Synopses & Reviews
Button collector Josie Giancola has a sharp eye for detail, and a love for keeping things together. But when a murder interrupts her button business, she’s always ready to snap into action… As chairwoman of an international conference for button collectors, Josie has plenty to worry about. Between greeting collectors, overseeing the dinner cruise, and attending to the many needs of the guest of honor, Thad Wyant, she barely has time to deal with her gorgeous ex-husband…let alone a dead body.
But when Thad is found dead in a hotel linen closet, Detective Nevin Riley needs Josie to help him solve the case. Mr. Wyant’s historic Geronimo button has gone missing, and considering how many enemies he’s made in the small and peculiar world of button collectors, Josie will have to act fast—before she becomes history herself...
Includes tips on antique button collecting!
Review
Praise for
Button Holed:
“Absolutely terrific! I love it, and can't wait for the next installment in the series.”—New York Times bestselling author Diane Mott Davidson
“This is the opening act of an engaging amateur sleuth mystery series, and if this book is any indication, readers have a special and original new series to enjoy...with an entertaining plot and a strong cast led by a woman who refuses to be Button Holed.” —The Mystery Gazette
“[A] unique and fun adventure…fast-paced…a very different and very fun cozy series.” —AnnArbor.com
“This mystery was fun to read while still educating me about buttons. I also enjoyed Josie’s character—she’s fun, funny, and sharp…It was also nice to see someone embrace their ‘button nerd’ side.”—Fresh Fiction
Review
Praise for
Button Holed:
andldquo;Absolutely terrific! I love it, and can't wait for the next installment in the series.andrdquo;andmdash;New York Times bestselling author Diane Mott Davidson
andldquo;This is the opening act of an engaging amateur sleuth mystery series, and if this book is any indication, readers have a special and original new series to enjoy...with an entertaining plot and a strong cast led by a woman who refuses to be Button Holed.andrdquo; andmdash;The Mystery Gazette
andldquo;[A] unique and fun adventureandhellip;fast-pacedandhellip;a very different and very fun cozy series.andrdquo; andmdash;AnnArbor.com
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andldquo;This mystery was fun to read while still educating me about buttons. I also enjoyed Josieandrsquo;s characterandmdash;sheandrsquo;s fun, funny, and sharpandhellip;It was also nice to see someone embrace their andlsquo;button nerdandrsquo; side.andrdquo;andmdash;Fresh Fiction
Review
Praise for the Button Box Mystery series
and#8220;Absolutely terrific!and#8221;and#8212; New York Times bestselling author Diane Mott Davidson
and#8220;Readers have a special and original new series to enjoy.and#8221;and#8212;The Mystery Gazette
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and#8220;An unusual hobby provides the backdrop for this mystery that combines textile arts and history in a unique way.and#8221;and#8212;The Mystery Reader
Synopsis
Working out of her button shop in a Chicago brownstone, Josie Giancola has become one of the country's leading experts on buttons. Her reputation draws a Hollywood starlet to the Button Box to shop for one-of-a-kind buttons to adorn her made-to-order wedding gown.
But after the Button Box is ransacked and the actress murdered, Josie's cozy world is thrown into chaos-and a killer is out to keep Josie's lips buttoned up...permanently.
Synopsis
Josie Giancola, owner of the Button Box shop, knows her buttons. But when she comes into contact with a rare charm string, she never imagines it will lead to murder… Josie is approached at her shop to appraise a very rare item—a complete charm string. In Victorian times, girls strung buttons on long strings to make the charms. Once the string reached 1,000 buttons—no two alike—the legend was that the owner would meet her beloved.
But the owner of this charm string is not looking for love—she’s desperate to donate the piece to a museum and be rid of it. She believes the string is far from charmed—it’s cursed. When Josie finds the woman strangled with the charm string, she doesn’t know whether the curse is real…but the killer certainly is.
Synopsis
For Josie Giancola, owner of the Button Box shop, every button is a tiny work of art with its own story to telland#151;a story that just might end in murderand#133; and#160;
Artist Forbis Parmenter has invited Josie to the opening of his latest exhibit of voodoo-inspired works. He plans to make a show of completing the centerpieceand#151;a button- encrusted statueand#151;when Josie arrives with the final button. But just as the big moment comes, Forbis bolts out of the gallery in panic. Is it another of his publicity stunts, or is something more sinister afoot?
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Josie gets her answer when the eccentric artist is found deadand#151;his lifeless body in the arms of a statue and his eyes and lips sealed with buttons. Now sheand#8217;s using her expert eye to solve the mystery before a crafty killer slips through her fingers.
Includes tips on antique-button collecting!
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About the Author
Kylie Logan is theand#160;author of League of Literary Ladies Mystery seriesand#160;and the Chili Cook Off Mystery series.