Quilt Trip
Southern Quilting Mysteries | Book 3
Perfect for fans of Southern small-town cozies with a crafting backdrop — Beatrice Coleman stumbles into murder in the quilting community of Dappled Hills, NC, surrounded by an eccentric and lovable cast of fellow quilters. Warm, witty, and deeply comforting.
As a quilter, retired folk art curator Beatrice Coleman likes to have all the seams stitched together—but her plans keep getting tangled up in unexpected ways…
Beatrice has never crashed a party but now her fellow quilt guild member, Meadow Downey, is driving them to a Victorian mansion in the mountains beyond Dappled Hills, North Carolina. Muriel Starnes, an elderly eccentric, has organized a meeting of quilters to pick someone to administer a quilting scholarship. The fact that the Village Quilters weren’t invited isn’t enough to keep Meadow from speaking her piece.
But once the quilters arrive at the mansion, it seems they may never leave. An ice storm sends an old tree crashing across the driveway, leaving them stranded for the night. And by the next morning, they are one fewer—for Muriel has been sent to meet her maker. With everyone in the house a suspect, it’s up to Beatrice and the Village Quilters to figure out who has a guilty conscience before someone else gets tied up in knots.
Includes Quilting Tips!
Series: Southern Quilting Mysteries, Book3
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Setting: Dappled Hills, North Carolina — small Southern mountain town
Protagonist: Beatrice Coleman, retired art museum curator and Village Quilters member
Tone: Light, warm, feel-good
Recurring cast: Meadow Downey (best friend) · Ramsay Downey (police chief) · Posy Beck (quilt shop owner) · Savannah & Georgia Potter · Miss Sissy · June Bug
Recurring pets: Boris the dog · Maisie the shop cat and of course, Noo-Noo
Formats: Ebook · Paperback · Audiobook (selected titles)
ISBN: 978-0-451-24063-7 (print)
New to the series? Start with Quilt or Innocence (Book 1)
Praise
“Sparkles with Craig’s cleverness and plenty of Carolina charm.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Full of eccentric and engaging characters. The women Beatrice meets are unique and quirky, but in a down-to-earth, believable way.”—The Mystery Reader
“A delightful regional amateur sleuth due to the eccentric quilters…readers will enjoy touring Dappled Hills guided by colorful locals.”—Genre Go Round Reviews
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