Kelly Flynn is in Colorado to settle her Aunt Helen's estate, but something is amiss. Helen, who was like a mother to Kelly, was murdered in the living room of her quaint cottage, supposedly by a vagrant caught running from the area after the crime. There are several problems with the investigation, though: The police have found no trace of Helen's latest knitting project, a purple sweater torn from the needles in Helen's hands during the murder, the $20,000 in cash that Helen borrowed just before the murder has disappeared without a trace, and, unbeknownst to the police, a family heirloom quilt is inexplicably missing from Helen's living room wall. Kelly believes that the local cops are bungling the case and sets out to look for clues to the killer herself, with the help of her new group of friends at the House of Lambspun, the knitting shop located in Aunt Helen's former home across from the cottage.
Sefton's first knitting mystery has all the elements of an excellent cozy/craft series: a likeable heroine, hints at a future love interest, long lost relatives, secret business deals gone bad, a kindly retired cop who now spins wool, supportive friends, a charming setting, and just the right amount of knitting to satisfy yarn lovers without turning off non-knitting readers. I've already read the next couple of installments, and I highly recommend this series.
No comments:
Post a Comment