Betty HechtmanBetty Hechtman was born in Chicago, Illinois, and on a particularly eventful weekend graduated college, got married, and moved to Los Angeles, California. She has a degree in fine arts and has had a variety of professions, including being a volunteerfarm worker on a kibbutz, Sunday school teacher, waitress, retail sales, editor of a finance company newsletter, telephone operator, associate publicist, and freelance writer. Her love of mysteries started with Nancy Drew and blossomed when she began to read Agatha Christie's books. She has been doing handicrafts since she was a child. It is like a dream come true to be able to mix mystery and yarn craft in her books. Read More Read Less