Hounds of the Basket Stitch by Anne Canadeo. 5 stars

A follow up to last years Purls and Poison, this year's entry of the Black Sheep & Company focuses on Dana Haeger one of the Black Sheep Kniiters. A psychologist with a busy practice she brings the rest of group to meet her godchild Holly and her sister Rose. Rose was in a car accident when she was younger and received a head injury. She is currently receiving therapy from two innovative doctors in town. Holly runs a nursery that she inherited and Rose raises rescue dogs and trains them to be therapy dogs. There is a fire at the nursery and Holly is injured and Rose is traumatized. So the obvious mystery is how did the fire happen and who hurt Holly. But there is more to the story and as the book unfolds we find out the truth on past actions.

I've been reading the Black Sheep & Company mysteries since 2009 when they were published by another company and called the Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries. I have enjoyed each and every one. The obvious affection and friendship that is shared by all the members is a given in each book. Each member contributes their expertise and skills to investigate and solve the mystery. What made this extra special was the addition of the dogs and a particular charming puppy.. I will eagerly await the next book in this series.

Thank you Netgalley and Kensington Books for this ARC.

I enjoyed this book. It is the first one I've read by this author. Even though this is far down in the series, I never felt lost about the relationship between the characters. I liked the characters, the setting and the mystery, since I was unable to figure out who did it and why. I've added the previous books to my TBR list.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my eARC in exchange for an honest review.