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A Killer Stitch (A Knitting Mystery #4)
Now in hardcover-the fast-growing mystery series featuring Kelly Flynn and her knitting circle!
The House of Lambspun has been bombarded for the holidays. Then an alpaca sheep rancher is found dead in Bellevue Canyon-and knitter and sometime-sleuth Kelly Flynn quickly puts Yuletide frivolities aside.
With the deceased's reputation for loving and leaving the ladies of For...more
The House of Lambspun has been bombarded for the holidays. Then an alpaca sheep rancher is found dead in Bellevue Canyon-and knitter and sometime-sleuth Kelly Flynn quickly puts Yuletide frivolities aside.
With the deceased's reputation for loving and leaving the ladies of For...more
Hardcover, 272 pages
Published
May 1st 2007
by Berkley Hardcover
(first published 2007)
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Jan 24, 2008
Karen
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2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
people who like repetitive writing
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Ugh, I wanted to throw this book against the wall. Not because of the plot, though I guessed who the killer was very early on. No, it's the prose that kills me - pun intended. Most of the characters have the same voice, except for Jayleen who is super-Southern-drawl woman. Everyone says "Ooooh, yeah" in response to every question. The sleuth, Kelly Flynn, is forever bemoaning her lack of knitting skills even though she's been knitting multiple things in each book. Kelly's description of touching...more
this book drove me crazy. I loved the first three in the series, but this one really got under my skin. How many cups of Eduardo's coffee can one drink? How many times can a cup of coffee be described in the same exact way? And how obvious is the freaking killer? The conversations are monotonous - basically the same conversation had over & over with different words or questions. I kept taking a break from this book, thinking I'd come back & enjoy it - but I didn't.
I'm just over this seri...more
I'm just over this seri...more
First, a warning - when I read the jacket copy of this book, I had no earthly idea what the heck this book was about. So I suggest just not reading it. If you liked the first three books in this series, just trust that you'll like this book, and read it; don't worry about the jacket copy.
Basically, the deal is that there's a dead guy and he was involved in a love triangle. Why the jacket copy insists on taking two really complicated paragraphs to say that, I have no idea. Kelly gets personally i...more
Basically, the deal is that there's a dead guy and he was involved in a love triangle. Why the jacket copy insists on taking two really complicated paragraphs to say that, I have no idea. Kelly gets personally i...more
The writing is so insanely awful, and the humor would have been too gentle for my Catholic grandmother. It kind of kills me that people go on about these books being witty. They're corny at best, and work so hard to be heartwarming that they just come off saccharine and two-dimensional. Plus, isn't anyone there concerned that Kelly sort of wanders around bettering her situation because other people die? She somehow gained a cottage across from a yarn store, a whole bunch of friends, a boyfriend,...more
3 Stars
Read~May 4, 2010
Really good book. MUCH better than the last one. I really am loving this series. The only negative I have to say about this book is the increase in swearing. Just a few words (one in particular--though definitely applicable, I felt unnecessary to keep repeating), but Kelly's character does not strike me as one who talks that way, so it was rather disconcerting.
Other than that, this book was really good, Kelly is settled into her new life in Colorado with her new "family"...more
This book is part of a pretty standard paperback murder mystery series. The series centers around a fiber shop, and following the characters interact with yarn, learning how to knit, spin, etc. is a nice part of the book. Additionally, there is a lot of talk of food and coffee, which is fun to read. Sometimes this becomes farcical and unrealistic -- in one scene in this book, the main character has a piece of chocolate cake, a mint hot chocolate, and then once done immediately takes a gingerbrea...more
"The House of Lambspun has been bombarded for the holidays. Then an alpaca sheep rancher is found dead in Bellevue Canyon-and knitter and sometime-sleuth Kelly Flynn quickly puts Yuletide frivolities aside.
With the deceased's reputation for loving and leaving the ladies of Fort Connor, many women had a motive to kill him. Kelly also finds herself linked to the prime suspect, a former lover of the wealthy playboy rancher. Charged with keeping both spinner and spurned from going over the edge, Kel...more
With the deceased's reputation for loving and leaving the ladies of Fort Connor, many women had a motive to kill him. Kelly also finds herself linked to the prime suspect, a former lover of the wealthy playboy rancher. Charged with keeping both spinner and spurned from going over the edge, Kel...more
So bad it was good? Maybe more like so bad it was kind of funny. I didn't realize until I was about a chapter in that I'd read another in the series, Dropped Dead Stitch, and had similar complaints, especially about the main character's relationship with food. I don't remember the other one being quite as repetitive, though. Yes, Kelly likes coffee. We get it. She's athletic. Got it. She thinks she's an inadequate knitter. Okay.
The plot was moderately entertaining, which is why I have it two sta...more
The plot was moderately entertaining, which is why I have it two sta...more
Fourth in the series, this edition takes the reader on a winter mystery set in Colorado during the holidays where the Lambspun community is fast at work making hats, scarves, and mittens for seasonal gifting. Amidst the holiday cheer, chaos hits when a romance gone wrong ends in murder. The Lambspun community could be set in any small town. The writing is easy to follow and the variety of characters will surely allow readers to find at least one to cheer for. I enjoyed learning more about other...more
This book is one of the author's "knitting" series. It is the first one I read, so it took me a while to get into it. Once I did though, I really enjoyed it. The characters are very easy to visualize.
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I have had this book next to my bed to read. It has taken me awhile to finish reading. I like the ladies and Burt who can be found at the House of Lambspun. Since I do bookkeeping and married an accountant, I relate to Kelly and her need to get away from her accounts at times. Sleuthing is a lot more fun and accounting is very solitary.
For most of the story, there are only two suspects and I did not catch the possibility of a third suspect until after the suspect was introduced. I kept wondering...more
For most of the story, there are only two suspects and I did not catch the possibility of a third suspect until after the suspect was introduced. I kept wondering...more
Reading the next in line of the Knitting mysteries by Maggie Sefton is like coming to meet an old friend. You catch back up with all those you knew and another adventure begins...
When alpaca rancher Derek Cooper is discovered dead, there is shock among The House of Lambspun shop as it directly affects his girlfriend Lucy. But it soon becomes apparent the Derek has been murdered. As Kelly discovers more to help Diane who is suspect number one and also Kelly's good friend Jennifer's friend, she di...more
When alpaca rancher Derek Cooper is discovered dead, there is shock among The House of Lambspun shop as it directly affects his girlfriend Lucy. But it soon becomes apparent the Derek has been murdered. As Kelly discovers more to help Diane who is suspect number one and also Kelly's good friend Jennifer's friend, she di...more
This series has such potential but this book was a clunker. Kelly is about as boring as a MC can get, the killer is easy to guess, the writing is repetitive, the characters are flat, and a huge chunk of the already-thin plot is devoted to setting up the next book. All that plus a frustrating thread about how Kelly and her boyfriend haven't progressed much past chaste kissing, which of course leads to an immensely silly scene where they share a long kiss in front of people and everyone around the...more
It might have been that I had just read another mystery book full of intrigue and adventure, but this book was a little underwhelming in the excitement department. It was still a good book, but all that back and forth girl talk was a bit tedious, though I realize likely necessary. And the author was very sneaky in threading a side story into this book, one that will most likely be the subject of the next one. And because of that, I will have to read this authors next book. I have to know what it...more
This is my fourth book in this series. I am getting attached to the girls who go to the knitting shop to meet up with each other and relax for a spell. Kelly always has to have her Coffee. It is just that there is always a murder. But on this book I did not guess whodunit. This was a much better book than the others. I started the #5 book and Kelly and Steve are getting to be a couple and probably will be getting together in this book, I hope. The books are all readable and the group of people a...more
A Killer Stitch is #4 in Maggie Sefton’s Knitting Series. It’s almost Christmas and Kelly is settling into her new home in Fort Connor, Colorado. Money is coming in from her Wyoming ranch and her accounting consulting work is keeping her busy, but a pall hangs over the festive spirit at the House of Lambspun. An alpaca ranchers death in Bellvue Canyon has the knitting regulars concerned. Diane, friend of Jennifer - and Kelly’s friend - is under suspicion of murder. But it doesn’t stop there, the...more
I wanted to like this book. I really did. The first three books in this series were ok, but I feel like Ms. Sefton is running out of ideas quickly.
I was so tired of Kelly going to get coffee, Kelly going to knit and Kelly playing sports. I'm also tired of Kelly avoiding getting close with Steve. He's a great guy, and he probably would have given up on such an annoying woman by book two if this was in any way reality based.
I felt like her relationships to the suspect and the murder victim were t...more
I was so tired of Kelly going to get coffee, Kelly going to knit and Kelly playing sports. I'm also tired of Kelly avoiding getting close with Steve. He's a great guy, and he probably would have given up on such an annoying woman by book two if this was in any way reality based.
I felt like her relationships to the suspect and the murder victim were t...more
The fourth of the knitting mysteries. The author is back having the main character do her really kinda creepy and obsessive yarn fondling, and a character whom I had liked came off as "Oh, I'm nice as long as it is one of my FRIENDS who is in trouble" but not a bad mystery. As usual, a recipe and knitting project are given at the back. I read these via paperback swap... I should note that I'm not even tempted to *purchase* any of these to read them.
Feb 24, 2010
*Babs*
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone who likes mysteries
Shelves:
mysteries
I enjoyed book 4, but not as good as the others. It had some where I was tired of hearing about Kelly and her coffee issues if you have read the series so far there was no need to over do it in this book. Over all it was a good read and some part where funny. I will continue on with the series as everyone knows or should know in a series there are going to be one or two books not as good as the others. It was nice to see more of Kelly and Steve's relationship and some new characters as well.
Barely tolerable, this book was as bad as I was expecting. I had to reread the first chapter, because the characters were so generic that I couldn't tell them apart. It took me until the second chapter to identify the main character, and I mostly figured it out due to her major trait - an everpresent cup of coffee.
This was the rankest crap.
This was the rankest crap.
The novel is the 4th in Sefton’s Knitting Mysteries series. It was a quick, fun read that didn’t require any heavy lifting on my part. It was like a snack food: tasty and temporarily satisfying, but not enough to sustain you in the long term. Luckily, all I wanted this time was a snack-sized read and this book didn’t disappoint.
Aug 03, 2010
Patricia Solla
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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This series is interesting from a knitting point of view. There's romance too but am wondering if it will ever really heat up. The who done it is a little telegraphed towards the end but the build up to it is good. Also the reader is left with a feeling about what happens in the next book. Will be interesting to see if I'm right.
If you like the first three books in this series, chances are you will like this one too. The plot is thin, as in the others. I mainly like the characters and their friendships. These books are definitely not the best cozy mysteries. Yet I find myself compelled to keep reading the series.
Something frothy to cleanse the mental palate. This series is definitely enjoyable, especially if you are craft-y. The mysteries are getting much better, I guessed the killer and motive quickly in this one, but the how took longer. Good for the beach and/or airplane.
Again, a superb read by Maggie. I absolutely love all of her characters and I hope the rest of them are the same. I have to say this type of book is my kind of read, especially the setting. I'm not a knitter but a cross-stitcher and I would dearly love to go to a shop like this.
This story is set around a woman named Kelly who came to a Colorado town to take care of her late grandmother's estate. She had a wonderful time there where she met some people who were in a knitting club. Kelly decides to stay there after deciding not to go back to her hectic accounting job in a fast city like New York. In the last three books Kelly and her friends have solved some murders that have taken there in town. This has been the good parts in the books so far, however, in this story so...more
It's rare for me to find a book I didn't like, this one is similar to those recipe mysteries except it is about knitting. In fact the little circle on the cover says "A knitting mystery." It was an enjoyable book and a pretty good mystery.
Oct 09, 2009
Pam
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A variety of characters and professions set in Western ranch land. I'm glad Sefton has a woman cast as a shrewd accountant / detective.
Some perfectly helpful guys in this mystery with lots of spinning and knitting details. Quite a yarn to spin.
Some perfectly helpful guys in this mystery with lots of spinning and knitting details. Quite a yarn to spin.
Actually learned something about knitting in this cute story. P. 136 described splitting the tails of yard into 4 sections and weaving them in separately under and through knitted stitches to conceal them. That is a good lesson to know!
I really enjoy this series. The charming characters and beautiful small town setting lend the perfect feel to these cozy knitting mysteries! Each book comes with recipes and knitting patterns as well.
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"First, a little biographical information as introduction: Born in Richmond, VA, I grew up in Northern Virginia in Arlington, close to Washington, D.C. I attended university and received a Bachelor's degree in English Literature & Journalism, married, and started my family there. All four of my daughters are grown and established in careers of their own...more
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From author website:
"First, a little biographical information as introduction: Born in Richmond, VA, I grew up in Northern Virginia in Arlington, close to Washington, D.C. I attended university and received a Bachelor's degree in English Literature & Journalism, married, and started my family there. All four of my daughters are grown and established in careers of their own...more
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