A Killer Stitch is #4 in Maggie Sefton’s Knitting Series. It’s almost Christmas and Kelly is settling into her new home in Fort Connor, Colorado. Money is coming in from her Wyoming ranch and her accounting consulting work is keeping her busy, but a pall hangs over the festive spirit at the House of Lambspun. An alpaca ranchers death in Bellvue Canyon has the knitting regulars concerned. Diane, friend of Jennifer - and Kelly’s friend - is under suspicion of murder. But it doesn’t stop there, the group finds out Lucy, the spinning instructor, is pregnant with the dead man’s child. Jennifer is convinced Diane didn’t do it. Kelly thinks Lucy is hiding something more. Once again, Kelly finds herself unraveling a murder while trying to ignore Steve’s amorous advances, putting a bid in on Geri’s ranch (from Book 2), knit, work, play tennis for a charity event, helping Jayleen with a charitable children’s Christmas party and drinking her numerous cups of coffee.
I felt this one was pretty good. I’m still convinced there are way too many characters - especially when the author starts introducing “outside” characters - friends of friends. I still applaud Sefton’s knack of bringing the murder to Kelly with witness present (lately Burt, the retired detective) rather than having our heroine rushing off alone to her great peril. I am getting tired of Kelly not acknowledging Steve’s romantic intent, though in this one his intent was more difficult to ignore. My guess is a marriage proposal is but a couple books away. So while the book has its quirks, I am still interested enough to keep reading the series.
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