Dessert chef Casey Feldstein is running a new retreat called “From Sheep to Shawl” at a resort on the Monterey Peninsula. Participants will learn about sheepshearing‚ fixing up the fleece‚ and spinning‚ and will eventually knit a lovely shawl. Expert spinner Nicole Welton has been hired to teach the fleece-to-fiber portion of the retreat. But when the teacher fails to show up for class and is found lying dead on the boardwalk‚ everyone’s nerves are frayed.