KNITS, KNOTS, AND KNIVES

A Civil War reenactment is turned deadly by the discovery that a body on the battlefield isn’t just acting.

History comes to life with the annual celebration of the Battle of Crandalsburg, complete with Civil War reenactors presenting live action role play of the battle. While some of the roles folks have chosen seem a little contrived by their inflated sense of importance—like that of Arden Sprouse, who claims his Capt. Anderson is a newly discovered forebear—it’s all in good fun, and people are excited to show off their ability to capture the era. Lia Geiger, who sells her custom knitwear at the Crandalsburg Craft Fair, enjoys taking in the pre-battle sights with her fellow vendors and the Ninth Street Knitters. She’s needed a little more excitement in her life since her daughter, Hayley, left the nest to live on her own and work at the Weber Alpaca Farm. Lia’s been stalled since the death of her husband, Tom, and though even Hayley suggests that it’s time to move on, Lia isn’t ready to get close to anyone, not even when town police chief Pete Sullivan wants to turn their friendship into something more. But she gets a whole lot closer to Pete when she discovers that one of the reenactors on the battlefield isn’t just playing dead, and the two of them team up to get to the bottom of what’s happened.

A mild mystery with little to object to or dig into.