Samantha “Sammy” Kane is settling into her new life in idyllic Heartsford, Wisconsin, running her late friend Kate Allen’s craft shop, Community Craft when one early June day, bestselling crochet author Jane Johnson visits Heartsford. Captivated by Community Craft, Jane devotes a chapter in her new book, Behind the Seams, to the store. Sammy is honored, though satisfaction quickly turns to shock when she finds Jane strangled to death―her cold hands clutching a copy of her most recently published book, with the words “THE END” raggedly scratched into the cover.
Heavens to Etsy! Not only must Sammy contend with the author’s inauspicious demise, she has to untie some knotty details from her own past. It turns out Kate’s death was not what it seemed, and instead somehow hooked to Jane Johnson’s demise. Handsome Detective Liam Nash is on the “skein”, more than happy to see the shop owner again, if less than enamored by her sleuthing interventions. But this was Sammy’s best friend―she has to know.
Fortunately, Sammy has a “lace” in the hole. As a child, she formed the S.H.E. detective team with her cousin, Heidi, and her sister, Ellie. Having already reconstituted their partnership, the S.H.E. team searches for a pattern behind the latest death. As the case starts to unravel, will Sammy and team be able to sidestep Liam quick enough to stitch together the clues?
Wow Holly Quinn has written another humdinger of a story with a cold case and a new case colliding and leaving you breathless!
Sammy and the Community Craft shop are looking forward to welcoming Jane Johnson aka The Queen of Crafts to a book signing, she arrives a few days early and wishes to speak with Sammy in private, by the time Sammy has got some coffee and arrived at the meeting place she finds the Queen is dead! The only thing Sammy knows is that Jane Johnson said there was something wrong with the accident that killed Sammy's best friend, now Sammy and the S.H.E team (Sammy, her cousin Heidi and Sammy's sister Ellie) start digging into the old case and the new.
Add in distractions in the forms of Ellie and Sammy's parents arriving on the scene and and old crush of Sammy's being back in town (and looking as good as ever, if not better!), Heidi distracted by her relationship with Officer Tim, Ellie trying to juggle motherhood and sleuthing, oh and Detective Nash semi letting Sammy into the investigation and you have a very complex situation without the murder!
An Interview With A Character
What is your full name?
Samantha Kane but almost everyone calls me Sammy
What is your Profession?
I own and operate Community Craft, a craft shop in Heartsford, WI.
What is your current favorite book or movie?
Anything on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries
What is your go to comfort book or movie?
The Murder She Baked series
If someone was to play you in a movie who would it be? OR what would be the character you would want to be in a book?
I look like Autumn Reeser from Hallmark, but I’m not sure if she can play feisty? (You just went to Google her, didn’t you? Wink! Wink!)
What is your ideal evening?
Hanging out with S.H.E. (You’ll have to read the Handcrafted Mystery series to see who S.H.E. is).
TOUR PARTICIPANTS
June 11 – The Book’s the Thing – REVIEW
June 11 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW, RECIPE
June 12 – Babs Book Bistro – SPOTLIGHT
June 12 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 13 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
June 13 – Brooke Blogs – GUEST POST
June 14 – The Book Diva’s Reads – SPOTLIGHT
June 14 – Bibliophile Reviews – REVIEW
June 15 – Baroness’ Book Trove – REVIEW
June 16 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW
June 16 – Mystery Thrillers and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 17 – I’m All About Books – SPOTLIGHT
June 17 – A Wytch’s Book Review Blog – REVIEW, CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 18 – Author Teresa Watson – REVIEW
June 18 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 19 – Brianne’s Book Reviews – REVIEW
June 19 – Island Confidential – SPOTLIGHT
June 20 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT
June 21 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW
June 21 – A Blue Million Books – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 22 – Lisa Ks Book Reviews – REVIEW
June 23 – Laura’s Interests – REVIEW
June 24 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT
June 24 – Cozy Up With Kathy – CHARACTER GUEST POST
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