3.5 stars (rating shown may differ depending on site). A friend (AC?) started me reading this series with books 1-10, but I requested this book from the local library.

I'm guessing Betty Townsend created by Dinah Harper is a fictional series. The series has recently made a change (to New York during WWI) so the conference has a group of long-time fans (who are portrayed as mostly older) who preferred the previous books (and are upset that a long-time editor was fired) and a group of younger fans who are excited about the new direction. And then there's Dinah who's trying to have them all get along. Like Betty, most fans love rabbits and knitting (especially with angora yarn). I did enjoy learning a bit about angora and how it's made into yarn--and seeing what the knitters could do with it in a short time for the knitting contest.

The main crime is the murder of the new editor which occurs in Faith's library. However, as the book progresses, other crimes come to light: rabbits expected to win ribbons are shorn, rabbits are let loose in the library causing damage, and Betty's telephone exchange numbers become an issue that leads to a discovery. I despaired, along with other characters, at the damage to Castleton's library caused by the rabbits (not that it is the rabbits's fault--they were put in there by someone.)

Unusually for me, I did suspect the correct person (for at least one of the issues), but I thought I must be wrong because it was so obvious, I figured it was just a red herring that I was falling for. I did also guess a bit of the reason behind some of the things that happened. ( )