Silent Knit, Deadly Knit

Silent Knit, Deadly Knit wasn't a bad book.  But it took me over a month to finish it, and as I did, I figured out why it took me so long.  The murder happens pretty early in the story.  And Pamela and the gang start investigating.  Then the whole middle of the book is about the upcoming Christmas holidays and all the parties and whatnot that comes with the season.  There are little mentions about the mystery during this part of the book, but very little.  Then we get to the last quarter of the book, Pamela starts snooping again and BAM she figures it all out.

I get there needs to be some world building, but at the same time this is book 4 in the series, we should know the characters and the town pretty well.  And I'll be honest, I didn't need all the details about the Christmas Eve party or Christmas dinner.  For me, it was just overkill and didn't add anything to the actual mystery.

The mystery itself was okay.  I don't feel that there were enough clues for the reader to solve it with any confidence.  It was just lackluster due to the backseat it was given for a huge chunk of the book.  I honestly don't think I could recommend this book on its own, but as part of the series, a reader probably wouldn't want to skip it.