Summer is on the wane in the charming Massachusetts village of Sea
Harbor, but there's plenty of excitement in store courtesy of a fashion
show that's keeping the Seaside Knitters busy--along with a chilling
killer with secrets to hide.
Like every coastal town, Sea Harbor needs tourists and their dollars.
But there's something special about that time of year when summer people
return to their normal lives, and the wide sandy beaches welcome back
locals with their dogs and strollers. And this year, even as the season
cools down, Izzy Perry's Sea Harbor Yarn Studio is heating up, thanks to
an upcoming fashion benefit . . .
The show will feature hand-knit garments, and enthusiastic knitters
flock to the shop for supplies to create runway-worthy pieces. Yet
Seaside Knitter Birdie is enjoying flocks of a different kind, thanks to
a rekindled interest in birdwatching, a hobby she enjoyed with her late
husband. Along with a small group of passionate birders, she often
spends weekend mornings looking for warblers, or keeping watch for
gannets and grebes. The group members themselves are almost as
fascinating as the birds. It's a lovely, special time--until Birdie
makes her way through a tangle of vines and stumbles upon a fellow
birder's body.
At first, it appears to be an accidental fall, but an autopsy soon
reveals that the victim died before hitting a granite boulder. When
police discover a clue linking the victim to one of the Seaside
Knitters, the web of suspicion grows. Before the woods are ablaze in
autumn glory and the knitters have cast off the final rows on their
runway projects, they'll have to unravel secrets and ties strong enough
to bind friends and neighbors together--and some that may press a killer
to take another life.
