Synopses & Reviews
The latest novel in the national bestselling Haunted Yarn Shop Mystery series
Yarn shop owner Kath Rutledge is at a historic farm in Blue Plum, Tennessee, volunteering for the high school program Hands on History. But when a long-buried murder is uncovered on the property, Kath needs help from Geneva the ghost to solve a crime that time forgot....
Kath and her needlework group TGIF (Thank Goodness Its Fiber) are preparing to teach a workshop at the Holston Homeplace Living History Farm, but their lesson in crazy quilts is no match for the crazy antics of the assistant director, Phillip Bell. Hamming it up with equal parts history and histrionics, Phillip leads an archaeological dig of the farms original dump siteuntil one student stops the show by uncovering some human bones.
When a full skeleton is later excavated, Kath cant help but wonder if its somehow connected to Geneva, the ghost who haunts her shop, and whom she met at this very site. After Phillip is found dead, its up to Kath to thread the clues together before someone else becomes history.
Review
“A great start to a new series! By weaving together quirky characters, an interesting small-town setting, and a ghost with a mind of her own Molly MacRae has created a clever yarn you don’t want to end.”—Betty Hechtman, National Bestselling Author of Behind the Seams
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Praise for Last Wool and Testament
“A great start to a new series! By weaving together quirky characters, an interesting small-town setting, and a ghost with a mind of her own, Molly MacRae has created a clever yarn you dont want to end.”—Betty Hechtman, national bestselling author of Yarn to Go
“A delightful paranormal regional whodunit that…accelerates into an enjoyable investigation. Kath is a fascinating lead character.”—Genre Go Round Reviews
“A delightful and warm mystery…with a strong twisting finish.”—Gumshoe Review
“Suspense, and much page flipping!…I loved the characters, the mystery, everything about it was pitch perfect!”—Cozy Mystery Book Reviews
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Praise for the Haunted Yarn Shop Mysteries
“A delightful and warm mystery…with a strong, twisting finish.”—Gumshoe
“Suspense and much page flipping!…I loved the characters, the mystery; everything about it was pitch-perfect!”—Cozy Mystery Book Reviews
“MacRae does a superb job of coordinating her amateur sleuth ensemble cast…set in Tennessee. Snappy repartee and genuine warmth are both conducive to the best sort of cozy.”—Library Journal
Synopsis
Kath Rutledge is about to learn the true meaning of TGIF Thank Goodness It s Fiber.
That s the name of the spunky group of fiber and needlework artists founded by Ivy McClellan, Kath s beloved grandmother. Though Ivy has recently passed on, themembers still meet regularly at her fiber and fabric shop, The Weaver s Cat, which Kath has now inherited. But that s only the first in a series of surprises when Kath returns to the small town of Blue Plum, Tennessee, to settle her grandmother s affairs.
There s been a murder, and it turns out her grandmother was the prime suspect. Before she can begin to clear Ivy s name, Kath encounters a looming presence in the form of a gloomy ghost. It turns out the specter has just as much interest in solving the murder as Kath. So, with a little help from themembers of TGIF and a stubborn spirit from beyond she sets out to unravel the clues and hook the real killer. "
Synopsis
In this mystery in the Haunted Yarn Shop series, Kath Rutledge is about to learn the true meaning of TGIF--Thank Goodness It's Fiber.... That's the name of the spunky group of fiber and needlework artists founded by Ivy McClellan, Kath's beloved grandmother. Though Ivy has recently passed on, the members still meet regularly at her fiber and fabric shop, The Weaver's Cat, which Kath has now inherited. But that's only the first in a series of surprises when Kath returns to the small town of Blue Plum, Tennessee, to settle her grandmother's affairs.
There's been a murder, and it turns out her grandmother was the prime suspect. Before she can begin to clear Ivy's name, Kath encounters a looming presence in the form of a gloomy ghost. It turns out the specter has just as much interest in solving the murder as Kath. So, with a little help from the members of TGIF--and a stubborn spirit from beyond--she sets out to unravel the clues and hook the real killer...
Synopsis
Kath Rutledge is about to learn the true meaning of TGIF—Thank Goodness It’s Fiber.… That’s the name of the spunky group of fiber and needlework artists founded by Ivy McClellan, Kath’s beloved grandmother. Though Ivy has recently passed on, the members still meet regularly at her fiber and fabric shop, The Weaver’s Cat, which Kath has now inherited. But that’s only the first in a series of surprises when Kath returns to the small town of Blue Plum, Tennessee, to settle her grandmother’s affairs.
There’s been a murder, and it turns out her grandmother was the prime suspect. Before she can begin to clear Ivy’s name, Kath encounters a looming presence in the form of a gloomy ghost. It turns out the specter has just as much interest in solving the murder as Kath. So, with a little help from the members of TGIF—and a stubborn spirit from beyond—she sets out to unravel the clues and hook the real killer.…
Synopsis
Kath Rutledges grandmother left her a charming fiber and fabric shop, a close-knit group of needlework lovers, and a television-addicted ghost in the attic. She may also have inherited the special skills required to untangle a murder.
Always up for trying something new, Kath and her friends from the fiber and needlework group TGIFThank Goodness its Fiberare visiting Cloud Hollow Farm for the day to learn the fine art of dyeing. With spring in the air, the friends head out to greet the sheep. But the sheep are more interested in something elsetwo bodies spread under a tall tree. And one of those bodies is someone they know.
Kaths friends nudge her to investigate, and no one is more adamant than Geneva, the ghost who loves to play assistant sleuth. But when Kath discovers another murder cut from the same cloth, shes more determined than ever to hang a roving killer out to dry
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Kath Rutledge is settling in as the owner of the Weavers Cat, a fiber and fabric shop in Blue Plum, Tennessee. But nothing, not even the ghost haunting her shop, prepares her for the mystery that will leave the whole town spinning.... Its time for Blue Plums annual historical festival, and everyoneincluding Kath and her spunky fiber and needlework group, TGIFis getting in on the action. Expert spinners are being gathered, and a businessman has approached Kath about using the second-floor windows of her store for part of a reenactment. But the reenactment ends in real-life bloodshed when local baker Reva Louise Snapp is shotwith a bullet from a modern-day gun.
Kath has her theories about who wanted to end Reva Louises life. But theres also talk of a sniper stalking Blue Plum, and Kaths shop is suspected to be the murderers hideout. Now Kath, her TGIF pals, and the gloomy ghost, Geneva, must unravel the mystery quickly, or someone else might be left hanging by a thread....
About the Author
Molly MacRae, national bestselling author of
Spinning in Her Grave,
Dyeing Wishes, and
Last Wool and Testament, was director of the history museum in Jonesborough, Tennessees oldest town, and later managed an independent bookstore in Johnson City. Her short stories have appeared in
Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine for more than twenty years, and she has won the Sherwood Anderson Award for Short Fiction.