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Zusatztext Praise for the National Bestselling Haunted Yarn Shop Mysteries “Full of loving crafting details and quirky, sassy characters.” — Library Journal “Another terrific mystery…A rich fabric of murder [with] touches of romance.” — Lesa’s Book Critiques “A fun series…a fantastic whodunit.” — Cozy Mystery Book Review Informationen zum Autor Molly MacRae, national bestselling author of Plagued by Quilt , Spinning in Her Grave , and Dyeing Wishes , was director of the history museum in Jonesborough, Tennessee’s oldest town, and later managed an independent bookstore in Johnson City. Her short stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine for more than twenty years, and she has won the Sherwood Anderson Award for Short Fiction. Klappentext In the latest from the bestselling author of Plagued by Quilt! Kath Rutledge yarn bombs Blue Plum! Tennessee—and gets tangled up in the mystery of a bumped-off bagpiper. It's time for Handmade Blue Plum! an annual arts and crafts fair! and Kath and her knitting group TGIF (Thank Goodness It's Fiber) plan to kick off the festivities with a yarn bombing. But they're not the only ones needling Blue Plum. Bagpiper and former resident Hugh McPhee had just returned after a long absence! yet his reception is anything but cozy. The morning after his arrival! he's found dead in full piper's regalia. Although shaken! Kath and her knitting group go forward with their yarn installation—only to hit a deadly snag. Now! with the help of Geneva! the ghost who haunts her shop! Kath and TGIF need to unravel the mystery before someone else gets kilt! Leseprobe ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CAST OF CHARACTERS At the Weaver’s Cat Kath Rutledge : Textile preservation specialist formerly of Springfield, Illinois, now owner of the Weaver’s Cat, a fiber-and-fabric shop in Blue Plum, Tennessee Ardis Buchanan : Longtime manager of the Weaver’s Cat Geneva : The ghost who lives at the Weaver’s Cat, Ardis Buchanan’s great-great-aunt Debbie Keith : Part-time staff at the Weaver’s Cat, full-time sheep farmer Abby Netherton : Teenager working part-time at the Weaver’s Cat Argyle : The shop’s cat Members of TGIF (Thank Goodness It’s Fiber) and the Yarn Bomb Squad Joe Dunbar (Tennyson Yeats Dunbar) : Kath’s significant other, fly fisherman, watercolorist, sometimes called “Ten” Ernestine O’Dell : Septuagenarian, retired secretary Melody (Mel) Gresham : Café owner, calls Kath “Red” Thea Green : Town librarian who came up with the idea to yarn-bomb Blue Plum John Berry : Octogenarian, retired naval officer Zach Aikens : Teenager Rachel Meeks : Banker Tammie Fain : Energetic grandmother Wanda Vance : Retired nurse Supporting Cast Shirley and Mercy Spivey: Twins, Kath’s cousins (several times removed) Hugh McPhee: Bagpipe player, former Blue Plum citizen Gladys Weems: The mayor’s mother Olive Weems : Organizer of the arts and crafts fair Handmade Blue Plum, the mayor’s wife Palmer (Pokey) Weems : Mayor of Blue Plum Al Rogalla : Accountant, volunteer fireman Ellen : A knitter in town for Handmade Blue Plum Janet : A knitter in town for Handmade Blue Plum Aaron Carlin : Odd-jobs man, significant other of Angie Spivey Hank Buchanan : Ardis’ daddy Ambrose Berry : John’s older brother Angie Spivey : Mercy Spivey’s daughter Sheriff’s Department Cole (Clod) Dunbar (Coleridge Blake Dunbar) : Deputy, Joe’s brother Darla Dye : Deputy Shorty Munroe : Deputy Leonard Haynes (Lonnie) :...
