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| Gorgeous cover which suits the craft theme of the book! |
August 2015, Kensington, 288 pages, Kindle, Review copy from NetGalley
Content: murder, major peril, lots of humour, a few scary parts, tissues needed
Summary from Kensington Publishing
Sorting through the estate of a wealthy recluse may sound like a
fascinating task, but when the skeletons in the closets turn out to be
real, Martha and her quilting pals wish they'd stuck to basting and
batting. . .
Martha Rose is stunned when she hears that her
best friend from high school has passed away. Her shock doubles when she
learns that Harriet Oliver made her the executor of her estate. But
when investigators determine that Harriet was murdered, Martha recruits
her fellow quilters to help find the culprit. She's mastered the art of
piecing together blocks to create intricate quilts, but piecing together
her friend's murder will prove far more challenging. . .
Nayu's thoughts
Diving in partway to an incredible craft based series whose
protagonist has fibromyalgia, which has a few symptoms like mine, was
a wonderful way to spend a few hours. The humour filled read filled me
with joy even at the darker moments of finding out that the killer
from many years ago wanted to get rid of anyone who knows the truth.
The high levels of friendship made it a delight to read. It was easy
to relate to some of Martha's health issues, which in itself was
exciting because reading books where the heroine has health
restrictions doesn't happen that often for me. It's nice to have more
elements in Martha's life that I can understand – the eerie parts
freaked me out a little kept my reading to daylight hours only.
Previously
I didn't know much about house clearance, so enjoyed learning about
what happens in the process, as well as the strength of both the
craft community and the wider community which Martha and her friends
live in. Yes there is a fair amount of craft related work, which is
crucial to solving the mystery of the suicide which turns out to be a
murder. I enjoyed seeing how Martha figured everything out, how she
narrowed down suspects, how she managed to gather all the suspects up
together, and the odd mistake she made which demonstrated she is as
human as the rest of us. This is one to reread, and to search out the
other books in the series!
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