The latest mystery in this charming mystery series
finds the ever-resourceful Kath Rutledge and shop ghost
Geneva tangled up in an embroidery rivalry—and a
murder.
Yarn shop owner Kath Rutledge is
looking forward to the grand opening of the Blue Plum Vault,
a co-op of small shops on Main Street. But in the week
before the grand opening, Kath and her needlework group,
TGIF (Thank Goodness It's Fiber), hear rumors of an
unpleasant rivalry developing between two of the new
shopkeepers. Nervie Bales and Belinda Moyer declare each
other's embroidery patterns and antique embroidered linens
fakes, copies—and stolen goods. Kath is caught in the middle
when she's asked to use her textile expertise to decide if
there's any truth to the accusations.
Then, the day
before the grand opening, an exquisite tablecloth that Kath
has fallen in love with—the pride of Belinda's shop—is
found cut to shreds. Belinda accuses Nervie of the outrage,
but Nervie has an airtight alibi: she was at Kath's shop,
the Weaver's Cat, teaching a crewel embroidery
class.
Despite worries over the rivalry and
vandalism, the opening is a success—until Belinda is found
dead, stabbed in the back with a pair of scissors from the
Weaver's Cat. Geneva, the ghost who haunts Kath's store,
claims she saw the murderer leaving the scene of the crime.
But the ghost is the ultimate unreliable witness—only Kath
and her shop manager can see or hear her. That means it's
up to Kath, TGIF, and especially Geneva the ghost to solve
the crime before the killer cuts another life short.
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