I thought hosting a charity knit-a-thon would be the highlight of Gunther's Landing's arts and crafts festival. Instead, I'm racing against a ransom deadline to save my assistant manager's life. Reid has been more than an employee since I inherited the yarn shop—he's become family. So when he disappears from the festival and a demand arrives, I'm not waiting for the police to sort it out. Someone thinks they can steal from a charity benefiting the houseless and take one of my people? They've picked the wrong retired librarian to mess with. This time, I'm not investigating alone. Rumple, my sassy, talking raccoon who is equal parts rescue and roommate, has finally conquered his fear of the outside world. He's traded the couch for the cobblestones of Main Street, and he's ready to help me unravel this thing—assuming he doesn't get distracted by festival snacks first. But the kidnapper knows more about us than they should. And the closer we get to the truth, the more I realize this crime might be connected to everything that's happened since I first inherited that shop. Perfect for fans of small-town charm, quirky sidekicks, and clever amateur sleuths, Loose Ends Tied Up is a cozy tale of found family with neurodivergent characters that proves some threads are worth following to the very end.