A Knitting Mystery #9
Maggie Sefton
Berkley
June 2011/ ISBN 978-0-425-24114-1
Mystery / cozy
Amazon
Reviewed
by Laura Hinds
Kelly Flynn’s
work as a CPA who runs her own consulting business is consuming
her life this spring. As she nurses the heartbreak of the abrupt
end of her relationship with boyfriend Steve, work, knitting and
her close friends serve as her only solaces.
Everything
changes when Kelly and her friend, Jennifer, a realtor, find one
of Jennifer’s clients dead. Not just dead, murdered. Suddenly
Kelly is diving head first into an investigation to find the killer
before one of her own clients is charged with the crime. There are
many threads spun together in this mystery and it’s up to
Kelly and her sleuthing abilities to unravel the tangled web.
I like this
series and in particular this book for the female friendships that
take center stage. The women look out for each other personally
and professionally and lean on each other for advice on everything
from romance to digging up clues that will stop a killer in his
or her tracks.
The murder
in this book isn’t graphic, and we readers don’t have
much invested in the victim. The suspects are another story, as
Sefton imbues them with likable characteristics that left me rooting
for their innocence even when one or two of them seem to be guilty
of the crime.
The knitting
shop and variety of regular characters keeps the story interesting,
as does the mixture of knitting, socializing, sleuthing, murder,
romance, business and sports. A little something is offered for
everyone.
This is a really
good summer read, perfect for a day at the beach or a rainy day
inside. The author cleverly included a knitting pattern that is
good for summer too. It is for a “sweet summer tee”
that fits perfectly with the summer release of the novel. Also included
is a recipe for “yummy chocolate cake.” You’ll
want to have your knitting supplies and baking ingredients handy
for sure!
I recommend
this book and series for both teens and adults. It will appeal more
to women than to men, in my opinion, but there are some manly men
in the book too, including one who spins his own fleece on an old
fashioned spinning wheel. As I noted above, there really is something
for everyone to like about this book. Enjoy!
Reviews
of other titles in this series
Knit
One, Kill Two #1
Needled
To Death #2
Deadly
Yarn #3
Killer
Stitch #4
Dyer
Consequences #5
Fleece
Navidad #6
Unraveled
#9
Cast On,
Kill Off #10
Only Skein
Deep #15
Dyeing
Up Loose Ends #16
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