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August 1st 2006
by Berkley
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Paperback, 272 pages
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0425207072
(isbn13: 9780425207079)
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Knitter Kelly Flynn is thrilled that her friend Allison is joining a New York designer's studio. But when the young artist's new life ends before it b...more
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Read in March, 2007
A cozy for the airplane. Would have been better, when writing a knitting-based plot, to have actually known something about knitting.
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Read in August, 2008
Book #3 in the Knitting Series. Seftons characters are settling into place now. There are still way to many gals in the knitting shop, but they began to take smaller roles in this book. I still don’t know how in the matter of a couple of months all these people manage to knit complete shawls and sweaters (remember - this series started in April) but each time a new book starts they are on a different project. Except Kelly. She’s still plugging away on her first sweater. And I still have...more
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My friend gave me four of her books in this series, so I jumped right to this second book after reading Knit One, Kill Two. I enjoyed it but did not have much depth.
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Read in August, 2008
I mostly skimmed this book after about the first 1/3 of it. I've read the first two books in the series and liked them. Now the main character is starting to get on my nerves. The cops in that town must be incredibly stupid, because the evidence Kelly brings to their attention should have been found out pretty easily. Her knitting really is getting annoying too. She's a smart CPA, but the concept of a yarn over is difficult? And she's trying to knit a seater, but she doesn't know about inc...more
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What can I say? It's a knitting murder mystery. About what you'd expect. But if you knit, it makes it fun.
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I have to admit, if this series weren't about knitting, I probably wouldn't keep reading it. This book seemed to be the most poorly edited of the three so far -- several typos in the text, and errors in plot that should have been caught but weren't.
Kelly and her friends just aren't real people to me -- more "Betty and Veronica," where they are two-dimensional, with no real depth or interest.
The plot was slightly interesting but not all that compelling. Just didn't hook me (no...more
Kelly and her friends just aren't real people to me -- more "Betty and Veronica," where they are two-dimensional, with no real depth or interest.
The plot was slightly interesting but not all that compelling. Just didn't hook me (no...more
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Read in February, 2007
Third books in this light hearted series where the plot is more scenery than substance. I like this series for the slow pace Sefton set in discovering and getting to know her lead characters. Kelly is still unsure and insecure but still nosy and determined like her rottweiler, Carl, to get the bad guy. You need to have read the first two books to truly enjoy this one. Some secondary characters will seem paper thin if you haven't read Knit one Kill two and Needled to Death. The next novel in this...more
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Read in November, 2008
These books are super easy reads. A corporate CPA who is living in Colorado to finalize the estate of her aunt who has passed away; Kelly keeps sluthing after discovering yet another murder.
Fast read. Entertaining storyline. I'm not a knitter, but I do love Colorado. My favorite thing about these books is when I'm done reading one, I feel like I just got back from a trip to Colorado. Maggie Sefton does a great job portraying rural Colorado culture, except for the never ending need of Kel...more
Fast read. Entertaining storyline. I'm not a knitter, but I do love Colorado. My favorite thing about these books is when I'm done reading one, I feel like I just got back from a trip to Colorado. Maggie Sefton does a great job portraying rural Colorado culture, except for the never ending need of Kel...more
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Read in June, 2008
To me, this book started out really slowly. Maybe it is because I didn't read the other books in the series, but the characters seemed flat, especially at first when it was difficult to tell (or possibly care) who was who.
After about 70 pages, I finally started getting into the plot. I figured out who was guilty as soon as the character was introduced. But since it is a 'cozy', that didn't bother me too much.
Overall, an enoyable read once the characters started to show some person...more
After about 70 pages, I finally started getting into the plot. I figured out who was guilty as soon as the character was introduced. But since it is a 'cozy', that didn't bother me too much.
Overall, an enoyable read once the characters started to show some person...more
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Read in June, 2008
I guessed the killer from very early on in the story.. But you know what? When a series is THIS good it just doesn't seem to matter all that much! The characters are written so well that I feel like I actually know these people.. And I just love the relationships and friendships as well. :)
Every time I finish one of her books I say this, but I'll say it again anyway lol It really makes me want to learn how to knit! I don't know what the heck I'm waiting for. ;)
Every time I finish one of her books I say this, but I'll say it again anyway lol It really makes me want to learn how to knit! I don't know what the heck I'm waiting for. ;)
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Read in October, 2007
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This is the third installment in the series and it is much like the others - a quick, light, fluffy read about women who knit and their adventures. It's amazing to me that so many people in their small circle of yarn connected people end up getting murdered. What does that say about the knitting community? Are we more prone to violent behavior despite the generally acknowledged relaxing properties of the craft?
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Knitter Kelly Flynn is thrilled that her friend Allison is joining a New York designer's studio. But when the young artist's new life ends before it begins, Kelly must unravel Allison's messy, fast-track social circle-and its lethally wound threads.
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Knitter Kelly Flynn is thrilled that her friend Allison is joining a New York designer's studio. But when the young artist's new life ends before it begins, Kelly must unravel Allison's messy, fast-track social circle-and its lethally wound threads.
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i was going to read this fluff mystery after i finished needled to death, but my dog ate half of it. i wonder how much i owe the library?
Read in October, 2008
The plot isn't great. The writing could be improved, but for yarn descriptions and just plain entertainment, I really liked it.
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Read in July, 2006
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knitters and cozy mystery lovers
Still repetitive, and Kelly is still fairly annoying. Again, though, the mystery was JUST interesting enough to get me to finish it.
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This is a light and easy to read book. However, there's not a lot of plot, just likeable characters and some knitting tips.
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Read in January, 2007
It is a good thing I like the characters and love the yarn shop in the book or the books may get annoying...
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Read in September, 2007
Currently working on the shell sweater in the back of this book - it's a pretty quick pattern and fairly easy.
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