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241 ratings, 3.39 average rating, 75 reviews
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published
June 7th 2005
by Berkley
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Paperback, 288 pages
isbn
042520359X
(isbn13: 9780425203590)
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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, ...more
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Read in December, 2008
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, HEL...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, HEL...more
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Read in July, 2008
recommends it for:
knitters
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” wer...more
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Read in March, 2006
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.
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Read in July, 2006
recommends it for:
knitters or mystery lovers
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.
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Read in October, 2007
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"
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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.
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Read in October, 2007
I picked this book up because it had to do with knitting and it looked like the kind of fluff reading I needed at the time. As a mystery, it lacked suspense and 3-dimensional characters, but it did inspire me to pick up my knitting needles again.
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Read in January, 2006
Sorry, the writing is sophomoric and somewhat boring. Too much emphasis on unnecessary details. Love the character and the setting.
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This is a series set in "Ft. Connor," Colorado. Since Ft. Collins is very familiar to me, it is fun to read these books.
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Read in July, 2008
recommends it for:
knitters, Coloradans, cozy fans in general
Kelly Flynn, accountant and financial planner, returns to the small town in Colorado where she was raised to bury her murdered aunt and see to her affairs. While trying to settle her aunt's finance, she discovers a large loan that was taken out without Kelly's knowledge. While she tries to figure out what led to the murder, Kelly gets involved with her aunt's knitting friends, who help give her insight into the life her aunt lived in recent years.
The mystery in this cozy is first-rate. So...more
The mystery in this cozy is first-rate. So...more
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Read in April, 2008
I was annoyed with this book from the get-go because of typos and word mis-use(The proofreader sucked I guess: "The sound of Carl's barking reached her eyes.") because I live in the Colorado town where it is based, and the shop in the book was the first LYS I knew. What irritated me is that I can see no reason to change the name of the towns -- can someone explain why you would do that?
While I did not figure it out right away, I felt that there was a shallowness to the mystery, and u...more
While I did not figure it out right away, I felt that there was a shallowness to the mystery, and u...more
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Read in January, 2006
Because my favorite thing in the world is knitting, I naturally enjoy reading about it as well. I normally am not a murder-mystery fan, but this was a book involving knitting and a yarn shop so I snatched it up. I felt like I was getting to know the characters as my own friends and that I might meet them someday in a yarn shop and be able to sit down with them and work on my latest knitting project alongside them.
The main character, Kelly Flynn, a Washington D.C. accountant, comes to a sm...more
The main character, Kelly Flynn, a Washington D.C. accountant, comes to a sm...more
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Read in January, 2008
A cozy mystery series that revolves around a knitting store. This was a gift, and I wasn't overly excited about it because I'm not a knitter. However, the characters are very down-to-earth nice people - the sort of people I could see myself hanging out with. And the main character doesn't know anything about knitting at the start of the book, either, so I sort of learned about it along with her. I really enjoyed this.
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Read in March, 2008
The author lives in my home state of Colorado and bases the book on a knitting store I have driven by hundreds of times. I liked the first book as it was a fast read and an interesting storyline. The later books did not have a strong storyline. For a fast and easy read, would recommend this book.
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Read in June, 2007
recommends it for:
knitting dorks
As a knitting dork and mystery cozy lover, I enjoyed this knitting cozy. Even though I liked the mystery, the characters, and the setting, Sefton's writing style is unnatural and somewhat juvenile, making me constantly aware that I was reading words on a page. A high school kid might have written this novel. Sefton repeatedly peppers the dialog with verbs like "tweaked" and "chirped," as if she had her trusty thesaurus out while she was writing so that she could look up sy...more
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Read in May, 2008
while it has colorful knitting language, like how the girl falls in love with knitting, it's a little unsettling reading it in the story since it's obviously a mystery book.
the who dun it part sorta comes together a little too quickly at the end of the book. it felt like she was building up all these characters and then BOOM, u figure out who did it, and then the story is over.
i guess since this is a first in the series, she didn't really need to develop the characters fully... just a s...more
the who dun it part sorta comes together a little too quickly at the end of the book. it felt like she was building up all these characters and then BOOM, u figure out who did it, and then the story is over.
i guess since this is a first in the series, she didn't really need to develop the characters fully... just a s...more
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Read in July, 2005
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For a first novel, this book isn't bad but it could have been much better. The typos and editing mistakes were rampant throughout the book and that distracted from the story. The story itself was rather flat and uninteresting, as are the characters. The mystery & setup is too much like Crewel World by Monica Ferris to be really good. And Kelly Flynn herself - the main character - is too predictable & stereotypical to be truly likable. The knitting content was good but not too realistic t...more
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Read in August, 2008
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Mystery Guild Book Clubrecommends it for: Emily, Ruth, and Barb
This is my first experience with this author. She has written five books in this series. All are knitting mysteries about the main character, Kelly Flynn and all the trouble she gets into trying to solve her beloved Aunt Helen's murder in Colorado. Kelly has returned to Colorado from Washington, D. C. where she is an accountant to attend her Aunt's funeral. It is a quick read and I look forward to reading the others in this series and finding what else can happen to Kelly Flynn. Kelly learn...more
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Read in April, 2006
Cute and adorable, yet interesting mystery novel set in Colorado. Kelly Flynn, a DC accountant, comes back to Colorado to settled her aunt's affair after her murder by a homeless man or so says the local police. Aunt Helen, an expert crafter, knitter may have had a more mysterious life than anyone would have thought. Kelly, with the help of her aunt's knitting friends, solves the puzzle while learning how to knit and maybe find a life she might feel happy with. I loved this cute, no frills myste...more
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3 people have given me copies of this book so I figure I'd better read it. It makes ok gym reading, but so far I'm underwhelmed.
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