Dead Men Don't Crochet by Betty Hechtman is the second in the series about Molly Pink who starts her sleuthing in the first book when she is accused of murder. This time Molly is helping out a friend who is the prime suspect for a shopkeeper's murder. As you can tell from the title, crochet plays a part in the story. Molly Pink is a beginner crocheter in a group who makes things for charity, and one of the other members of the group is the one accused of murder.
While this book is not the best-written book I have read, I did enjoy it. It's "fluffy," if you know what I mean. And I enjoy finding terms like "slip stitch" and "double crochet" in a novel. I also appreciate the fact that the Molly has a real life: she is a widow with two grown sons and a boyfriend along with the entanglements they bring with them. Molly is certainly not Sherlock Holmes, either; she is an amateur detective who tends to stumble along finding clues. But I appreciate this fact because she is no smarter than I am.
I recommend this book if you are looking for some light reading, especially if crochet is one of your hobbies.
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