I'm reviewing the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th books in Casey's Southern Sewing Circle series together because, in an unusual step for me, I read them one after the other! I love the characters in this delightful series, but I usually need to wait a while before reading the next book in any series. Since the author (real name: Laura Bradford) will be at our library for a third visit in September, I realized that I have been quite lax, just coveting and enjoying immensely the wonderful cover art and clever titles lined up on a shelf in my kitchen but neglecting to actually read the rest of the books. If you are reading this, Laura, I apologize and pledge to have them all read by the time I see you again, especially because I'm having a great time! Tori Sinclair and her Southern Sewing Circle friends become more endearing with each novel.
Tori, small-town librarian and amateur sleuth, investigates the disappearance of best-selling author Colby Calhoun in "Death Threads." After revealing the true story behind the legend of Sweet Briar's Civil War era destruction by fire and rebirth from the ashes, Colby disappears, leaving a trail of blood and a community that feels he may have gotten what he deserved. Anxious to solve the apparent murder of friend Debbie's husband, the ladies of the sewing circle leave no seam unsewn in their quest to solve Colby's disappearance.
In "Pinned for Murder," wealthy, mean Martha Jane is found dead, strangled with a piece of rope. The murder victim is the next-door neighbor of sewing circle member Rose and the prime suspect is Rose's former student, Kenny, a developmentally disabled young man with a temper. Rose is convinced of Kenny's innocence and Tori does her best to prove that someone else committed the crime.
"Deadly Notion"s features fashion designer Ashley Lawson, the helicopter mother from Hell. In her quest to make sure that her daughter Penelope is the center of attention at all times she wreaks havoc with nearly everyone in town, so when she is found murdered there are plenty of suspects, even members of the Tori's sewing Circle, many of whom were overheard at a library event suggesting that strangling Ashley would be a good idea. To add to the stress, Milo Wentworth's high-school flame Bethany has returned to town hell-bent on rekindling her romance with Tori's boyfriend. This series just gets better and better and the ending is spectacular. Don't peek!
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