Izzy and the seaside knitters are busy with projects and preparing for a tourist season. in their lovely seaside village. When a terrible fire happens to a friend Izzy is on the case with red herrings and clues to be questioned. She has the help of her wonderful group as they gain closure on the murder.
I love the friendships in this series. The small village by the sea is so charming to readers. The sleuth is always well crafted and kept this reader turning pages. The knitting projects are delightful. This is a endearing series that cozy readers love. I look forward to the next in series.

Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley for the opportunity. My review opinions are my own.

The Seaside Knitters are looking to uncover who murdered their good friend Nick Cabot. Please see my complete review at www.reviewingtheevidence.com.

This was an ok cozy mystery for me. There were too many characters and POVs to keep track of and I often got the characters mixed up. Most of the dialogue contained everyday chatter that didn’t relate to the murder they were trying to solve which made the story drag on forever. I just wanted to skip to the end and find out what happened. I skimmed the pages in the second half of the book until I found my answer. It was easy for me to figure out who the killer was but I was surprised by the circumstances in which it happened. The book includes instructions for knitting a herringbone scarf and blanket and a recipe for Creamy Broccoli With Pasta. Unfortunately, I will not be reading more of this series.

Thank you NetGalley and Kensington Books for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

This latest in the long running series might be most appreciated by those familiar with the many characters. It's a classic cozy set in a small town that has an amazingly high murder rate- murders which are solved by our intrepid group of knitters. This time out, there's a dog as well. There are some red herrings. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. I can't put my finger on why this one didn't resonate with me the way the earlier books have so over to others.

Thank you, Netgalley, for an ARC of this book. This is my honest opinion. This is book 18 in a series, and I have read other books, but not all in the series. You could read this book as a standalone without any trouble, but having read others, you get a background on the characters and a full understanding of the story.
I liked the story it had a few twists in the mystery. Yet I also felt the characters didn’t ring true to previous books. Once they find out a dear friend has been killed they seem to be walking around in a fog which in past books was not the case. A huge plus for the series is the lovely knitting pattern and recipes included at the end.

The seaside knitters are back to their knitting at the beginning of the summer. Gabby, Birdie's granddaughter is visiting for the summer, and she and her friend have started a dog walking business. Gabby brings Squid (Nick's dog which Gabby loves) to meet the folks in the knitting group. Bobby Palazola is now the Chef at Gracie's Lazy Lobster. Gracie has also hired Elena's husband Marco. There seem to be some problems with the food, and Nick has suggested that they be made by Marco, who is also working with the chef at a new restaurant which is about to open in the old bank building.
Than, Nick's house is burned down and the police find Nick has been shot dead in his house. There are several possible murderers, including Marco, who Nick was suggesting should be fired from the Lazy Lobster, and Bobby, who had yelled at Nick. Also Mayor Beatrice Scaglia has been very upset when it was suggested that Nick should take her place as Mayor.

However, the Seaside knitters get their act together and eventually figure out why there were problems in the restaurant and what happened to Nick. This is a very good addition to the series on the Massachusetts sea side. I thank Netgalley and Kensington Books for the ARC so that I could read it before publication.

The Herringbone Harbor Mystery is the 7th book in the Seaside Knitters Mysteries. The Seaside knitters are devastated when their good friend is killed in a house fire. When the police determined he was murdered, the four women put their heads together to find his killer.


I always enjoy returning to Sea Harbor, with close-knit citizens, wonderful yarn shop, artists’ colony, and beautiful sea views. The plot is captivating and full of clues. The groups constant banter always has me in stitches (pun intended).

The weather is getting warmer in Sea Harbor, Massachusetts, and the tourists will soon be flocking to the picturesque, friendly town. The Seaside Knitters are working on an afghan (the pattern for which is included) to be auctioned later in the year and enjoying each other's company along with Gabby, the granddaughter of Knitters member, Birdie, who is staying for the summer. Everything changes when a well loved member of the community is killed, leaving almost everyone bereft and confused. The four friends determine to do everything they can to help find the person responsible, but the possibility of it being someone they might know and love takes its toll on all of them.

Book seven in this series has a far more serious and mindful storyline than previous books as the death of a close friend is investigated and mourned by the four main protagonists. The reason for this only becomes clear in the author's notes, which explains everything.

I was able to read an advanced copy of this thanks to NetGalley and the publishers, Kensington Publishing/Kensington Cosies, but the opinions expressed are my own. I found this a sad read and would recommend new readers starting with an earlier book in the series.

This was absolutely amazing! I was totally enthralled with this story from beginning to end, I could barely put it down, and when I finally read the last page, the house was dark, I was hungry, thirsty, needed to pee and my neck was stiff. But damn, it was worth it!

When the town's "nice" guy is found in his burned down house, things get a little chaotic when it is discovered the fire was set on purpose. The knitters put their sleuthing caps on to find out who would do such a thing to Nick. There is more than one suspect, including the current mayor who thought Nick was a rival for her job. Connecting the clues to solve the murder is going to take lots of time, food and knitting!
Love the characters and all their banter. The plot is captivating and full of clues that may or may not be related to Nick's death.
I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Sea Harbor is a small fishing village in Massachusetts where most everyone have known each other since their school days and most are cordial to each other if not actively good friends. The Yarn Studio’s Seaside Knitters are currently working on an afghan project for charity while gossiping. They are quite concerned that the mayor has been acting uncharacteristically paranoid and aggressive over a rumored rival, but they certainly didn't expect that said rival (and old friend to many) would be found dead in the burned-out shell of his house. Now the investigating begins in earnest!
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Thank you so much to NetGalley and Sally Goldenbaum for providing me with a complimentary digital ARC for The Herringbone Harbor Mystery coming out November 26, 2024. The honest opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I haven’t read all of the books in the series, but I really enjoy seaside cozy mysteries. I thought the setting was really quaint and I love the small town vibes. I also enjoy sewing cozies. The mystery was good. There were some good friendships in the book. It was slightly long, but I really enjoyed it.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys cozy mysteries!

The Seaside Knitters are devastated when a friend’s house burns and his body is found in the ashes. It’s even worse when they find he has been murdered. The question is who would want to kill someone who was almost universally liked? The knitters are working together on an afghan project for charity and come together to mourn and support each other. The mystery is secondary to the relationships in this cozy mystery, but it works well. There is good food, knitting, and close friendships.
Thanks to Kensington Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC.

This is a cozy mystery, though the mystery was never fully explained. It's the 18th novel in a series, but you can understand this story without reading the previous books.

So much of the story was the sleuths spotting clues but feeling too overwhelmed by the murder to think things through, so they ate or knitted instead. They also spent a lot of time sorrowfully saying how dealing with various bad events was just so 'heavy' and difficult to handle emotionally.

There were several mysteries to solve, and there were plenty of clues for those who like to solve the puzzle. I had most of it figured out long before the end. However, while the murderer confessed, the person didn't explain everything and frankly I didn't believe some of what whodunit did say. Worse, the guy who was killed was a wonderful person, but we're clearly supposed to feel sorry for whodunit, too!

I read an Advanced Reader Copy so this may be fixed in the final copy, but the grammar was bad. It was hard to keep track of who "her" referred to, for example, and sometimes the wrong name was used. This made the reading confusing and required stopping to figure out what the author was trying to say.

There was no sex. There were only a few uses of bad language. Fans of the characters might still like the book, but I no longer feel like this author writes what I look for in cozy mysteries.

It's always a treat to catch up with the Seaside Knitters Society. All they do is take days off from work and EAT. It's great escapism and the setting is close to my Massachusetts-born heart. This is number 18 in the series so best to start at the beginning.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book.

I’ve always liked this series. It’s a classy mystery. But I found this one very slow, they don’t start trying to solve the murder until about 2/3rds through & it feels like a confused mess. In the end it’s not really solved as it is resolved. #TheHerringboneHarborMystery #NetGalley

The murders in this series don't usually tug on my heart, but this one did. Nick was a stellar addition to Sea Harbor, and his loss will be felt.

Cass, Nell, Birdie and Izzy continue to be the best friends and best sleuths of all time. Pull up a chair, they'll make a space for you.

There's a fire with a murder resulting in Sea Harbor, and as Birdies granddaughter is directly affected, the group jumps into action.
Birdie's granddaughter and friend have started a dog walking business. Nick, a friend of Cass's who has returned to Sea Harbor is killed when his house burns down. There's a new chef at the Lazy Lobster, with a sous-chef of questionable character. Who killed Nick? and why? A quick read, with a surprising twist at the end to the suspect.
Thanks to NetGalley, Ms Goldenbaum and Kensington Publishers for the ARC in exchange for an honest review

I hate it when an author kills off a beloved character. I cried while reading this amazing book
Nick Cabot is much loved in Seaside Harbor. Not only for his upbeat personality but for all the good he does. However not everyone likes home in fact someone disliked him so much they killed him! And his house burns to the ground. Only his beloved dog Squid survives. Who hated Nick so much that they resorted to murder? And can the Seaside Knitters ( Nell, Birdie, Cass and Izzy) figure it out without one of them becoming a victim.
This is a great series. This could be a stand alone read but it's better to start at book one in this series.

The Seaside knitters are devastated when their good friend Nick Cabot is killed in a house fire. When it's later determined he was murdered, the four women put their heads together to find his murderer. There are lots of suspects and red herrings that kept me guessing until the very end. Wonderful characters with heart.