Synopses & Reviews
First in a new series!
When Angela Braddock inherits her late aunts beautiful Amish quilt shop, she leaves behind her career and broken engagement for a fresh start in Holmes County, Ohio.
With her snazzy cowboy boots and her ornithophobic French bulldog, Angie doesnt exactly fit in with the predominantly Amish community in Rolling Brook, but her aunts quilting circle tries to make her feel welcome as she prepares for the reopening of Running Stitch.
On the big day, Angie gets a taste of success as the locals and Englisch tourists browse the stores wares while the quilters stitch away. But when Angie finds the body of ornery Amish woodworker Joseph in her storeroom the next morning, everything starts falling apart.
With evidence mounting against her, Angie is determined to find the culprit before the local sheriff can arrest her. Rolling Brook always appeared to be a simple place, but the closer Angie gets to the killer, the more she realizes that nothing in the small Amish community is as plain as it seems....
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Praise for Quilt or Innocence “Elizabeth Craig captures Southern Life at its best, and her characters are as vibrant and colorful as the quilts they sew.”—Krista Davis, national bestselling author of the Domestic Diva mysteries
“A warm and welcoming new series, Quilt or Innocence is full of eccentric and engaging characters.”—The Mystery Reader
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“I loved Looming Murder! Carol Ann Martin has created a new series featuring engaging characters, a puzzling mystery, and the promise of romance. I can hardly wait for the next installment!”—Amanda Lee, author of the Embroidery Mystery series
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Praise for Elizabeth Craig and the Southern Quilting Mysteries
“[Craigs] characters are as vibrant and colorful as the quilts they sew.”—Krista Davis
“Sparkles with Craigs cleverness and plenty of Carolina charm.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Full of eccentric and engaging characters. The women Beatrice meets are unique and quirky, but in a down-to-earth, believable way.”—The Mystery Reader
“A delightful regional amateur sleuth due to the eccentric quilters...readers will enjoy touring Dappled Hills guided by colorful locals.”—Genre Go Round Reviews
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“Carol Ann Martin has created a new series featuring engaging characters, a puzzling mystery, and the promise of romance.” —Amanda Lee, author of
Thread ReckoningReview
“Sparkles with Craigs cleverness and plenty of Carolina charm.”—
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Praise for the Series
“As warm and cozy as a favorite quilt.” —Krista Davis, New York Times bestselling author of the Paws and Claws Mysteries and the Domestic Diva Mysteries
“Readers will enjoy touring Dappled Hills guided by colorful locals.”—Genre Go Round Reviews
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Praise for the Weaving Mysteries “I loved Looming Murder.”—Amanda Lee, author of Thread End
“I enjoy the cast of quirky characters that are Dellas friends and neighbors. The plotting is stellar.…If you like your mystery with a crafty touch, then you should be reading Tapestry of Lies.”—MyShelf.com
“Della is a smart and likable sleuth who has a penchant for high heels and nasty spills. Her sleuthing skills and her relationship with Matthew provide plenty of drama to keep readers hooked.”—RT Book Reviews
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Praise for the Series "As warm and cozy as a favorite quilt. Elizabeth Craig captures Southern life at its best, and her characters are as vibrant and colorful as the quilts they sew."—New York Times bestselling author, Krista Davis
“Sparkles with Craigs cleverness and plenty of Carolina charm.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“A great read...full of twists and turns that keep it fresh.”—Fresh Fiction
“A very Christie-esque mystery.”—Escape with Dollycas into a Good Book
“Readers will enjoy touring Dappled Hills guided by colorful locals.”—Genre Go Round Reviews
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"Isabella Alan captures Holmes County and the Amish life in a mystery that is nothing close to plain and simple, all stitched together with heart." -Avery Aames, Agatha Award-Winning author of the Cheese Shop mysteries
“Who can best run a quilt shop in Holmes Countys Amish country - an English outsider, or only the Amish themselves? With its vast cast of English and Amish characters in fictional Rolling Brook, Ohio, Isabella Alans Murder, Plain and Simple will be a dead certain hit with devotees of cozy mysteries.” -P.L. Gaus, author of the Amish Country mysteries
Synopsis
When former folk art curator Beatrice Coleman retired to Dappled Hills, North Carolina, for peace and quiet and quilting, she never expected that murder would disturb the peace... Dwindling membership has the Village Quilters hanging by a thread, and group leader Meadow Downey is desperate to recruit some new folks. With Beatrice’s blessing, she attempts to weave frequent quilt show judge Jo Paxton into their fold. As the town’s irascible mail carrier, Jo delivers trouble wherever she goes. And with all that mail at her fingertips, she knows everyone’s business. Soon Beatrice wonders if they’ve made the right choice.
After a car accident sends Jo to meet her Maker, it’s discovered someone tampered with her brakes. Meadow believes someone’s out to eradicate the Village Quilters, but Beatrice isn’t so sure. Now she and her fellow quilters will have to piece together the clues, or a deadly killer might strike again.…
Includes quilting tips and recipes!
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LOOM WITH A VIEW Della Wright has come to peaceful and picturesque Briar Hollow, at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, to realize her lifelong dream of owning a weaving studio. To promote her new business, Dream Weavers, Della is offering weaving workshops for all levels of ability. In her first class, she meets half a dozen of the town’s colorful characters, who seem as eager to gossip as to learn how to work a loom. But when a shady local businessman is found murdered, Briar Hollow suddenly appears a lot less idyllic. And when one of her weaving students is suspected of the crime, Della can’t help getting entangled in the investigation—with some help from her criminologist friend, Matthew. But can she weave together clues as well as she weaves together yarn—and stop a killer from striking again?
FEATURES WEAVING TIPS!
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As a quilter, retired folk art curator Beatrice Coleman likes to have all the seams stitched togetherbut her plans keep getting tangled up in unexpected ways
Beatrice has never crashed a party but now her fellow quilt guild member, Meadow Downey, is driving them to a Victorian mansion in the mountains beyond Dappled Hills, North Carolina. Muriel Starnes, an elderly eccentric, has organized a meeting of quilters to pick someone to administer a quilting scholarship. The fact that the Village Quilters werent invited isnt enough to keep Meadow from speaking her piece.
But once the quilters arrive at the mansion, it seems they may never leave. An ice storm sends an old tree crashing across the driveway, leaving them stranded for the night. And by the next morning, they are one fewerfor Muriel has been sent to meet her maker. With everyone in the house a suspect, its up to Beatrice and the Village Quilters to figure out who has a guilty conscience before someone else gets tied up in knots.
Includes Quilting Tips!
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SHEAR MURDER
Della Wright cant believe her luck when celebrity designer Bunny Boyd walks into her weaving studio in small-town Briars Hollow, North Carolina, with a large custom fabric order. Bunny needs materials for her latest design project: Bernard Whitbys mansion. Bernard is Briar Hollows resident millionaire, and Della soon discovers that Bunny has designs on the man as well as his house. And hes happy to have a celebrity at his side when he announces his candidacy for governor.
But the buzz surrounding Bernards announcement is quickly overshadowed by the murder of a local coffee shop owner. When her good friend Jenny becomes one of the suspects, Della decides to unravel the mystery. But shell have to work fastbefore she gets tangled in a killers clutches.
FEATURES WEAVING TIPS!
Synopsis
Retired folk art curator Beatrice Coleman knows everything there is to know about quilts, except how to make them. But with her recent move to Dapple Hills, North Carolina, she’s learning all sorts of new things—including how to solve a murder… As the newest member of the Village Quilters Guild, Beatrice has a lot of gossip to catch up on—especially with the Patchwork Cottage quilt shop about to close. It seems that Judith, the landlord everyone loves to hate, wants to raise the rent, despite being a quilter herself…
But when Judith is found dead, the harmless gossip becomes an intricate patchwork of mischievous motives. And it’s up to Beatrice’s expert eye to decipher the pattern and catch the killer, before her life gets sewn up for good.
Includes quilting tips!
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As the leaves begin to fall in idyllic Dappled Hills, someone puts too fine a point on a local ladies man. Fortunately, the detective skills of quilter Beatrice Coleman are a cut above the rest....
The Village Quilters of Dappled Hills, North Carolina, are desperate to finish their quilts before an upcoming show. To help, fellow member Posy has opened the back room of her shop, the Patchwork Cottage, for everyone to use. But the ladies are less than thrilled when Phyllis Stitt and Martha Helmsleymembers of their rival quilting guild, the Cut-Upsask to join them.
Phyllis is hoping to leave the Cut-Ups and join up with the Village Quilters now that Marthas dating her ex-fiancé, Jason Gore. Shes not pleased when he visits the shop and even more upset when her new shears disappear. After offering to search for them, Beatrice discovers Jason with the shears buried in his unfaithful heart. Now she must sharpen her sleuthing skills to find a killer before someone elses life is cut short.
INCLUDES QUILTING TIPS!
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Its a joyous time at Dream WeaverDella Wrights studio in small-town Briar Hollow, North Carolinaas part-time employee and full-time friend Marnie Potter is preparing for her upcoming marriage. Della has enlisted a tight-knit group of close friends to handweave a beautiful collection of fine household linens as a wedding gift for the happy couple.
But when Della notices Marnies suave fiancé engaged in a heated argument with one of her students at the engagement party, she starts to worry that there may be something wrong with Marnies Mr. Right. After the student turns up dead the next day, Della must weave together the clues to find the killerbefore Marnie agrees to Till death do us part.”
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Wedding bells are ringing in Dappled Hills, North Carolina. But when the festivities take an unexpected turn, quilter Beatrice Coleman must get crafty and catch a killer wedding crasher....
Everyone loves a wedding, and with the sister of Beatrices beau, Wyatt, about to say I do,” Beatrice and the Village Quilters are pitching in to help with the nuptial plans. Theyre hard at work making everything from wool boutonnieres to a quilt-shaped wedding cake. And all the talk of love and marriage has Beatrice thinking about her own budding romance with Wyatt.
But after she stumbles across the body of the original best man at the end of the reception, Beatrice must stop threading her needle and start collecting clues. She, along with the Village Quilters, will need to turn all their attention to solving a murder before another victim gets cut out.
About the Author
Elizabeth Craig writes the Memphis BBQ series as Riley Adams (Rubbed Out, Hickory Smoked Homicide) and the Southern Quilting Mysteries (Shear Trouble, Quilt Trip) under her own name. A lifelong resident of the South, she enjoys finding inspiration for the Southern Quilting Mysteries in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina. She is currently at work on her next novel.