wealthy property developer Gideon Croft is found dead in the alley behind The Tangled Skein, the whole town points fingers at hot-tempered baker Silas Gable. After all, everyone saw them arguing days before the murder.
But Mina discovers something the police don’t understand. A scarf found beside the body was knitted using one of her grandmother’s secret patterns... a pattern only three women in town were ever taught.
And worse? When Mina touches the yarn, she can feel the emotions trapped inside it. Fear. Rage. Desperation. Her grandmother always claimed yarn held echoes of the people who touched it. Mina never believed her… until now. As suspicion spreads through the town square and Detective Elias Vance closes in on the wrong suspect, Mina must untangle a web of secrets hidden beneath Aethelburg Springs’ cozy surface before another person ends up dead.
Because in this town, even handmade gifts can hide deadly intentions.
Perfect for fans of paranormal cozy mysteries packed with small-town secrets, magical crafts, suspicious knitting circles, slow-burn tension, and murder served with tea and apple crumble.
