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  • Published: 10 January 2023
  • ISBN: 9780593201824
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $19.99

It Came upon a Midnight Shear





A murder in her yarn shop’s backyard puts Libby Beckett’s holiday plans on thin ice.…

A murder in her yarn shop’s backyard puts Libby Beckett’s holiday plans on thin ice.…

The holiday season looks merry and bright for Libby and her friends at Y.A.R.N. The store is expanding for a holiday boom, and she’s gathered Collinstown’s businesses to decorate a community Christmas tree. Dashing “Gallant Herdsman” Vincenzo Marani arrives to showcase the rare vicuña, whose coat produces the world’s most luxurious yarn. It’s a perfect yuletide—until Libby’s ex-husband, Sterling, turns up in town…and then turns up dead.

The murder unravels Libby’s life faster than a hand-knit Christmas stocking. The luxe yarn goes missing, Sterling’s domineering family comes to town, and the vicuña attempt an escape. If Libby can’t stitch up a solution to the case, she may be trading in her knitting needles for a set of handcuffs.

  • Published: 10 January 2023
  • ISBN: 9780593201824
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $19.99

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Praise for the Riverbank Knitting Mysteries
 
"Delightfully clever! As warm and cozy as a handmade sweater. A charming knitting store, a beautiful town, lovable characters, and a relatable protagonist with a sense of humor make for a fun mystery. Readers will love Allie Pleiter’s new series."—Krista Davis, New York Times bestselling author of the Paws and Claws series