A Stitch In Crime
Cathy Marie Elliott
Abingdon, Jan 20 2015, $13.99
ISBN: 9781426773655
In Larkindale, antiques store owner and Quilt-Without-Guilt member
Thea James agrees to co-chair the town’s first “Legacy of Quilts” show. At a soiree at the Wentworth mansion, textile
expert Dr. Cottle fails to arrive as expected; and someone assaults Thea’s
affluent elderly friend Mary-Alice Wentworth and apparently steals a diamond
brooch from her. As Dr. Wellman examines
Mary-Alice, Thea interrogates newcomer Odette Milsap in an upstairs area she
should not have been. Soon after she
finished her questioning, Detective Brewster arrives.
Meanwhile Mary-Alice’s family heirloom quilt Larkin’s Treasure
quilt, rumored to be a treasure map, is on display at the Hastings McLeod
Museum. Thea plans to visits her injured
friend, see the quilt, and run her shop; but when the other chair is never
available to work on the event, she is stuck with everything. Making matters worse, Thea’s BFF Renee, just
back from Europe, acts mean-spirited towards her. Finally Thea also gets embroiled in the
investigation when the Larkin’s Treasure vanishes.
This is an enjoyable Quilts of Love
(see Masterpiece
Marriage by Gina Welborn
and Quilted
By Christmas by Jodie Bailey) cozy. The heroine initially acts like a patsy, but with faith
and her Uncle Nick’s support proves otherwise; slightly modifying I Am Woman by
Helen Reddy: if she has to, she can do anything since she is strong and
invincible. Although the romance and the
mystery are very light, A Stitch In Crime is an engaging life in a
small-town novel.
Harriet Klausner
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