When Nell Fitzgerald gets stood up by Archers Rest Police
Chief Jesse Dewalt, she's not sure what to think. She's
ready to give him a piece of her mind when she learns that
he was called to a homicide scene. A young woman has been
killed and her body dumped in the Hudson River. At first
Nell is a little distracted by other events in her life.
She's signed up for art classes at long last. Plus, her
grandmother, Eleanor, seems to be smitten with the famous
artist Oliver White, who has chosen to donate his works to
the nearby Coulter Art Center.
As Nell balances her classes and her job at her
grandmother's quilt shop, Someday Quilts, she can't help but
be intrigued by the town's latest homicide. Chief Powell of
Morristown, the neighboring town, is also actively involved
in the homicide since he believes the victim may have been
killed in Morristown and dumped in Archers Rest. Nell
doesn't do any sleuthing on her own until another murder
occurs, literally at her doorstep. After that, there's no
stopping Nell.
Nell and her grandmother's quilting group go all-out in
looking into the circumstances of both deaths. They fear
Oliver White may be responsible for the crimes and they want
to spare Eleanor the heartache if so. When Nell crosses the
line in her snooping, will it spell the end of her budding
relationship with Jesse? But she can't be swayed from her
course until the murderer is caught.
A DRUNKARD'S PATH is the second book in the Someday Quilts
mystery series. I found Nell to be little too pigheaded and
stubborn but she is coming into her true self. In time, she
should become less rash. Ms. O'Donohue has created a taut
tale with many twists and turns. Cozy readers rejoice!
In the sleepy town of Archers Rest, Nell Fitzgerald is
finishing her first quilt and preparing for her first date—
with Police Chief Jesse Dewalt. When Jesse stands her up, it
turns out he has a good reason—the body of a murdered young
woman has been discovered near the Hudson River.
Meanwhile the members of Nell's quilting circle encourage
her to take drawing classes with the famous artist Oliver
White. When Nell's professor meets her grandmother Eleanor,
owner of the Someday Quilts shop, he seems instantly
smitten. But once another woman's body is found outside her
grandmother's home under a blanket of snow, Nell begins to
patch together clues and follow a path of evidence that
suggests her professor may also have a degree in the art of
murder.
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