Marcy Singer is the owner of her own embroidery shop in
small Tallulah Falls, Oregon. With Valentine's Day fast
approaching, it doesn't surprise her that she gets a bride,
Cassandra, in her shop who wants help embellishing her
bridal gown. What does surprise Marcy though is that the
bride is a complete bridezilla who wants a vintage wedding
gown embellished with jewels... in a nearly impossible time
frame.
The bride's mother-in-law to-be, Francesca, is found stabbed
to death right outside of Marcy's shop, which puts a crimp
in the plans. Francesca was carrying some of the jewels to
be embroidered into the gown, but it soon looks like her
murder wasn't a random act of violence, but rather that of a
someone skilled and who knew what she would be carrying an
when she would be at the store.
Cassandra's fiance, Frederic, doesn't understand how his
mother could meet such an untimely death, especially over
some costume jewelry. But it is also soon discovered that
the jewels were valuable, which is surprising for a woman
who was jobless and about to move in with her son. Where did
get these jewels? Who would have known about them?
Marcy begins an investigation of her own, aided by one of
the two men she's dating, who happens to be on the local
police force. She sets out to discover what Francesca was
hiding and whether those secrets got her killed.
THREAD RECKONING is a fun mystery with compelling
characters. I liked the idea of Marcy dating two different
guys, but it wasn't as if she is stringing either of them
along. I also liked the subplot of her ex-fiance coming back
to town to try to woo her back and how she dealt with the
issue. There is another relationship that formed during the
book that I enjoyed watching come together, but to reveal it
would spoil too much for future readers.
I'm definitely looking forward to reading more about Marcy
and the Seven-Year Stitch.
Cupid's arrow is making its way to Tallulah Falls, Oregon, bringing lots of business to Marcy Singer's embroidery specialty shop-like the bride who wants her mother's dress embellished with jewels. But someone wants to squash all the romance-and in this case they'll go as far as murder...
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