Rent Thread and Dead

Synopsis

Tragedy strikesin Thread and Dead, the second book in Elizabeth Penney\'s cozy mystery series—and now everyone in Blueberry Cove, Maine, is on pins and needles. . .\r\n\r\nIris Buckley is busier than ever this July, with the town’s annual Lobster Festival fast approaching. In just a matter of days her apron shop Ruffles & Bows, will be jam-packed with tourists eager to lay eyes on its world-class collection of aprons and linens—and Iris’s inventory is running low. Then, just when all hope seems lost, Iris gets a call from Eleanor Brady, a wealthy, reclusive spinster who just happens to have trunks full of vintage fabrics. Would Iris like to come down to Eleanor’s cottage estate Shorehaven and have a look? \r\n\r\nBefore long Iris is on the scene—and on the case. Turns out that Eleanor has rented Shorehaven to the handsome, charismatic environmentalist Dr. Lukas de Wilde and his flock of students. What begins as an apron-scouting endeavor soon morphs into a full-blown murder investigation when Dr. de Wilde’s beautiful young teaching assistant turns up dead. Now it’s up to Iris—along with her partner-in-love-and-crime Ian Stewart—to unravel the mystery before the Blueberry Cove killer strikes again.\r\n\r\n\r\nPraise for The Apron Shop series\r\n\r\n“Quirky-meets-fun.”—Woman\'s Worldon Hems & Homicide\r\n\r\n “Penney knows the recipe for delivering just what cozy readers are looking for.” —Reviewing the Evidence

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