Pretty good, but still disappointing. Less focus on the yarn and more focus on sports. Kelly didn't investigate a lot, but more than in the previous two books, and she did figure this one out, at least, without Burt having to give her the answer from the police investigation.

Something that has really annoyed me the past few books is the emphasis at the end on the characters' discussion of hiring a good lawyer and trying to get a lighter sentence for the murderers because they knew them.

In this one especially, there is joking about Barb teaching inmates how to knit and doing more good there than at Lambspun, even though she killed a girl in cold blood and shows no remorse for it. This is not a good message.

Also, the evidence in this book was repeated a lot. ( )

Purl Up And Die is the thirteenth book in the A Knitting Mystery series.

Another wonderful story from Maggie Sefton.

Things are in a turmoil at Lambspun as one of the knitting teachers, Barb, has just learned from her son, Tommy has been charged with assault. Tommy, who is performing his residency at local emergency clinics and after examining her she charges him with assault for improperly touching her. Quite naturally, with Barb being an overprotective mother, she takes this news quite hard and her firnds at Lambspun begin to worry about her mental health. Then when the girl, Laura Brewster, is found murdered things get worse for her. Tommy claims to have been studying for a residency test and therefore has no alibi for the time when Brewster was murdered.

Kelly, with the help of her friends at Lambspun set out with their own investigation, since the police seem to think they have an open and shut case. They soon learn that this wasn't the first time that Brewster had made similar charges. Now they just have to track down the killer before it is too late.

Knitting pattern and recipes are included with the book.

Looking forward to reading the next book in the enjoyable series. ( )

I’ve mentioned this in a previous review, but 13 certainly not an unlucky number. At least not when it means the 13th in a cozy mystery series! PURL UP AND DIE is one of the best books in the Knitting Mystery series so far! Author Maggie Sefton has written another wonderful whodunit with this book.

I went through a lot of nail biting reading this story. I wasn’t sure how the author was going to sort things out at the end of the book. I was so sure I was on the right track at times, but something always happened that completely threw me off. When the reveal came, I was stunned. I really didn’t see it coming. Well done, Ms. Sefton!

It would be fun to understand kitting, but it certainly it’s not required to enjoy this book or the series. You may however feel the urge to learn, because the group of characters in this series seem to have a great time with it!

I’m very much looking forward to see what mystery author Sefton knits together for the fourteenth installment in this entertaining and wonderfully written series!

And don’t miss the knitting pattern and delicious recipe at the back of the book! ( )