A Stitch in Crime (eBook, ePUB)

In the quiet seaside town of Thimblewick Bay, gossip travels faster than a seagull on a storm wind and nothing escapes the sharp eye of Marnie Swift, local embroidery shop owner and proud collector of grudges, teapots, and vintage needlework patterns.When a customer donates an antique quilt to Marnie‘s shop, it seems like just another piece of charming clutter. But stitched into its fabric is a cryptic pattern a series of coded symbols that appear to mirror a series of mysterious deaths from the town‘s past. When a beloved local baker turns up dead under suspicious circumstances, Marnie can‘t help but wonder: is someone using the quilt‘s pattern as a blueprint for murder?Despite her best intentions to stay uninvolved ("I run a shop, not a sleuthing society!"), Marnie finds herself knee-deep in local secrets, long-held rivalries, and enough red herrings to knit a sweater. With the reluctant help of Thimblewick‘s introverted librarian and a surprisingly tech-savvy teenager, she‘ll have to follow the thread of clues before another stitch in the pattern is sewn this time, in her own name.Full of cozy charm, clever puzzles, and small-town sass, A Stitch in Crime is the first in the Thread & Dead Mystery Series, perfect for fans of crafts, cats, and crimes that don‘t require a strong stomach. Marnie Swift is no Miss Marple she‘s sharper, saltier, and twice as likely to tell you off with a smile.In Thimblewick Bay, secrets are stitched tight... but nothing stays buried forever.