Knit One, Kill Two

Incredibly offensive. I'm giving away the ending for two reasons: the first is that it's not a mystery, and the second is that maligning adoption by choosing it as the reason - and the only reason provided for the murder - is cruel and lazy ignorance. Unfortunately, a modern author using adoption as a motive for murder provides the only shock this book delivers. There are certain situations where I could accept adoption as a trigger beginning a lifetime of abuse and cruelty that ends in murder. But, I would have to get far more from an author than given here. Honestly, was I supposed to nod and sigh "Ah, yes... a child of adoption has only the gun to resolve their identity issues..." Rudyard Kipling asked us to believe that a child show more raised by wild and deadly animals is only mildly out of touch with the industrial revolution. Humbug! show less

I read this book after reading the second book in the series. I enjoyed Knit One, Kill Two much more than the second book. The mystery kept my attention more and the relationships seemed more geniune. I also understood more about Kelly's character and why she acted the way she did in the second book.

3.75 stars

Kelly is an accountant from Washington, D.C. who has come to Colorado to put her aunt's affairs in order after she's been murdered. Kelly's aunt was the only family she had left, but she finds out some troubling information about the investigation... although the police think they have the guy, Kelly's not convinced. With the help of some of her Aunt Helen's knitting friends, Kelly learns some shocking things about her aunt's past as she tries to figure out what really happened to Helen.

It took a little while to get going, and I thought the first half of the book focused more on the people (probably to introduce them all) and the knitting than the mystery, but I thought it really picked up in the 2nd half of the book when it show more focused more on the mystery. There were even a couple of places where it felt a little creepy. Had the pace been the same throughout the book, I would have rated it 4 stars, but as the first half was a little slow for me, I've kept my rating just below that. I did enjoy it, and probably will continue the series (like I need another!). show less

Kelly Flynn, CPA, returns to her hometown of Fort Connor, CO when her aunt Helen is murdered, to grieve and handle the estate. She plans to sell her aunt's cottage and return to D.C. when things are settled. In the meantime she gets involved with the knitting shop next door. The shop along with a cafe are in the farmhouse that once belonged to her aunt and uncle before they sold off the farm retaining just the cottage. Helen's murder reported to have been a robbery gone bad doesn't fit the facts; there are too many unanswered questions. Kelly and her new group of friends start looking at those problem questions. Helen had secrets, a cousin that Kelly didn't know about and a sudden need for a large amount of money that resulted in a new show more high over-valued mortgage on the cottage. I liked this group and Kelly for not being the typical high risk main characters that do really stupid things. The knitting shop also seems a more realistic setting than some cozies. Looking forward to the next one. show less

This was a fun whodunnit. I enjoyed the setting and the book had me guessing who the true culprit was for a good long while. I am definitely going to be reading the rest of this series!

For me, this was a pleasant little cozy mystery that I could carry around in my purse and pick up whenever I had a few minutes to read. It wasn't rocket science, but it was interesting and entertaining in the manner of most cozy mysteries.

Kelly Flynn is called back to Fort Connor, CO to settle the estate of her Aunt Helen who was murdered in what the police say was a robbery gone bad, but too many little things don't add up to that scenario for Kelly and she convinces her aunt's friends to help her resolve those discrepancies. IMHO, the clues were well-spread out and the characters were interesting. I hope to see in future installments further character development for all the different personalities - some you wanted to laugh with, show more others you wanted to hug. show less

Kelly Flynn works at a CPA firm in D.C. and she is good at it. But when she gets news of her aunt’s murder, she drops everything to go back to the small town where she spent so many happy days with her aunt and uncle. The police think it was just a burglary gone wrong, but Kelly has other ideas. She is sure the cops have the wrong guy in custody. It takes some digging into her aunt’s past to find the answers she seeks. In the meantime, Kelly has made some new friends and is actually finding out that she may have inherited some of her aunt’s talent at needlework. The first in the series, this tale definitely leaves you wanting to know more about the characters. It’s a good start, an interesting concept in cozy mysteries, and the show more hope is that all these likeable characters will return in book two with a new murder to solve. show less