Betty Hechtman is the national bestselling author of the Crochet Mysteries, the Yarn Retreat Mysteries, the Writer for Hire Mysteries and the Crochet and Crumpet Mysteries. Handicraft and writing are her passions and she is thrilled to be able to combine them in all her series. She lives with her family and stash of yarn in Southern California. See BettyHechtman.com for more information and excerpts from all her books. She blogs on Fridays at Killerhobbies.blogspot.com, and you can join her on Facebook at BettyHechtmanAuthor.