Supper Sleuths
Supper SleuthsThe domestic arts can be a dangerous arena—at least that is what it seems like when you dip into some of the mysteries on this list. The crafts that pull this group together thematically mostly act as part of the setting in these mysteries. The craft is something that our amateur sleuths do as a hobby or as an occupation, and it decorates the story like a crocheted fringe on an afghan. In a few novels, the murder weapon is an implement of the craft. We have added card-making and scrapbooking because they are relatively new to the mystery world and fall loosely into the home “craft” area. And because they seem like fun!
Thank you, once again, to Beebe Reference Librarian Beth Radcliffe for her thorough research on this list.
The following is a list of titles by craft and then by author. Whenever possible, if a series, the titles are in order of publication date. Series characters are in parenthesis after the author's name. This is by no means an exhaustive list, and please let us know if you feel that a title should be here. Please read one or more titles, and come prepared to discuss your impressions of them with the group.
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