Sew Deadly

In Elizabeth Lynn Casey's Sew Deadly, the first installment in the Southern Sewing Circle crafty cozy mystery series debut, this riveting new cozy series will have you at the edge of your seat. When Victoria "Tori" Sinclair moved to Sweet Briar, South Carolina, from Chicago, it was a fresh new start for her when she landed a new librarian job. But things aren't when they seem when fellow Southerners treated her as an outsider. Her first day at the job didn't go as planned and she needed to impress others in a local sewing circle by her skills and what treats she brought to the table. The former librarian gave her a hard time, certain objects disappeared from her left to right, and she discovered a dead body. At the certain of all, she envisioned a children's room in the library and dodges the local police as a potential person of interest. She does a bit of snooping  on her own to clear her name and  discovers what happened to the deceased in question. If that wasn't enough, she charmed the local kindergartners, helped a local girl to learn to read, and had swoony feelings for their teacher.  In the end, she solved the puzzle, learned new revelations, and made herself a home in Sweet Briar to start her new life there.

This was a charming introduction to this crafty cozy debut by Laura Bradford (aka Elizabeth Lynn Casey). I did instantly care for Tori on how she devoted her time to help children to read and experiments for their reading assignments. I did connect with her and how she transformed an ordinary room to something extraordinary in the end. I loved how she didn't give up and made new friends who had her back. I've found the Sweet Briar community charming and endearing for a small town in South Carolina. The theme is to find people who get you and never give up your dreams, no matter what it is.

If you love a great crafty cozy with tips to help you started with non-stop drama, plenty of suspense, lots of action, and plenty of mystifying twists to keep you guessing, check out Sew Deadly today!