The Quick and the Thread

   In this blog post, I reviewed Amanda Lee’s The Quick and the Thread, the first installment in the Embroidery Mystery cozy mystery series. This debut is riveting and keeps you guessing.  It all started for Marcella “Marcy” Singer, who first arrived in Tallulah Falls, Oregon, from San Francisco from her best friend Sadie’s insistence. As the new resident in town, she opened her embroidery shop across from her Sadie’s coffee shop. And at her open house, things turn a bit dicey when she later discovered a dead body with a mysterious message in her storage basement. This started her to discover the mystery of the Four Square Development scheme and those key players into it. She needed to take a closer look into it and why someone had stolen her identity too. The closer she was unraveling the truth, the more precarious the situation would be for her in the end with a shocking twist.

This captivating cozy mystery would have your eyes glued on every page and take up an interest in cross-stitching embroidery. I cared for Marcy on how she’d gotten into the thick of things with a tangled up mess. I could see her easily paired with Todd or Detective Nash, so there’s a potential love triangle in the series. The location of Tallulah Falls Oregon was enchanting and had compelling scenic settings in Northern Oregon. The theme of the story is beware of the past, before it would catch up with you.

This gripping mystery will leave you hooked at the edge of your seat. I rated this book, three out of five stars, for no reason. If you love crafty cozies with non-stop dramatic action, plenty of suspense, and plenty of shocking twists, The Quick and the Thread would be the book for you. This is recommended for fans of Laura Childs, Monica Ferris, Sally Goldenbaum, and other crafty cozies alike.