A Killer Stitch by Maggie Sefton

Author:Maggie Sefton [Sefton, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: PENGUIN group
Published: 2012-07-20T17:30:23+00:00

Twelve

Kelly’s new boots sank into the melting snow as she walked through her front yard. Yesterday’s snow was fast changing to slush. Turning her face toward the bright sunshine, Kelly had to stop and admire the snow-covered golf course, glistening—and melting at the same time.

Colorado weather. If you didn’t like it, wait a minute. It was bound to change. Yesterday’s frigid cold had thawed quickly that morning with the return of brilliant blue skies and bright sunshine. Temperatures were already in the forties, and it wasn’t even noon yet.

Returning to the slush, Kelly trekked toward the Lamb-spun front porch, then stamped the mud from her boots. Reaching for the door, she nearly fell backward when Burt burst through the doorway.

“Whoa! Now I know what it feels like,” Kelly exclaimed with a laugh.

“I’m sorry, Kelly,” Burt said, hand outstretched. “Did I hit you?”

“No, no. Softball reflexes saved me. Besides, it serves me right for all the times I’ve rushed around corners and run into people. Where’re you going in such a hurry?”

“Where aren’t I going.” Burt corrected with a good-natured smile. “Mimi gave me another list of stuff for Jayleen’s party tomorrow.”

“Oh, brother, that reminds me. I’ve got a bunch of things to buy, too. Including a frozen breakfast entrée.”

“Anything but cooking, right?”

“You bet,” Kelly agreed with a laugh. “Maybe I’ll bring a platter of hearty sausage. I can microwave with the best of them.”

“Sounds good to me, Kelly. See you tomorrow,” he said, bounding down the stairs.

Kelly was about to enter the shop when she remembered something. “Hey, Burt, did you hear if a necklace was found on you-know-who?” she called after him, reticent to broadcast her curiosity to whomever might be nearby.

Burt barely slowed his stride as he answered over his shoulder. “I called yesterday, and nothing like that was found, Kelly. Not on the victim or at the scene.” He gave a quick goodbye wave as he jumped into his car.

That was curious, Kelly thought as she entered the shop and headed toward the knitting table. Diane said Derek Cooper never took off the necklace, calling it a “good luck charm.” Why then wasn’t it found on his body? she wondered.

Shedding her coat and scarf, Kelly settled into a comfy chair beside the library table and retrieved the completed alpaca scarf. All that remained was to tuck the ends. If she was lucky, she could finish in time to drop the scarf in the mail today.

Kelly dug out her little plastic needle case and set about splitting each yarn tail into four sections, then meticulously weaving each one underneath and through the knitted stitches, concealing them completely. She was nearly finished when her cell phone jangled.

“Kelly, can you do me a huge favor?” Jayleen’s excited voice came over the phone.

“Sure, what do you need?”

“Can you and Steve pick up some chocolate candy for the stocking gifts? You know, the loose kind that will rattle around inside.”

Kelly laughed. “My favorite kind. We’ll be glad to, Jayleen. By the way, how’s Diane doing? You said she’d be helping tomorrow.

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