I am happy to share with you the cover for the next book in the “Handcrafted” mystery series from Crooked Lane Books, coming February 11, 2020.
Title: A Crafter Quilts A Crime
Name of Series: Handcrafted
Number in Series: Third
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Author: Holly Quinn
Author Website: authorhollyquinn.com
Book Synopsis
Perfect for fans of Betty Hechtman and Maggie Sefton, Holly Quinn’s third Handcrafted mystery aspires to wrap you in its warmth.
Community Craft proprietor Sammy Kane must piece together a patchwork of clues when a “live” mannequin ends up stone-cold dead.
Snowcapped pines and glittery dusted sidewalks adorn tranquil Heartsford, Wisconsin, while residents cuddle beneath heirloom quilts in front of cozy wood fires. But come morning, the below-zero temperatures won’t keep the locals away from Heartsford’s annual Fire & Ice event. To boost customer traffic at Community Craft’s one-night-only sale, Samantha “Sammy” Kane persuades a few of the craftspeople who sell their wares at the store to participate in a live mannequin window display contest.
Local quilter Wanda Wadsworth emerges as a favorite to win the contest, as she manages to not move a muscle for an unusual amount of time. Onlookers outside the window try everything to get her to crack–tapping on the glass and making funny faces–but nothing disrupts Wanda’s stillness. When the eagle-eyed spectators realize Wanda isn’t breathing, a blanket of grief and fear descends upon the wintry town.
Detective Liam Nash can’t seem to piece the clues together. Fortunately, Sammy’s cousin, Heidi, and her sister, Ellie, are on hand to reconvene their detective team, S.H.E. They set out to solve Wanda’s untimely death before the case grows as icy as a sub-zero Wisconsin winter. But they are all too aware that the killer is too close for comfort(er).
About the author
Holly Quinn has published two stand-alone fiction novels in another persona. She graduated from Carroll University in Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Science in business and a minor in marketing. This is her third Handcrafted mystery.
All comments are welcomed.
Sounds really good! Thank you Dru for sharing her books! I did not know about this series. I’m a quilter. So this caught my interest for sure.😊
Beautiful cover! Sounds like a good book.
Thanks for hosting the cover reveal! I really love this one. 🙂
you are most welcomed.
Dru
Interesting. I just checked the data bases for Brooklyn and Queens libraries. Brooklyn has none, Queens has book 2 (A Crafter Hooks a Killer). How they didn’t get book one I can only guess. A patron requested it special… I’ve placed a hold on it and will make sure the next book is also ordered.
Nora-Adrienne, THANKS so much!!! 🙂
The cover is lovely and immediately peaked my interest. The Pots, on the floor, the rumpled quilt, the overturned chair, and of course the doggie in the window, all lead to questions that I want the answer to. That makes for a great cover.