Frank Carlson Library

"The French Quarter restaurant is a favorite of Portia "Po" Paltrow and her happy band of quilters, the Queen Bees -- and not just because the proprietor and chef, Picasso, does wonders for their collective palates, but because the relative newcomer is one of the warmest, friendliest people in the town of Crestwood, Kansas. So when Picasso's glamorous wife, Laurel St. Pierre, is murdered, the town is in an uproar and the Queen Bees are determined...

"While no-nonsense mother-to-be Cass Halloran tries downplaying her pregnancy and her frequent doctor's visits as an "older" mother-to-be, a softer side of the lobsterwoman emerges as she joins the Seaside Knitters in knitting an abundance of delicate hats and booties. But in contrast to the happy news, terrifying events unfold at the town's art series that puts a real chill in their New England fall... Izzy Perry's husband Sam had reservations about...

Izzy is helping the Seaside Knitters make a magnificent throw to celebrate the fortieth wedding anniversary of her aunt and uncle, and she and her husband are finally selling the cottage she lived in before she got married and had a darling baby girl. To Izzy's surprise, newcomer Julia Ainsley seems determined to buy the home-- although she's never set foot inside. But on the day of the open house, a body is uncovered in the cottage's backyard, and...

In Sea Harbor, the holidays mean cozy fires, festive carols, and soft skeins of yarn waiting to become hats and sweaters and scarves. And this year Izzy and the other Seaside Knitters are also knitting tiny ornaments to decorate a tree for the first annual tree-trimming contest. Their holiday cheer is multiplied when Izzy's younger brother, Charlie Chambers, unexpectedly arrives to volunteer at a local clinic. He brings with him outspoken hitchhiker...