Pamela Paterson and Bettina Fraser call their crafting group Knit and Nibble,in honor of its two main activities. But on a stormy Halloween nighttheir peaceful chat over spiced cider and cookies is interrupted by homicide . . . With the houses of ArborvilleNew Jerseydecked out in festively frightening decorationsitΓÇÖs easy to mistake a real dead body for a fake. But Pamela and Bettina are alerted by the screams of teenage trick-or-treaters to the corpse next door. Their neighbor AdrienneΓÇÖs sistervisiting from New York Cityis slumped on the porchfatally stabbed. And with countless people traipsing around in costumethe killer might be as elusive as an apple in a bucket of water. The victim was a charismatic college professor and fierce feministand soon the women are infiltrating her social and academic circles to collect clues. But some scandalous local gossip also suggests that Adriennenot her sistermight have been the target. NowPamela and Bettina will need all their creative skills to solve this ghoulish crime . . .