When Cass, who is hardly maternal, falls across a young boy in the laundromat late one night, she is worried as she watches him ride away on his bike. After he leaves, she finds a young girl's school uniform mixed in with her laundry. For some reason this continues to bother Cass.
She seeks assistance from her aunt Sister Fiona and discovers where the family lives. When she arrives to return the clothing, she finds the children alone pretending their mother will be back shortly. When Sister Fiona shows up and takes over, she rushes Cass and friends out the door without allowing for any questions.
The next day a reclusive neighbor of the children is found dead in her home. The dead woman was Dolores Francesca Maria Cardozo and she owned prime real estate lusted after by developers and a series of builders and investors. No one seems to know Ms. Cardozo, but then they discover she was a silent benefactor for many activities in the community.
When Kayla Stewart, the mother of the children, is named as a primary beneficiary in Ms. Cardozo's will and the chief suspect in her murder, the Seaside Knitters work to clear her.
The Seaside Knitters books are like a warm, friendly home on a cold night. The characters are well written and believable. I'd love to be part of their friend circle.
For a review of Trimmed With Murder, click here.
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