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Knit One, Kill Two (A Knitting Mystery #1)
Kelly Flynn never picked up a pair of knitting needles she liked—until she strolled into House of Lambspun. Now, in the first in a brand-new series, she learns how to knit one, purl two, and untangle the mystery behind her aunt's murder.
Mass Market Paperback, 273 pages
Published
June 2005
by Berkley Prime Crime
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Dec 27, 2008
Jennifer
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Knitters who like a side of mystery with their yarn.
The first in the Knitting Mystery Series.
This was a rough book but you can see the potential in the series. The main character is Kelly Flynn, a CPA who goes back to her Aunt's house to wrap up the estate after she is murdered. Kelly is an army brat who moved around a lot as a child - and coming back to her Aunt's house reminds her that this was the only place even close to being a real home to her over the years. When she digs into her Aunt's finances and finds some hinky loans against her hou...more
This was a rough book but you can see the potential in the series. The main character is Kelly Flynn, a CPA who goes back to her Aunt's house to wrap up the estate after she is murdered. Kelly is an army brat who moved around a lot as a child - and coming back to her Aunt's house reminds her that this was the only place even close to being a real home to her over the years. When she digs into her Aunt's finances and finds some hinky loans against her hou...more
I'm just going to review this first book, since it is fairly representative of the series. An enjoyable, though somewhat predictable mystery read, especially if you are a fiber addict and like to read about knitting and yarn.
Something I like about these books is that the murders aren't just "the reason for the book," they are treated as being horrible/sad/tragic/hateful, just as they ought to be. Some books are "ho-hum, we needed someone to die so our hero could investigate, HELLO JANE JEFFRIES....more
Something I like about these books is that the murders aren't just "the reason for the book," they are treated as being horrible/sad/tragic/hateful, just as they ought to be. Some books are "ho-hum, we needed someone to die so our hero could investigate, HELLO JANE JEFFRIES....more
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Purely a fluff mystery. It’s a fun little story that almost dives into the world of fantasy. Really now - how can all these people work such flexible jobs that allow them to continuously pop into the knitting store at whim? Seriously. I also found that there were too many characters, there was nothing to really distinguish them from each other and their characters were all rather flat. Less would have been more here. Being a knitter, I found the rate that all these “working people” were finishin...more
I didn't bring my knitting with me on vacation, and my fingers were getting a little edgy after being still for almost two weeks. Good thing I had packed this book. It gave me just enough needlework action to keep me from going into wooly withdrawal.
Kelly Flynn has returned to her hometown of Fort Connor, Colorado to arrange her dear Aunt Helen's funeral. She was expecting to undertake this task alone and is surprised when Helen's friends from House of Lambspun shop jump in the help. They quickl...more
Kelly Flynn has returned to her hometown of Fort Connor, Colorado to arrange her dear Aunt Helen's funeral. She was expecting to undertake this task alone and is surprised when Helen's friends from House of Lambspun shop jump in the help. They quickl...more
I just don't understand these spunky girls who get involved in solving murders. If I thought someone was a murderer, the last thing I would do is go to their secluded ranch to confront them. Yet, this is exactly what these girls do in mystery after mystery. Who are they ? Fortunately, this one is smarter than most and almost never makes any stupid moves.
This book is the first in a series. They revolve around a group of women, including our heroine Kelly Flynn, who knit together at a yarn shop i...more
This book is the first in a series. They revolve around a group of women, including our heroine Kelly Flynn, who knit together at a yarn shop i...more
Oct 01, 2010
Kathleen Hagen
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Knit one, Kill Two, by Maggie Sefton, b-plus. Narrated by Jane Jacobs, produced by Penguin Audio, downloaded from audible.com.
The first in a new series. Kelly Flynn has come to sell her aunt’s house. But she also has the idea of solving her aunt’s murder. The police are pinning it on a vagrant, but there is the missing $20,000, a missing family quilt, and the missing sweater her aunt had been knitting-none of which was found in the possession of the vagrant. Kelly believes they’ve got the wrong...more
The first in a new series. Kelly Flynn has come to sell her aunt’s house. But she also has the idea of solving her aunt’s murder. The police are pinning it on a vagrant, but there is the missing $20,000, a missing family quilt, and the missing sweater her aunt had been knitting-none of which was found in the possession of the vagrant. Kelly believes they’ve got the wrong...more
Knit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton
I can't wait to get the next book in this series. I had so much fun with Kelly and all of her friends. The author must love yarn. She describes the yarn like she's describing flavers of sherbert. I just couldn't figure out the solution to the crime. Boy, did I feel shocked to learn the ending. Kelly is from Washington D.C. She goes to Denver to straighten out business matters for her Aunt Helen. Along the way, she learns the most unlikely people have a past. It...more
I can't wait to get the next book in this series. I had so much fun with Kelly and all of her friends. The author must love yarn. She describes the yarn like she's describing flavers of sherbert. I just couldn't figure out the solution to the crime. Boy, did I feel shocked to learn the ending. Kelly is from Washington D.C. She goes to Denver to straighten out business matters for her Aunt Helen. Along the way, she learns the most unlikely people have a past. It...more
I bought this book because I am a knitter and I like to read cozy mysteries. Even though I think most cozies are a bit contrived (it's always so convenient how by the middle someone dies and with roughly 30 pages to go, everything is all tied up in a solved bow), I enjoy getting in on the start of a series, and if I'm lucky and have chosen well, I get to follow a bunch of interesting characters until the series wears itself out or continues forever. This first book in the proposed series has som...more
I started reading this book anticipating a light fluffy mystery read, not the next great work of American literature. Even with that in mind, I was sorely disappointed.
I'm a hardcore knitter, I was knitting while reading this book on my Kindle. But by the third (then fourth, fifth, etc.) time the same plot devices were used, I was losing interest fast. I have no idea how the main character, Kelly, was able to suck down as much (insert superlative here) coffee as she did and still sleep. I too lo...more
I'm a hardcore knitter, I was knitting while reading this book on my Kindle. But by the third (then fourth, fifth, etc.) time the same plot devices were used, I was losing interest fast. I have no idea how the main character, Kelly, was able to suck down as much (insert superlative here) coffee as she did and still sleep. I too lo...more
(WARNING: includes bad puns)
I'm not usually one for books without dukes, dragons or some kind of supernatural or historical thing going on, but was attracted to this book because it featured knitting. As an avid knitter it seemed a fairly logical choice.
The author has woven a delightful tale containing a surprising, and slightly grizzly, mystery that involves a number of charming characters. Kelly, the heroine, unravels a web of secrets to discover the identity of her aunt's murderer.
The descrip...more
I'm not usually one for books without dukes, dragons or some kind of supernatural or historical thing going on, but was attracted to this book because it featured knitting. As an avid knitter it seemed a fairly logical choice.
The author has woven a delightful tale containing a surprising, and slightly grizzly, mystery that involves a number of charming characters. Kelly, the heroine, unravels a web of secrets to discover the identity of her aunt's murderer.
The descrip...more
I really liked it!! The format of the book, where it was half innocent comedy and half mystery resulted in a situation where both halves really complimented each other. Not too dramatic/heavy, not too simplistic or silly. I loved the characters, mostly because they all remind me of different sides of me (The sarcasm especially!). The only thing for me was that the ending where the killer is revealed and there's the big confrontation felt a bit slow. Perhaps its just my imagination has trouble im...more
I was at the used book store the other day and I browsed for a new cozy mystery series to read since I've caught up on any of the ones that I care about. The first three (and some later ones) were on the shelf for this series, so I picked them up. I don't care a bit about knitting, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to like the book.
The way that Kelly goes on and on about the color and feel of all the yarn in the knitting shop, I find it hard to believe she'd been so reluctant to try to knit b...more
The way that Kelly goes on and on about the color and feel of all the yarn in the knitting shop, I find it hard to believe she'd been so reluctant to try to knit b...more
FINALLY!!
I have been reading "cozy mysteries" for awhile now. Most of them I REALLY enjoy. But I am starting to see a pattern in them. Let me explain~~First, you have a party or a gathering or a function. Then, someone (usually its QUITE shocking) dies. Then, someone (the hero OR heroine of the stories) steps in to "help" local authorities and 128 pages later, *POOF*, the crime is solved. Not always neatly, but solved nonetheless.
THIS book was different. And since this is the first book in the...more
It's hard to fairly evaluate this book, because I listened to the audiobook and the narration is HORRIBLE. It was only just about the level that I can even stand to listen to it. It seemed like the narrator had not read the book before, or even read a sentence before narrating it, so there are all these weird mood shifts and changes.
As for the book itself (in as much as I can judge, what with it being filtered through the prism of terrible narration) it's a reasonably interesting book, inoffensi...more
As for the book itself (in as much as I can judge, what with it being filtered through the prism of terrible narration) it's a reasonably interesting book, inoffensi...more
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Not my cup of tea. Slow read, little action, rather predictable, and the descriptions were overdone in some areas and not nearly as defined as they could be in others.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy knitting. But a murder mystery, in my opinion, should not contain 3 parts knitting instruction, 1 part action. On a good note, there were some touching parts, and interesting character building scenes. Overall, however, my 2 star rating is from my generous side.
I got three of this series discounted at my...more
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy knitting. But a murder mystery, in my opinion, should not contain 3 parts knitting instruction, 1 part action. On a good note, there were some touching parts, and interesting character building scenes. Overall, however, my 2 star rating is from my generous side.
I got three of this series discounted at my...more
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I've been working on four different projects, all in sock weight. This book makes me want to break out bulky yarn and huge-ass needles.
The writing was okay - I felt some of the dialogue was trite. But I like the concept, so I'll give the author the benefit of the doubt for the first book in the series.
I did NOT like the lack of profanity. I don't like alternative swearing - if you're going curse, just fucking curse - and the word 'heck' in particular. If you don't like to swear, that's fine, but...more
The writing was okay - I felt some of the dialogue was trite. But I like the concept, so I'll give the author the benefit of the doubt for the first book in the series.
I did NOT like the lack of profanity. I don't like alternative swearing - if you're going curse, just fucking curse - and the word 'heck' in particular. If you don't like to swear, that's fine, but...more
TITLE/AUTHOR: KNIT ONE, KILL TWO by Maggie Sefton
RATING: 3/C
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Mystery, 2005, 273 pgs
TIME/PLACE: Present, Colorado
CHARACTERS: Kelly Flynn/accountant
COMMENTS: 1st in series. Kelly returns to CO after
her Aunt Helen is killed in a burglary. She inherits
a home and becomes involved w/ the women at the local
knitting shop. Slow moving, boring.
RATING: 3/C
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Mystery, 2005, 273 pgs
TIME/PLACE: Present, Colorado
CHARACTERS: Kelly Flynn/accountant
COMMENTS: 1st in series. Kelly returns to CO after
her Aunt Helen is killed in a burglary. She inherits
a home and becomes involved w/ the women at the local
knitting shop. Slow moving, boring.
Apr 10, 2008
Julie
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
knitters or mystery lovers
Shelves:
mystery,
from-library
Okay, it's total fluff. And it's pretty much cashing in on the giant knitting craze. But if you're a knitter who likes to read, give it a whirl—it's not a bad mystery. There's no deeply technical knitting involved either, so I'd recommend it as a light read even if you're not a knitter. Who knows—you might find yourself wanting to pick up a pair of needles.
I hate books where the women are all instantly BFFs when they meet each other, and by "BFFs," I mean they all sit around eating fattening food while complaining to each other about their weight and swapping diet tips. Every conversation between women in this book went something like this:
"This is just too delicious! You're all going to make me fat!"
"Whatever, honey! You're body is awesome! I wish I had your legs!"
"Well, my arms are flabby, then! I'll have to do overtime at the gym--maybe just on...more
"This is just too delicious! You're all going to make me fat!"
"Whatever, honey! You're body is awesome! I wish I had your legs!"
"Well, my arms are flabby, then! I'll have to do overtime at the gym--maybe just on...more
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Kelly Flynn has just returned to Colorado, where she spent her summers as a child. Unfortunately, this time it is not for pleasure - her Aunt Helen(who has been like a mother to her) has been murdered. Once Kelly arrives, she finds an instant support group in the ladies who frequent the knit shop across the road from her aunt's cottage. They all knew and loved her aunt, and warm to Kelly immediately. When Kelly realizes that things aren't adding up, she starts to do her own investigating. The ma...more
I am an avid knitter and enjoy a good cozy mystery so I expected this book to be something I would like, given that it enjoys fairly decent ratings. I did not expect to find a poorly edited book full of errors, populated by cardboard charters who exist merely to do favors for the heroine of the book despite the fact they met her ten minutes ago.
Everything about this book rings false. From an Aunt who lives on a golf course and had previously sold huge amount of prime land to developers who is de...more
Everything about this book rings false. From an Aunt who lives on a golf course and had previously sold huge amount of prime land to developers who is de...more
This is the first of a series of knitting mysteries that take place among friends in a yarn shop in Colorado. Kelly Flynn has just arrived in town to settle the affairs of her Aunt Helen, who has recently been murdered in what police are calling a robbery gone bad. Helen had been close friends with a group of knitters who met regularly in a yarn shop, and Kelly becomes friends with these folks and reluctantly learns to knit. As she learns more about her aunt’s last days and her financial affairs...more
Oct 10, 2007
Mary Wu
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Knitters, fabric junkies, anyone looking for something light
A "light read," nothing too overwhelming or hard to follow. I read this on a plane ride, and found it fun, at times I found myself laughing out loud.
I don't believe this will be a book that will forever impact my life, or something that I'll be quoting in 10 years, but it can be listed under "fun while it lasted"
I don't believe this will be a book that will forever impact my life, or something that I'll be quoting in 10 years, but it can be listed under "fun while it lasted"
This is the first book in the series and was certainly better than the 8th. The mystery, again, was well wrapped and although I had an inkling who it was, there were plenty of red herrings to throw the reader off. Again, I'm not sure how plausible it is that the main character ("Kelly") arrives in town and instantly makes three best friends within a few days. But then again, I'm not from a small town, so maybe it does happen. The coffee references were nowhere near as obnoxious as in the 8th boo...more
After I finished #7 in the series, I realized it WAS #7. So I thought, hey, some of the Mrs. Murphy books later in the series are sort of awful unless you know the characters. And I love Mrs. Murphy! Let's read the first one in this series, and maybe I'll fall in love.
I wouldn't have read #7 if I'd read this stinker. Wow. It was terrible. I mean, objectively terrible. I got bored by the situation, I could barely tell the minor characters apart (and I didn't exactly need to, since they all existe...more
I wouldn't have read #7 if I'd read this stinker. Wow. It was terrible. I mean, objectively terrible. I got bored by the situation, I could barely tell the minor characters apart (and I didn't exactly need to, since they all existe...more
Kelly is a CPA from D.C. who goes to a small town in Colorado to settle her aunt's estate after her aunt is killed in what the police say was a "burglary gone bad." But Kelly doesn't buy the story and begins her own side investigation, thus launching her side career as an amateur PI.
This is a pretty good cozy. It's written with humour and the author does a great job of describing the atmosphere of the LYS (that's a local yarn store to non-knitters). She not only deftly describes the colours and...more
This is a pretty good cozy. It's written with humour and the author does a great job of describing the atmosphere of the LYS (that's a local yarn store to non-knitters). She not only deftly describes the colours and...more
This is the first book I read with an accountant as a main character that is actually loveable and cute.
Starting off with an inheritance from her aunt and the nagging suspicion the death was not a natural one the accountant is proving to be nosier and more determined with each page. A pain in the neck as accountants mostly seem to be, albeit a successful one in the end.
As a knitter I love the description of the yarn shop and wish we had something like that where I live, especially with that ama...more
Starting off with an inheritance from her aunt and the nagging suspicion the death was not a natural one the accountant is proving to be nosier and more determined with each page. A pain in the neck as accountants mostly seem to be, albeit a successful one in the end.
As a knitter I love the description of the yarn shop and wish we had something like that where I live, especially with that ama...more
Knit One, Kill Two ist der erste Roman der Knitting-Mysteries. Kelly Flynn kehrt nach dem Mord an ihrer Tante Helen nach Fort Connor, Colorado zurück. Zwar wurde für den Mord ein Verdächtiger inhaftiert, aber Kelly macht einige Entdeckungen, die nicht ganz zum vermeintlichen Tatgeschehen passen und stellt deshalb Nachforschungen auf eigene Faust an.
Die Krimihandlung ist nicht besonders spannend, es ist ja auch ein Cozy. Eine große Rolle spielt natürlich das Stricken, wenn man selbst nicht strick...more
Die Krimihandlung ist nicht besonders spannend, es ist ja auch ein Cozy. Eine große Rolle spielt natürlich das Stricken, wenn man selbst nicht strick...more
suckie. I got bored. It was going no where, and halfway through the book it was so obvious who did it, that I just quit reading it (but I did check the end to confirm that I was right). I love to knit, but not read about someone learning how to knit a scarf in garter stitch.
I would never have bought this book for myself, and it's good to see my instincts proved right. I don't know what I'll say to my step-mother, though, when she asks how it was. I had a headache last night, and wanted something I wouldn't have to give much mental energy to, but after three pages, I think this book actually made my headache worse. The writing is appalling. I could barely find the stilted dialogue underneath all the unnecessary adverbs, and based on everything that was described as...more
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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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