The Southern Sewing Circle mystery series continues. Yankee librarian Tori Sinclair is basking in the warmth of her new circle of friends from South Carolina’s Sweet Briar Ladies Society sewing circle. That is until local author Colby Calhoun reveals an unflattering secret about the town’s historic past-and then disappears, leaving a bloody trail behind him. And when Tori begins to see a … begins to see a pattern of the townsfolk’s age-old Southern pride standing in the way of justice, she knows it’s time to unravel the mystery.
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This series is for fans of anything Southern and book related. You cannot get more perfect than a library set in South Carolina. If you add in the love for Little House (Laura Ingalls Wilder) that Tori has then we have the winning trifecta in my humble opinion.
I am not a person who views sewing as relaxing. I am more in the ranks of our dear sweet Leona who along with her twin sister is a hoot. You will find yourself chuckling quite frequently while reading. The idea of the handsewn library book bags for nursing home residents has really touched my heart. My mom is currently in a long term rehabilitation to get her leg strength back and seeing the nursing home part of the rehab center is so sad. I wish more public libraries had the capability to make sure nursing home residents had access to books.
A part of me wants to gobble this series up as quickly as I can read but the smart part of me is telling myself to slow down since there are only 12 books in this wonderful series and I have already read two. I am limiting myself to one book a month in this series.
Death threads continues from where Sew Deadly left off. It’s six months later and Tori Sinclair is still hurting inside because of being suspected of killing Tiffany Ann Gilbert for no other reason than that she was new in town. Her friends in the sewing circle have grown to love her and life has moved on. That is until the Handsome famous author Colby Calhoun writes a column in the local newspaper that tells the truth about the history of Sweet Briar. Residents become furious with Colby and he gets the hateful treatment along with his family. Then comes the threatening note, and the kids being picked on at school, and poor Debbie being shunned at the holier than thou sewing circle. Colby turns up missing and presumed dead after blood is found in the kitchen and a knife through the threatening note. No one seems to care or offer Debbie help or sympathy until Tori springs into action dusting off her sleuthing skills and sorting through clues as to who the real killer could be. Is it possible Colby is still alive? If he’s dead where is his body? Can Tori help Debbie and her kids find the closure they need to move beyond this terrible and traumatic time in their lives?
If you like Cozy Mysteries you will enjoy this book. It’s the second book in Elizabeth Lynn Casey’s Southern Sewing Circle Mysteries. Most of you know that this writer is really Laura Bradford. I hope you enjoy reading it as I did. I found there was humor and heart breaking moments in this mystery which make it seem more real. There’s mild cussing , though nothing too bad. Not enough to make me quit reading it .
I borrowed a Kindle ebook from the Ohio Digital Library. A favorable review was not requested. All opinions expressed here are my own.