After the death of her aunt and cousin (in Sefton’s first Knitting Mystery, Knit One, Kill Two) left her with a cottage in Fort Connor, Colorado—and a ranch in Wyoming—Washington, D.C. accountant Kelly Flynn returned home to Colorado to figure out her inheritance. At the knitting café across the parking lot from her new cottage, she picked up a new hobby and made a few friends. In fact, she’s starting to get settled in—and she’s even toying with the possibility of staying in Fort Connor.
One day, however, when Kelly accompanies a group of tourists to a local alpaca farm, she finds herself in the middle of a mystery when she goes in search of the farm’s owner, Vickie Claymore, and finds her dead. The obvious suspect is Bob Claymore, Vickie’s cheating husband (who was soon to be her ex), who ends up inheriting half of the ranch. But it could also be Vickie’s cousin, Jayleen, who helped out on the farm, though she really wanted a farm of her own.
When Vickie’s daughter, Debbie, shows up in Fort Connor to settle her mother’s estate, Kelly agrees to help. And, at the same time, she starts doing a little investigating of her own to try to find Vickie’s killer.
If you’re looking for a serious mystery, this isn’t it. The story is pretty light and fluffy, the details aren’t always accurate, and it probably won’t take you long to correctly guess the killer. Kelly, the main character, is terribly naïve, too—but that’s part of what makes her so lovable. The story is warm and cozy, and it’s full of characters that are as kind and caring (and, well, downright neighborly) as people in a fictional small mountain town should be. And while the knitting content may feel a bit forced at times, it’ll make an instant connection with its knitting readers (who are, of course, the primary audience for a series called “Knitting Mysteries”). While reading it, I was extremely jealous of Kelly, lives right across the driveway from a yarn shop/cafe—and that alone was worth the read for me.
If you love knitting as much as you love a good read, you’ll enjoy this book. It may not be a serious read, but it’s a fun read nonetheless—and you’ll whip through it in no time, so you can get back to your latest project.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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