Double Knit Murders: Knit One, Kill Two and Needled to Death by Maggie Sefton

Author:Maggie Sefton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2010-10-18T00:00:00+00:00

Mimi was rearranging the antique trunks and wooden crates in the foyer when Kelly pushed open the shop’s front door. She fairly pounced on Kelly when she entered.

“Kelly, what’s this I hear about your trying to trap this vicious murderer?” she croaked in a whisper, so the customers browsing in the adjacent room wouldn’t hear. Her gray eyes were as round as demitasse saucers.

“Shhhhh,” Kelly reminded, finger to lips. She didn’t have to wonder if Mimi was worried. She radiated anxiety, reeked with it. Kelly took a deep breath and endeavored to calm her. “Don’t worry, Mimi. We’re all working on this together. I’m not going off alone to confront anyone. Even Burt’s helping.”

Mimi’s attractive face puckered into a worried frown. “I know, he told me. But I still don’t understand why you can’t just let the police handle it. After all, you’ve found new evidence—”

“Which is entirely circumstantial, Mimi. Nothing I’ve uncovered proves anything. Gretsky’s been too clever for that. We’re hoping to confront him and maybe he’ll slip and let out the truth.”

Mimi stared horrified. “How?”

“We’re still working on that,” Kelly hedged as she headed for the main room. “But don’t worry, Mimi. No one’s doing anything crazy. I promise.”

Everyone but Lisa was already seated around the library table as Kelly entered. Even Burt was in his corner, spinning, a large plastic bag at his feet overflowing with golden-blond wool. Kelly was reminded of the fairy tales from childhood. Damsels spilling golden hair from castle windows, witches casting spells on maidens, dwarves spinning straw into gold. She had to smile at the image of Burt beside a basket of straw.

“Hey, everyone,” she greeted them, then let her things drop to the table and sat down. “When’s Lisa coming? Anyone know?”

“Right now,” Lisa’s voice sounded as she sped into the room.

Jennifer looked up from her knitting and checked her watch. “Whoa, that’s the fastest you’ve ever been able to get away from the health center. What’d you do? Put all your clients in the therapy pool and leave?”

Lisa grinned. “Naw, they’d turn into prunes before I got back. I merely switched some appointments with another therapist so I’d be freed up.” She plopped into a chair.

Megan glanced up over her pink wool, which had grown considerably since yesterday. If Megan knitted when she was worried, she’d have that sweater finished tonight, Kelly figured. “Did you see Mimi pacing the foyer?”

“Ohhhh, yeah,” Kelly said. “I tried to calm her down.”

“Don’t worry about it, Kelly. She’s simply being a mom. You gals are family to her, you know,” Burt said over the relaxing hum of the wheel as his fingers worked the roving.

“Okay, folks,” Kelly said, retrieving a spiral notebook from her tote bag. “Now that we’re all here, let’s see what we’ve got.” Glancing over her shoulders at the browsing customers wandering about, she added, “And remember to keep it down. We don’t want to alarm the locals.”

“I’ll start,” Burt said, letting the wheel slow to a stop. “The subject’s record is clean.

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