A Summer of Mystery
Kate Davies had a very fun idea for a summer knitting club. A Summer of Mystery focused on the work of Margery Allingham, who wrote the Albert Campion mysteries. Though Kate would not recommend them, I first learned of Albert Campion via the PBS Mystery episodes in the late 80's or early 90's, featuring Peter Davison. From there I moved on to reading some of the books. So this club featured a mystery knit-along, a book club, AND a series of knitting designs that were released throughout the summer, inspired by the Allingham novels. There was a reading schedule and a series of essays, by Kate Davies (who is a scholar as well as a knitter) and by guests as well. Of the 10 books in the club schedule, I read five. Sweet Danger, Dancers in Mourning, Coroners Pidgin, The Tiger in the Smoke, and Tethers End . It was such fun to revisit these old books - I had a few stashed in my basement (where we have a rather excellent if incomplete mystery library) and the rest I had to ...
