Threads of Deceit
(2026)(The second book in the Pins and Paws Mystery series)
A novel by Hailey Hartley
When textile conservator Rebecca Walsh opens her mountain quilting retreat in Pinecrest Hollow, the last thing she expects is a donation box filled with vintage quilts—and one stained with what looks suspiciously like old blood. Her Old English Sheepdog, Patches, becomes fixated on the quilt, and before Rebecca knows it, he's leading her on a chase through the misty Smoky Mountain forests to an abandoned mill. What they discover there turns Rebecca's peaceful new life upside down: the body of renowned textile artist Natalie Crane, murdered with her own antique quilting shears.
As Rebecca uses her expert knowledge of fabrics and stitching techniques to help investigate, she uncovers a web of stolen designs, bitter rivalries, and professional jealousy in the tight-knit quilting community. Natalie had been claiming credit for her apprentices' work for years, and the list of people she wronged is long. With Patches' keen nose tracking clues and Rebecca's trained eye spotting details others miss, they work to piece together the truth before the killer strikes again—or before Rebecca's brand-new business is destroyed by its association with murder.
Racing against time and threatening messages, Rebecca must navigate friendships, betrayals, and the dark underbelly of competitive quilting to catch a killer who thought they'd stitched up the perfect crime. In this cozy mountain town where everyone knows your business and quilting is serious business, Rebecca discovers that some patterns reveal more than just beautiful designs—they expose deadly secrets.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
As Rebecca uses her expert knowledge of fabrics and stitching techniques to help investigate, she uncovers a web of stolen designs, bitter rivalries, and professional jealousy in the tight-knit quilting community. Natalie had been claiming credit for her apprentices' work for years, and the list of people she wronged is long. With Patches' keen nose tracking clues and Rebecca's trained eye spotting details others miss, they work to piece together the truth before the killer strikes again—or before Rebecca's brand-new business is destroyed by its association with murder.
Racing against time and threatening messages, Rebecca must navigate friendships, betrayals, and the dark underbelly of competitive quilting to catch a killer who thought they'd stitched up the perfect crime. In this cozy mountain town where everyone knows your business and quilting is serious business, Rebecca discovers that some patterns reveal more than just beautiful designs—they expose deadly secrets.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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