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A Southern Sewing Circle #2
Death Threads
The Southern Sewing Circle mystery series continues.
Yankee librarian Tori Sinclair is basking in the warmth of her new circle of friends from South Carolina's Sweet Briar Ladies Society sewing circle. That is until local author Colby Calhoun reveals an unflattering secret about the town's historic past-and then disappears, leaving a bloody trail behind him. And when Tori begins to see a pattern of the townsfolk's age-old Southern pride standing in the way of justice, she knows it's time to unravel the mystery.
Yankee librarian Tori Sinclair is basking in the warmth of her new circle of friends from South Carolina's Sweet Briar Ladies Society sewing circle. That is until local author Colby Calhoun reveals an unflattering secret about the town's historic past-and then disappears, leaving a bloody trail behind him. And when Tori begins to see a pattern of the townsfolk's age-old Southern pride standing in the way of justice, she knows it's time to unravel the mystery.
280 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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October 25, 2017
Victoria (Tori) is settling well into her job as the Chief Librarian of Sweet Briar Library, as well as this she has a new love interest in the form of the teacher Milo AND she is a formal member of the Ladies Society Sewing Circle. A local (but nationally if not internationally known) author, Colby, has been doing some research in the library (amid sighs from pretty much all the ladies present!) but when the local newspaper come out it appears the research was to debunk a major part of the town's history! Suddenly he and his family are Persona Non Grata in Sweet Briar (and his wife is one of the sewing circle and even they, apart from Tori, have turned their respective backs) and then Colby goes missing .....
June 18, 2020
Death threads continues from where Sew Deadly left off. It's six months later and Tori Sinclair is still hurting inside because of being suspected of killing Tiffany Ann Gilbert for no other reason than that she was new in town. Her friends in the sewing circle have grown to love her and life has moved on. That is until the Handsome famous author Colby Calhoun writes a column in the local newspaper that tells the truth about the history of Sweet Briar. Residents become furious with Colby and he gets the hateful treatment along with his family. Then comes the threatening note, and the kids being picked on at school, and poor Debbie being shunned by her so called friends at the sewing circle. Colby turns up missing and presumed dead after blood is found in the kitchen and a knife through the threatening note. No one seems to care or offer Debbie help or sympathy until Tori springs into action dusting off her sleuthing skills and sorting through clues as to who the real killer could be. Is it possible Colby is still alive? If he's dead where is his body? Can Tori help Debbie and her kids find the closure they need to move beyond this terrible and traumatic time in their lives?
If you like Cozy Mysteries you will enjoy this book. It's the second book in Elizabeth Lynn Casey's Southern Sewing Circle Mysteries. Most of you know that this writer is really Laura Bradford. I hope you enjoy reading it as I did. I found there was humor and heart breaking moments in this mystery which make it seem more real. There's mild cussing though nothing too bad. Not enough to make me quit reading it .
I borrowed a Kindle ebook from the Ohio Digital Library. A favorable review was not requested. All opinions expressed here are my own.
If you like Cozy Mysteries you will enjoy this book. It's the second book in Elizabeth Lynn Casey's Southern Sewing Circle Mysteries. Most of you know that this writer is really Laura Bradford. I hope you enjoy reading it as I did. I found there was humor and heart breaking moments in this mystery which make it seem more real. There's mild cussing though nothing too bad. Not enough to make me quit reading it .
I borrowed a Kindle ebook from the Ohio Digital Library. A favorable review was not requested. All opinions expressed here are my own.
May 13, 2010
Elizabeth Lynn Casey makes a southern sewing circle a great bunch of friends. I love reading about them and even think I might start sewing again. : )
July 19, 2019
3.5 stars
August 16, 2013
SEW DEADLY, DEATH THREADS and PINNED FOR MURDER by Elizabeth Lynn Casey.
I'm new to the party on this series. But the good news for me---I still have 5 more of the series in my TBR stack to enjoy! The newest being REMNANTS OF MURDER, released earlier this month.
I fell in love with Tori/Victoria and the people of Sweet Briar from page one of Sew Deadly. Ms. Casey kept me guessing through all 3 stories. Not only that, she kept me laughing! Out loud at times!
The members of the Sweet Briars Ladies Society Sewing Circle are different as night and day. The things they do have in common are, sewing, gossip and their strong belief in each other. Well, some stronger than others. But they always come around in the end.
Tori, the town librarian, along with her fellow sewing circle members, finds herself wrapped up in one mystery after the other in these three titles. But working together there is nothing they can't do, be it a group sewing project or solving a crime. I just wish I had this group of women around in my life. Luckily, I can spend time with them on the pages!
Each book includes sewing tips (Ms Casey gets some from her readers!) and a sewing pattern of the book's project. NOTE: You do not have to know sewing to enjoy these stories. And fans with book themes won't be disappointed. Plenty of time is spent in the Sweet Briar Library!
I can't wait to get into the fourth in the series to see what the ladies are up to!
Do yourself a favor...read this series!
I'm new to the party on this series. But the good news for me---I still have 5 more of the series in my TBR stack to enjoy! The newest being REMNANTS OF MURDER, released earlier this month.
I fell in love with Tori/Victoria and the people of Sweet Briar from page one of Sew Deadly. Ms. Casey kept me guessing through all 3 stories. Not only that, she kept me laughing! Out loud at times!
The members of the Sweet Briars Ladies Society Sewing Circle are different as night and day. The things they do have in common are, sewing, gossip and their strong belief in each other. Well, some stronger than others. But they always come around in the end.
Tori, the town librarian, along with her fellow sewing circle members, finds herself wrapped up in one mystery after the other in these three titles. But working together there is nothing they can't do, be it a group sewing project or solving a crime. I just wish I had this group of women around in my life. Luckily, I can spend time with them on the pages!
Each book includes sewing tips (Ms Casey gets some from her readers!) and a sewing pattern of the book's project. NOTE: You do not have to know sewing to enjoy these stories. And fans with book themes won't be disappointed. Plenty of time is spent in the Sweet Briar Library!
I can't wait to get into the fourth in the series to see what the ladies are up to!
Do yourself a favor...read this series!
August 22, 2017
Death Threads is the second book in the Southern Sewing Circle mystery series. I thought this was a good follow-up to book one. I was engaged with the characters and the setting from reading the first book, and it was a pleasure to be able to jump right into book two.
In this installment, Tori Sinclair is really beginning to fit in. Sweet Briar, SC is much more accepting of her. She discovers that things are not what they seem with a few residents in the town after Debbie's husband (a famous local author) comes up missing).
I thought the mystery was well-written and there were a few parts that had me guessing. I was pleased with how the story played out. I am excited to jump in and read the next book in this series.
Note: I left this book at home when I went on vacation, which is why it ended up taking me much longer to finish.
I borrowed this book from a friend for a cozy mystery book club. My honest review is voluntary and is not influenced in any way.
In this installment, Tori Sinclair is really beginning to fit in. Sweet Briar, SC is much more accepting of her. She discovers that things are not what they seem with a few residents in the town after Debbie's husband (a famous local author) comes up missing).
I thought the mystery was well-written and there were a few parts that had me guessing. I was pleased with how the story played out. I am excited to jump in and read the next book in this series.
Note: I left this book at home when I went on vacation, which is why it ended up taking me much longer to finish.
I borrowed this book from a friend for a cozy mystery book club. My honest review is voluntary and is not influenced in any way.
December 14, 2016
I am glad that I finally picked this series up again.. I especially love Southern cozies. Since its been well over a year since I read the first book in the series (Sew Deadly), I was rusty on the characters, their background, mannerisms, etc. But the author does a good job of drawing the reader back in, as if I have never left Sweet Briar, South Carolina.
I have already picked up Pinned for Murder; I don' want to let another year go by without reading another installment in this great series...
I have already picked up Pinned for Murder; I don' want to let another year go by without reading another installment in this great series...
June 25, 2010
The second book in the Southern Sewing Circle mystery series is a wonderful addition to this new series as well as a great read with an intriguing mystery with a surprising twist at the end of the book.
Readers interested in the art of sewing will not be disappointed as there's also a great idea for a sewing project involving the topics of sewing and reading.
This reader is very much looking forward to the next installment of the Southern Sewing Circle mystery series.
Readers interested in the art of sewing will not be disappointed as there's also a great idea for a sewing project involving the topics of sewing and reading.
This reader is very much looking forward to the next installment of the Southern Sewing Circle mystery series.
March 27, 2012
I've grown to dislike the snobby, gossipy and hypocritical ladies and the lack of any heat between Milo and Tori.
It's like reading a mystery in the town Mayberry complete with the goshes and the gollies.
I like cozies but this is too clean, too boring and no one seems to have learned their lesson from the first go round.
It's like reading a mystery in the town Mayberry complete with the goshes and the gollies.
I like cozies but this is too clean, too boring and no one seems to have learned their lesson from the first go round.
June 27, 2011
Definitely NOT my favorite of the 3 in this series...You'd have thought the sewing circle friends would have learned to stick by their friends in the first of this series....and not jump to conclusions, or listen to gossip and make their decisions on the judgements of others.
July 12, 2017
I liked this book but it seemed to move a bit slower than the first one, at least yo me. I love all the bantering that goes on on the book among the ladies. If I could I would give this book 3.5 stars. Will read the third boom in this series.
June 11, 2017
Death Threads
A Southern Sewing Circle, Book #2
Elizabeth Lynn Casey
5 Stars
Synopsis:
The Southern Sewing Circle mystery series continues.
Yankee librarian Tori Sinclair is basking in the warmth of her new circle of friends from South Carolina's Sweet Briar Ladies Society sewing circle. That is until local author Colby Calhoun reveals an unflattering secret about the town's historic past-and then disappears, leaving a bloody trail behind him. And when Tori begins to see a pattern of the townsfolk's age-old Southern pride standing in the way of justice, she knows it's time to unravel the mystery. (ŷ)
Review:
The characters are well developed, well rounded and three dimensional. Tori and her group of sewing friends each have unique personalities and it is fun to listen to conversations that they have. I think my favorites of the group are Margaret Louise and Leona. Margaret Louise is the grandmother that we all wished we had (and some of us did). Leona, her twin, is always trying to flirt and be noticed by eligible men. They could not be more different, but you can tell that they love each other greatly. They are a great group of women to visit and hang out with.
The mystery in this book is not a murder, but rather a disappearance, that may have led to murder. It was refreshing that no one happened upon a dead body. I mean, how many dead bodies can show up in any given town? There were enough clues to sift through and red herrings thrown in that is was near impossible to figure out who the culprit was. And I will say, I had no idea who had done the deed, they were not even on my radar.
The writing style flows smoothly and the book is an easy read. The author creates a small town setting that seems realistic and inviting. The town folks are nosy, caring and honest to a fault. Although at times they have trouble handling the truth, they usually come around.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a well crafted cozy mystery. I am taking my time reading this series and I am enjoying it very much.
A Southern Sewing Circle, Book #2
Elizabeth Lynn Casey
5 Stars
Synopsis:
The Southern Sewing Circle mystery series continues.
Yankee librarian Tori Sinclair is basking in the warmth of her new circle of friends from South Carolina's Sweet Briar Ladies Society sewing circle. That is until local author Colby Calhoun reveals an unflattering secret about the town's historic past-and then disappears, leaving a bloody trail behind him. And when Tori begins to see a pattern of the townsfolk's age-old Southern pride standing in the way of justice, she knows it's time to unravel the mystery. (ŷ)
Review:
The characters are well developed, well rounded and three dimensional. Tori and her group of sewing friends each have unique personalities and it is fun to listen to conversations that they have. I think my favorites of the group are Margaret Louise and Leona. Margaret Louise is the grandmother that we all wished we had (and some of us did). Leona, her twin, is always trying to flirt and be noticed by eligible men. They could not be more different, but you can tell that they love each other greatly. They are a great group of women to visit and hang out with.
The mystery in this book is not a murder, but rather a disappearance, that may have led to murder. It was refreshing that no one happened upon a dead body. I mean, how many dead bodies can show up in any given town? There were enough clues to sift through and red herrings thrown in that is was near impossible to figure out who the culprit was. And I will say, I had no idea who had done the deed, they were not even on my radar.
The writing style flows smoothly and the book is an easy read. The author creates a small town setting that seems realistic and inviting. The town folks are nosy, caring and honest to a fault. Although at times they have trouble handling the truth, they usually come around.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a well crafted cozy mystery. I am taking my time reading this series and I am enjoying it very much.
August 12, 2024
I enjoyed this story and that the mystery was a little bit different. Overall I like the characters and the southern charm in this book.
February 16, 2012
Second in the series, Casey continues right where she left off in Sew Deadly. Tori is the new librarian. She is no longer under suspician for murder and she has even begun cultivating friends of the previous librarian. While still on probation with the sewing circle, Tori is drawn further and further into the everyday life of Sweet Briar.
During an annual event, the resident author and local celebrity informs the town that their local history is a lie. Their town was not destroyed by the North during the Civil War, but was in fact, burnt to the ground by the local moonshine family. Every resident in Sweet Briar is furious and threats abound. Tori assumes that the threats are just talk and she is astounded when the sewing circle turns their backs on the wife of the author.
Tori knows what it is like to have your friends (albiet new friends) suddenly turn away, so she stands firm and tries to be loyal, even accompanying her home as a show of friendship. But upon arrival, they find blood, a note, a knife, and no husband.
Tori is disappointed in her friends, but she will find the author's body and bring closure to her friend, all she has to do is keep her ear to the ground and maybe an eye on her library patrons. Can she solve the mystery again?
Casey continues to add depth to her protagonist, while adding uniqueness to each of her supporting characters. Again the plot is thorough and believable.
During an annual event, the resident author and local celebrity informs the town that their local history is a lie. Their town was not destroyed by the North during the Civil War, but was in fact, burnt to the ground by the local moonshine family. Every resident in Sweet Briar is furious and threats abound. Tori assumes that the threats are just talk and she is astounded when the sewing circle turns their backs on the wife of the author.
Tori knows what it is like to have your friends (albiet new friends) suddenly turn away, so she stands firm and tries to be loyal, even accompanying her home as a show of friendship. But upon arrival, they find blood, a note, a knife, and no husband.
Tori is disappointed in her friends, but she will find the author's body and bring closure to her friend, all she has to do is keep her ear to the ground and maybe an eye on her library patrons. Can she solve the mystery again?
Casey continues to add depth to her protagonist, while adding uniqueness to each of her supporting characters. Again the plot is thorough and believable.
February 17, 2011
I enjoy this series. I'm finding, more and more, that any story with strong friendships of women helping/supporting women has my vote. The sewing circle of Sweet Briar is one such group.
Sweet Briar, SC, has a celebrity of sorts with author Colby Calhoun. Sweet Briar is very proud of the fact that the town re-built after it was burned by the Yankees during the Civil War. Calhoun reveals that, perhaps, this is not true. Tempers rise and feels are hurt; threats are sent and bricks are thrown through windows. Colby disappears shortly after his revelation and no one seems to be doing anything to try to find him. Tori Sinclair, the Yankee librarian, doesn't understand how a people who pride themselves on being such a close-knit group can stand by and do nothing simply because they're upset by what was written and decides she needs to do whatever she can to help Debbie, Colby's wife, bring closure to this incident.
Sweet Briar also its fair share of quirky characters, most of whom belong to the Sweet Briar Ladies' Society Sewing Circle. No matter the circumstances, these women do, eventually, circle around their friends to support them.
Sweet Briar, SC, has a celebrity of sorts with author Colby Calhoun. Sweet Briar is very proud of the fact that the town re-built after it was burned by the Yankees during the Civil War. Calhoun reveals that, perhaps, this is not true. Tempers rise and feels are hurt; threats are sent and bricks are thrown through windows. Colby disappears shortly after his revelation and no one seems to be doing anything to try to find him. Tori Sinclair, the Yankee librarian, doesn't understand how a people who pride themselves on being such a close-knit group can stand by and do nothing simply because they're upset by what was written and decides she needs to do whatever she can to help Debbie, Colby's wife, bring closure to this incident.
Sweet Briar also its fair share of quirky characters, most of whom belong to the Sweet Briar Ladies' Society Sewing Circle. No matter the circumstances, these women do, eventually, circle around their friends to support them.
October 6, 2013
When author Colby Calhoun writes a stirring piece about Sweet Briar and what happneed many years ago when it was burned to the ground. Colby and Debbie find themselves on the outs in a town Debbie was born here. What makes it worse is when Colby disappears. What happened to him? Is he dead or alive? Also who is the mystery man in Ella May's life? Will the town of Sweet Briar finally meet Ella May's mystery man?
This is a great second book to the Southern Sewing Circle where we continue to follow Tori Sinclair. At this point she has hooked up with Milo and they are dating. When things go wrong this book really heats up. The shut out that Colby and Debbie experience felt so real and I felt so bad for them. I was so drawn into this book and couldn't put it down. It was a great mystery I loved it!
This is a great second book to the Southern Sewing Circle where we continue to follow Tori Sinclair. At this point she has hooked up with Milo and they are dating. When things go wrong this book really heats up. The shut out that Colby and Debbie experience felt so real and I felt so bad for them. I was so drawn into this book and couldn't put it down. It was a great mystery I loved it!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 6, 2012
Tori Sinclair moved from Chicago to Sweet Briar, South Carolina to become the librarian in the small town and she is still learning about Southern culture and behaviorial mores. As a new member of the Sweet Briar Ladies Society Sewing Circle, she has any number of older Southern women who are willing to help guide her through the nuances of proper behavior. One lesson that she needs to learn is how attached the South is to its view of the past and when local author Colby Calhoun publishes an article that disputes the town's belief that it rebuilt itself after being burned by Yankees during the Civil War, the town is in an uproar. Then Colby disappears from his house leaving behind a bloody mess. Led by Tori's urgings, it's time to get the Sewing Circle involved.
April 19, 2014
As a transplant from Chicago, Tori has had a first-hand experience at how Southerners from the small town of Sweet Briar stick together, even when the truth turns out to be otherwise. When the husband of a local prints a story that destroys the very foundation their fair city was built upon, tempers flare and the author ends up missing. Tori rebukes her new circle of friends for their behavior and sets on a search for the abductor. Life lessons are learned amid sewing lessons, a romantic spat, and bunnies galore.
January 29, 2015
49% - I'm not loving this second installment. The "friends" are very judgmental, gossipy harpy-types in this book, which isn't how it was in the first. Also the mystery is... well, I don't know how to describe it exactly. There's no urgency to it and I'm not even really sure what it IS. I may end up skimming the end and moving on to the next one. If the ladies aren't nicer to one another in the next book, I'm going to abandon the series. I see too much crappy behavior among women in my real life already!!
October 17, 2015
This is the second book in the Southern Sewing Circle mystery series. The main character Tori Sinclair is deeply upset by the supposed killing of a writer living in Sweet Briar, South Carolina. The writer is married to a member of the sewing circle and has written an article that challenges the town's history. Everyone in town is mad and upset and no one except Tori seems concerned about the disappearance. Tori starts to question people. The book was a quick and easy read.
August 8, 2016
I really enjoyed this book!
The characters are really interesting. There is a "southern feel" to this story that I really like!
I like the sewing group and how the ladies in the group help each other out.
The story had me guessing "what happened"..thru out the book!
Looking forward to reading the next book in this series!
The characters are really interesting. There is a "southern feel" to this story that I really like!
I like the sewing group and how the ladies in the group help each other out.
The story had me guessing "what happened"..thru out the book!
Looking forward to reading the next book in this series!
June 16, 2019
I just jumped into this book and couldn't stop reading. I can't wait to get a hold of the next book from the library. I already have it requested.
Tori Sinclair has her hands for with Leona in this book. Leona has promised that she would do sewing lessons. Now Tori has to get her to keep her words. To make matters worse Leona now has a bet with her twin. If she learns to sew her sister will bring her home cooked meals for a month. If she doesn't, she will babysit all seven of her great-nephews and nieces so her twin can take their parents out for dinner. Colby Calhoun has discovered some truth that has shaken the town's history and most of the town is upset. Debbie and Tori arrives home after a disaster of a sewing circle to discover him missing. Now most of the town is suspect and no one is helping chief of police look for him and with very little clues, Tori is trying to help cut through the list.
You can feel Tori get frustrated at most of her sewing circle, her townsfolk and even the person who is supposed to be there with her no matter what, Milo. They have a fight about it. Tori though has two good friends staying next to her side as she tells off people and makes them see what really matters. Should a town really be divided by how a fire really started in the Civil War era or focus on the fact that it is what happened on what happened after the fire? Above all a man is missing and his wife and children are suffering. Tori with the help of the sewing circle pitches in to help the family. But will they be able to find Colby before it's too late?
Tori Sinclair has her hands for with Leona in this book. Leona has promised that she would do sewing lessons. Now Tori has to get her to keep her words. To make matters worse Leona now has a bet with her twin. If she learns to sew her sister will bring her home cooked meals for a month. If she doesn't, she will babysit all seven of her great-nephews and nieces so her twin can take their parents out for dinner. Colby Calhoun has discovered some truth that has shaken the town's history and most of the town is upset. Debbie and Tori arrives home after a disaster of a sewing circle to discover him missing. Now most of the town is suspect and no one is helping chief of police look for him and with very little clues, Tori is trying to help cut through the list.
You can feel Tori get frustrated at most of her sewing circle, her townsfolk and even the person who is supposed to be there with her no matter what, Milo. They have a fight about it. Tori though has two good friends staying next to her side as she tells off people and makes them see what really matters. Should a town really be divided by how a fire really started in the Civil War era or focus on the fact that it is what happened on what happened after the fire? Above all a man is missing and his wife and children are suffering. Tori with the help of the sewing circle pitches in to help the family. But will they be able to find Colby before it's too late?
May 11, 2017
In this second book in a cozy mystery series a librarian who moved from Chicago to a small town in North Carolina is still working on feeling a part a town so resistant to Yankees. Without spoiling the mystery of this book I can say that she has made progress in endearing herself to the town and the people of the town (quaint and eccentric as they may be) have become important to her as well.
I have to say, however, that this series is not my favorite. Part of the whole idea of mysteries like this have to do with bonds formed, relationships (whether family or friend) that stand together through anything. There is some attempt toward that, but with the annoying way of turning to spite or other malicious actions when the need presents itself. I dislike fair weather friendships (or family members) in real life and have little interest in stories based around them.
I enjoy the quirky characters themselves: the elderly twin sisters who seem like different sides of the same odd coin, the main character ,slow on the solving of the mystery, but lovable and all too sticky sweet in her courtship with Milo the town school teacher. Yes, the love story is slow and very subdued in this one but that's ok. I think the attempt to make the characters talk and feel Southern gets a little stereotypical at times.
I have to say, however, that this series is not my favorite. Part of the whole idea of mysteries like this have to do with bonds formed, relationships (whether family or friend) that stand together through anything. There is some attempt toward that, but with the annoying way of turning to spite or other malicious actions when the need presents itself. I dislike fair weather friendships (or family members) in real life and have little interest in stories based around them.
I enjoy the quirky characters themselves: the elderly twin sisters who seem like different sides of the same odd coin, the main character ,slow on the solving of the mystery, but lovable and all too sticky sweet in her courtship with Milo the town school teacher. Yes, the love story is slow and very subdued in this one but that's ok. I think the attempt to make the characters talk and feel Southern gets a little stereotypical at times.
March 21, 2019
This series is for fans of anything Southern and book related. You cannot get more perfect than a library set in South Carolina. If you add in the love for Little House (Laura Ingalls Wilder) that Tori has then we have the winning trifecta in my humble opinion.
I am not a person who views sewing as relaxing. I am more in the ranks of our dear sweet Leona who along with her twin sister is a hoot. You will find yourself chuckling quite frequently while reading. The idea of the handsewn library book bags for nursing home residents has really touched my heart. My mom is currently in a long term rehabilitation to get her leg strength back and seeing the nursing home part of the rehab center is so sad. I wish more public libraries had the capability to make sure nursing home residents had access to books.
A part of me wants to gobble this series up as quickly as I can read but the smart part of me is telling myself to slow down since there are only 12 books in this wonderful series and I have already read two. I am limiting myself to one book a month in this series.
I am not a person who views sewing as relaxing. I am more in the ranks of our dear sweet Leona who along with her twin sister is a hoot. You will find yourself chuckling quite frequently while reading. The idea of the handsewn library book bags for nursing home residents has really touched my heart. My mom is currently in a long term rehabilitation to get her leg strength back and seeing the nursing home part of the rehab center is so sad. I wish more public libraries had the capability to make sure nursing home residents had access to books.
A part of me wants to gobble this series up as quickly as I can read but the smart part of me is telling myself to slow down since there are only 12 books in this wonderful series and I have already read two. I am limiting myself to one book a month in this series.
August 4, 2019
Once again, this author came up with a winner. The town of Sweet Briar has an "almost famous" author who has been famous but as the book opens, he has done something that has angered almost all of the town. Local history had it that the town was incinerated by Yankees and that the town quite literally rose from the ashes. Colby, the author, however, has discovered, and subsequently written that the fire was actually caused by a moonshine still. After receiving a threatening letter, the author's home was broken into, ransacked, and he turns up missing. Moreover, there is blood in the bedroom from where he likely had been abducted. Tori, who has legitimate reasons not to fully trust the local law authorities determines to get to the bottom of things. I thoroughly enjoyed this little tome and if you like cozies, you might as well.
March 31, 2021
This is definitely a 'cozy' mystery. It is more about getting to know and liking a group of people. The common theme that draws them together is a sewing circle which is what interested me. I am a quilter and like to sew. Also, a library is involved and I love libraries and have worked or volunteered in one at various points in my life. I am still debating if I can connect with the characters or not. Note: there are sewing tips at the end. The mystery seemed almost secondary to the story of Tori Sinclair and her friends.
June 26, 2017
Loved this different twist
This book was a little different type of mystery but I really enjoyed reading how it played out. I never guessed the perp at all and was happy about the ending. It was like visiting old friends reading about the Sweet Briar characters and I will definitely continue reading this series after I go visit some more series. Leona just cracks me up!
This book was a little different type of mystery but I really enjoyed reading how it played out. I never guessed the perp at all and was happy about the ending. It was like visiting old friends reading about the Sweet Briar characters and I will definitely continue reading this series after I go visit some more series. Leona just cracks me up!
August 2, 2017
The ending just fell off like the author didn't really know how to conclude the story. There were so many moments of forced dialogue between characters to tie the book into the sewing pattern at the back that it distracted from the storyline at times. Overall, an ok read that never reached its potential.
May 24, 2023
If every book in this series is like this, I’m hooked. Once Tori figures out whodunnit, it’s over. No confrontation with the perpetrator, no babbling as to why from the perpetrator. I love it. The only thing I’m having trouble with is the characters negativity with each other but I think that’s a Southern thing.
June 24, 2017
I am really enjoying this series, the mystery itself is not too involved but I love the setting and characters and this is only book two ( of twelve ) in the series and I have hope that the mysteries will get stronger as the series goes on!!!!!
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