A Murderous Ploy

Thriller / Crime, Fiction

Fatal entanglements

Henri is devastated after the death of his wife Maike. What’s more – he has no idea what to do with her needlework shop now that she is gone. Edda, a resolute employee, wants to stop it being sold at all costs. And so she begins dragging the young widower to Crochet Club meetings. Crochet Hook-Henri, as he is affectionately named by his regulars, is surprised to discover that the participants are not only on the trail of the latest wool trends, but also of some much more sinister machinations. Was Maike's death somehow involved?

  • Particular setting and charming characters
  • The prelude to a witty and warm-hearted cosy crime series
  • For readers of Richard Osman and Krischan Koch
Karla Letterman

Karla Lettermann, born in 1964, lives with her husband in Lübeck. She began as a trainee journalist at a daily newspaper in Göttingen, and later studied computer science and philosophy in Hamburg. Over the years she has been a journalist, the managing director of a printing company, an advertising manager, and a software developer.

A Murderous Ploy

Fatal entanglements

Henri is devastated after the death of his wife Maike. What’s more – he has no idea what to do with her needlework shop now that she is gone. Edda, a resolute employee, wants to stop it being sold at all costs. And so she begins dragging the young widower to Crochet Club meetings. Crochet Hook-Henri, as he is affectionately named by his regulars, is surprised to discover that the participants are not only on the trail of the latest wool trends, but also of some much more sinister machinations. Was Maike's death somehow involved?

  • Particular setting and charming characters
  • The prelude to a witty and warm-hearted cosy crime series
  • For readers of Richard Osman and Krischan Koch
Bibliographic Data
288 pages, ISBN: 978-3-423-22039-2
First published 2022