Dyer Consequences-Maggie Sefton

Dyer Consequences
Maggie Sefton
Berkley, Jun 2008, $21.95
ISBN: 9780425219331

In Fort Connor, Colorado, CPA Kelly Flynn is concerned as she has been harassed by vandals. Her tires were slashed, her windshield cracked, and red paint tossed on her house. She is also worried about fixing up the Bellevue Canyon Ranch she recently purchased although her boyfriend Steve Townsend promises to help her.

At a class on dyeing fibers hosted by House of Lambspun owner Mimi Schaefer, Kelly and the other members meet college chemistry major Tracy Putnam who appreciates being allowed to attend on a “scholarship”. A few days later, someone trashed Pete’s café and vandalized the House of Lambspun; killing Tracy in a vat of hot dye. Kelly believes her friends were targeted by an unknown adversary harassing her. Although she is not sure why they killed Tracy as a burglary gone wrong does not fit the scene; nor does any other threads explain the DYER CONSEQUENCES. Although Police Lieutenant Morrison warns her to not sleuth as she has done before (see A KILLER STITCH and NEEDLED TO DEATH), Kelly begins investigating anyway; unaware she places herself in jeopardy by someone she trusts, a deadly predator in sheep make that alpaca clothing.

Although the final twist explaining why Tracy and Kelly had to die seems a stretch, fans of the series will enjoy this fine DEADLY YARN. The cast is solid as the knitters come together to help one another. Fans of amateur sleuth whodunits will appreciate Kelly’s inquiries into who is vandalizing her and her friends and most likely killed an enthusiastic coed.

Harriet Klausner