Synopses & Reviews
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....
Review
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 For Better or Worsted
“A delightful paranormal regional whodunit that…accelerates into an enjoyable investigation. Kath is a fascinating lead character.”—Genre Go Round Reviews
“A gem.”—TwoLips Reviews
“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
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
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.…
About the Author
Molly MacRae was director of the history museum in Jonesborough, Tennessee’s 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.