Knitting detectives

Wow, I didn't know it was a series. I read "Knit one, Kill Two" and really liked it. It even gave the scarf pattern in the back of the book. I'll have to look for the other books. Thanks Cece!

Christy

I read one of the Mary Kruger books. The second one (I think) and it was a huge bore. The Maggie Sefton books, well, the first and second ones weren't too bad, but the third one wasn't very good. It's too bad, because I love the idea of knitting detectives.

Shelagh

Wasn't Agatha CHristie's Miss Marple a knitter?

Georgia

Indeed she was Georgia.

There is an article at

The article does not mention that, in at least one of the books, Miss Marple is described as knitting "in the Continental fashion, with the needles held low in her lap".

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

The one I get a kick out of is the series of "Miss Silver" detective novels written years ago by Patricia Wentworth back in the '40's. I only heard about and started reading them in the last 4 or 5 years. My friend Mary Pat sent me a couple of the paperbacks in a knitting exchange and it started from that. I have also found some of the books in old "used books" stores.

She's always knitting stockings or sweaters for various babies in her family. ;>)

Shelagh

I d "wearing a black lace cap and mittens, constantly knitting." and "The first Marple novel, The Murder at the Vicarage, sees a markedly different Marple from the one who would appear in later books, as she modernised and became nicer over the years."

That refers both to her knitting and the changes made to Miss Marple's personality after the first book, as I read it.

Bernadette

I was quoting from one of the later books, which explained why Miss Marple was able to give her full attention to her visitor.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

Thank you for explaining. I thought I'd lost the thread somewhere along the way - not a good thing to do when you're discussing detectives! LOL

Just think of it as one of my "senior moments" ;-)

Bernadette

Thanks Cece...I have read the Sefton books but had not heard of Mary Kruger so will look for her books next trip to the book store!

Donna

Another mystery series, by Patricia Wentworth, the knitter/sleuth was Miss Silver and that the way she knitted too! Got to reading them by pulling out all the old covers in the mystery section at the public library..some good, but some real stinkers..LOL

Donna in S. Indiana

Has anyone checked out the mystery novels by Monica Ferris? The heroine is a middle aged woman who inherits her sister's needlework shop and seems to have a gift for solving crimes. I love her supporting characters, especially Godwin DuLac, her store manager. I just love gay men and he is a doll. Fun reads. There are about 10 books in the series so far.

Is that Christie's Miss Marple? Or Wentworth's Miss Silver? I have run across that exact phrase in two Miss Silver books so far (with one or two more mentions of Continental and one of German).

Cece

Miss Marple definitely knitted. Several times she was described as knitting something pink and fluffy. I don't know Miss Silver. I enjoyed what I have read of Monica Ferris.

Higs, Katherine

I was writing from memory instead of checking up on my facts, and probably got the two mixed up. Sorry!.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

I've read all of them. The 11th in the series, Knitting Bones, is scheduled to be published in December. One of the reason I enjoy them is that they are set in a suburb of Minneapolis and I recognize many of the places mentioned. I met her once at a library book chat and she was very entertaining.

OF COURSE SHE WAS ,,,,,, i read somewhere [forgot where] that the aftress playing it , wasn`t a real knitting lover ,,,, ps ANYONE ever saw a Finnished knited item , on any Aghata christie film ??? mirjam

Joan Hickson who played Miss Marple in the BBC series was a knitter, and knitted on screen in several of the shows.

Don't know if anyone else has mentioned but there is a series of Mrs. Polifax (sp?) detective novels. She was a knitter. There was a made for TV movie about one of the books.

Murielle