CAST ON, KILL OFF is the latest in the Knitting Mystery series. Here, we find Kelly Flynn's friend Megan gearing up for her wedding. Regular readers of the series know that Megan is a bit of a control freak with a need for routine, so having a wedding to oversee combined with a flood of relatives pouring into town is throwing Megan into a frenzy. This calls for the Lambspun gang to kick into gear and come up with their own plan to calm Megan down, distract the relatives, and do what they can to make sure Meg gets hitched without a hitch.

All is going well until the Zoe (the seamstress hired to do the bridesmaids dresses) gets thrown into a frenzy of her own. First, she is accused by a fellow seamstress of stealing an award-winning design. Then Zoe leaves her abusive husband, which only angers him and sends him into a rage. The Lambspun knitters rally around Zoe vowing to do what they can to help her out, along with the local women's shelter, but after an evening class that Zoe teaches, she is found dead.

The obvious culprit is Oscar, who has no alibi, but could it have been Leann, the other seamstress? Is dressmaking that much of a cut-throat business that one seamstress would kill another over a design? Despite her best efforts, Kelly can't help but get involved in the investigation. She can't believe that Leann would be involved, and she needs to keep Leann calm since she's taking over the dressmaking duties for Megan's impending wedding.

CAST ON, KLIL OFF was a fun read. The usual cast of characters from this series was around and that was nice, as was the fact that some of the relationships continue to develop well. However, some relationship continue to confound. For instance, Kelly always seems to communicate to the local police detective through the Lambspun owner's husband, Burt (the detective's former partner). But after the passage of this much time (and in such a small town), it seems a little incredible that they can't communicate directly. It's also somewhat tiresome that Kelly's amateur investigations are constantly referred to by her friends as "sleuthing," complete with quotation marks, as if they invented the word.

Overall, although this is generally one of my favorite cozy series, CAST ON, KILL OFF was a disappointment as the mystery itself held no intrigue for me. However, visiting the Lambspun crew will always be fun, and I definitely intend to check out the next book. I am sure that Ms. Sefton will bounce back splendidly in her next effort.n knitters rally around Zoe vowing to do what they can to help her out, along with the local women's shelter, but after an evening class that Zoe teaches, she is found dead.

The obvious culprit is Oscar, who has no alibi, but could it have been Leann, the other seamstress? Is dressmaking that much of a cut-throat business that one seamstress would kill another over a design? Despite her best efforts, Kelly can't help but get involved in the investigation. She can't believe that Leann would be involved, and she needs to keep Leann calm since she's taking over the dressmaking duties for Megan's impending wedding.

CAST ON, KILL OFF was a fun read. The usual cast of characters from this series was around and that was nice, as was the fact that some of the relationships continue to develop well. However, some relationship continue to confound. For instance, Kelly always seems to communicate to the local police detective through the Lambspun owner's husband, Burt (the detective's former partner). But after the passage of this much time (and in such a small town), it seems a little incredible that they can't communicate directly. It's also somewhat tiresome that Kelly's amateur investigations are constantly referred to by her friends as