No matter how idyllic any small town might be, it's
probable that there is going to be one ol' grouch who isn't
satisfied with anything. For Sweet Briar, South Carolina,
that one sour apple was Martha Jane Barker, an older lady
who wasn't happy about anyone or anything. And considering
she was the next door neighbor to one of the sweetest
ladies in town, retired teacher Rose Winters, the contrast
was startling. But no matter how disagreeable Martha Jane
might have been, no one in Sweet Briar would want to see
her dead . . . or would they?
In Elizabeth Lynn Casey's new book, PINNED FOR MURDER, the
third installment of her Southern Sewing Circle Mystery
series, a mysterious murder that involves one of their own
has the Sweet Briar Ladies' Society Sewing Circle in a
tizzy. Once again, they look to their favorite librarian,
Tori Sinclair, to help piece together the clues.
After a devastating tropical storm ravages Sweet Briar,
many of the town folks are busy cleaning up the damage left
behind, some with the help of a band of drifters who have
come to town seeking work. Tori has her hands full at the
library which has lost a lot of books due to the storm. When
she hears that fellow Sewing Circle member Rose's
house was heavily hit, she and the other ladies are
concerned about their friend. Rose assures them that her
former student, Kenny Murdock, will be doing her repairs as
soon as he finishes up next door at Martha Jane Barker's
house. But when Martha Jane is found strangled to death in
her bedroom and all her stashed-away money is gone, all
suspicions turn to Kenny, who is known for having a violent
temper.
Something doesn't seem quite right to Tori, and she begins
to check into the crime and Kenny's involvement as a favor
to her dear friend Rose. With the help of her beau, Milo,
and the ladies of the sewing circle, Tori soon finds that
one should never make assumptions when it comes to murder;
especially when somebody has been playing Robin Hood about
town -- taking from the rich to give to the poor.
Mixing a suspenseful story with a dash of down-home flavor,
Elizabeth Lynn Casey once again offers an up-close look at
Southern small-town living with PINNED FOR MURDER. Visiting
with the charmingly eccentric folks of Sweet Briar is like
taking a trip back home. Readers will enjoy catching up
on all the gossip from the ladies of the sewing circle, as
well as a peek into the romantic relationship between Tori
and Milo.
The members of South Carolina's Sweet Briar Ladies Society
sewing circle are as loyal and close-knit as the day is
long. But when the richest and meanest woman in town turns
up murdered, the new Yankee librarian Tori Sinclair finds
that some threads can bind dangerously tight.
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