Murder Spins a Tale: A Flock and Fiber Mystery (A Flock & Fiber Mystery)

The author developed her main characters so well that the reader becomes invested in them. Not only did she develop the characters of the humans but the furry four legged characters as well. The plot had the twists and turns that one expects from a mystery and makes for a not to put down book. I could have easily read this book in a day but chose to savor it over the course of 4 days. This mystery isn't only for those that spin their own yarn, knit their own sweaters or raise their own fiber flock, but for all those that love a good, simple mystery. You won't find the usual vampires nor zombies that seem to be the rage today, just everyday people as the major and minor characters. As with all mysteries, the ending will leave you surprised so I won't delve into the details of the book for fear of ruining it for all future readers.

Wonderful debut novel and I look forward to reading more from this author. Great job, Veryl Ann Grace!

The author developed her main characters so well that the reader becomes invested in them. Not only did she develop the characters of the humans but the furry four legged characters as well. The plot had the twists and turns that one expects from a mystery and makes for a not to put down book. I could have easily read this book in a day but chose to savor it over the course of 4 days. This mystery isn't only for those that spin their own yarn, knit their own sweaters or raise their own fiber flock, but for all those that love a good, simple mystery. You won't find the usual vampires nor zombies that seem to be the rage today, just everyday people as the major and minor characters. As with all mysteries, the ending will leave you surprised so I won't delve into the details of the book for fear of ruining it for all future readers.

Wonderful debut novel and I look forward to reading more from this author. Great job, Veryl Ann Grace!

What could be better than a mystery set in a small NW town, about a woman who owns a fiber arts store located at her own farm? One that also includes working Great Pyrenees dogs! Martha Williamson and her friends bring to life this warm and cozy community of knitters and spinners - we get to know them all and care about their lives, their town, and their shock at a murder in their midst. The dogs and the location are developed as characters as well. Veryl Ann Grace has done an excellent job of creating a twisting plot the kept me reading, characters I wanted as friends, and a little town I'd like to live in. I miss them all, and hope to see them again in future books.

Settle in for a good read, and expect to learn something about fiber arts, dogs, and people.

I really enjoyed Veryl Ann Grace's MURDER SPINS A TALE. Although I knew nothing about spinning natural fibers or even about Great Pyrenees dogs, I really got into the world of Martha Williamson and her small Northwest town, her flock of animals, and her store where she sells supplies and teaches the arts of spinning, weaving, knitting and crochet. Despite the cold temperatures outside, the story is a warm cozy mystery that involves the reader with the whole town, the close friendships, and the shock of a murder in their midst. Martha's common sense and intuition, and her determination that the murderer not escape, brings the mystery to an exciting climax and a satisfying conclusion. I look forward to more 'flock and fiber' mysteries!

As the owner of working Great Pyrenees on a small farm with sheep and goats in a neighboring northwestern state, I was *delighted* to find these elements in my favorite genre, 'murder mysteries'. To top it off, the author included related elements of fiber-spinning and knitting. Having the main character teach fiber-arts classes was a masterful way of developing characters while presenting basic information for readers who are not familiar with the fiber-arts. This book left me eager for future stories about Martha and friends - including the four-legged BWDs (big white dogs)!

I really enjoyed this book. The book itself is beautiful. The cover picture is great and the quality of the paper is very nice. The story is interesting, keeping you guessing up to the very end. Written by a savvy Great Pyrenees friend. I found the spinning excerpts fascinating. Very informative about living in the Pacific Northwest also.

A fun new fiber series has begun, I hope! I was enthralled with Martha and her Pyrs immediately. I love the descriptions of Martha's property. I look forward to more!

I liked the book particularly because I work with fiber and also have lived near the area in which it was set and do miss the place. The author was too obvious with her foreshadowing, however -- to the point of making me groan a couple of times. My advice to the author is to continue in the setting, develop the chararcters more, and please do not tell us what an owl hoot foretells and later say an owl hooted. We know there will be twists in your homespun tale and would really loved to be surprised a bit by what happens and "who-actually-dunnit." I will probably read one more by this author mainly because of the setting.

I found the story okay, but felt the author left out details that would have improved the book. It's almost like she takes for granted people know about spinning, and I felt more detail about what she was doing, how she was doing it, and the tools used would have given the reader a way more thorough understanding. Maggie Sefton does a beautiful job of introducing new techniques, their processes, and tools in her knitting/spinning books. Since I am not a knitter or spinner, when I understand what is going on, I enjoy the book more...Monica Ferris and Laura Childs are other examples of excellent detail, and better flow of writing.

I found the writing to be choppy, and feel the author will hopefully improve on the flow of the words as the series develops. Also, I absolutely hate it when an author drops hints about the way they lean politically. I don't care which side of the fence you are on, but to me, when an author puts this in a book, it says to me that they are knowingly and intentionally willing to alienate at least 50% of their potential customers/readers.

I like the idea of the book, and the introduction to the craft, and the dogs. More history on why GP's are excellent livestock dogs would have also added to the series. And, "I was greeted by Pyr barks" appeared over and over and over and over....

Better flow, better detail is what I will be looking for in the next one, and no politics.

I was really surprised by this cozy mystery. It was very well written. The Black Hills, Washington weather and topographic descriptions were excellent. Many aren't, but this was a good mystery, too. I did not know who the murderer was until the last chapter. Murder Spins a Tale: A Flock and Fiber Mystery is a great first mystery and I look forward to her next ones.

Don't know if anyone else noticed, but she uses contractions sparingly, and it sounded stilted to me at times. Maybe it's just my Texas informality showing. I found the fleece processing and spinning how-to fascinating. The Great Pyrenees lore was quite surprising. I thought my 120 lb GP, Sugar, who protects a herd of cats and a 12 lb poodle against coyotes, possums and armadillos, was the only "runner," but now I know it's a breed characteristic. That's what I love about cozy mysteries. I always learn something new and interesting, and not more of the sex, gore, and violence I see on the evening news.