Murder, Simply Stitched (Amish Quilt Shop Mystery Series #2)

by Isabella Alan

Overview

When Angela Braddock enters her quilts in an Amish auction, she never expects one of her neighbors to end up going, going, gone....
                          
Angie is finding her niche as the new owner of her late aunt’s Amish quilt shop, Running Stitch. But as the summer is winding down, so is business. To bolster support for the shop, Angie decides to sell her quilts in the Rolling Brook Amish Auction, including some of her aunt’s most prized works.
 
The quilts promise to be a hit—but the gavel comes down on the lively event when Angie stumbles upon the body of township trustee Wanda Hunt behind a canning shed. The cause of death: a poisoned blueberry fry pie from Rachel Miller’s bakery table. Now Angie’s closest friend is a murder suspect. With Angie taking the lead, she and the other women of her aunt’s quilting circle set out to patch together the clues and stop a killer set on shredding the simple peace of Rolling Brook.
 
Includes Quilting Tips!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101638415
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/03/2014
Series:	Amish Quilt Shop Mystery Series , #2
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	212,447
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Isabella Alan is the national bestselling author of the Amish Quilt Shop Mysteries, including Murder, Handcrafted; Murder, Plainly Read; Murder, Served Simply; Murder, Simply Stitched; and Murder, Plain and Simple. An academic librarian for a small college in Ohio, she grew up visiting the state’s Amish country with her family. As Amanda Flower, she is the author of the Agatha Award–nominated Maid of Murder as well as the Magical Bookshop Mysteries.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

PRAISE FOR MURDER, PLAIN AND SIMPLE

“A mystery…stitched together with heart.”—Avery Aames, Agatha Award–Winning Author of the Cheese Shop Mysteries
 
 “A dead certain hit with devotees of cozy mysteries.”—P. L. Gaus, Author of the Amish-Country Mysteries
 
“This series starter set in Amish country will delight readers with its details of the community’s culture and lifestyle. The contrast between the simple life and a grisly murder play out nicely in this well-done cozy.”—Romantic Times (4 stars)

Editorial Reviews

06/01/2014
Quilt-shop owner Angie Braddock is shocked when she learns that local business leader and councilwoman Wanda Hunt died after eating a poisoned homemade fry pie. Circumstantial evidence points to Angie's Amish friends bakers Rachel and Aaron Miller but she knows the couple wouldn't commit such a crime. Meddling on the behalf of the Amish is not always welcome, but Angie garners enough support from her quilting circle to figure out who was angry enough to want Wanda silenced. It doesn't hurt that handsome Sheriff James Mitchell finds her amateur sleuthing helpful. Mix in a couple of playful dogs, a determined goat, and an earnest kitten—who could resist? VERDICT Alan's second outing (after Murder, Plain and Simple) is at turns playful and engaging as the well-intentioned Englisher strives to rescue her Ohioan Amish friends from a bad fate. Using a familiar framework —handsome cop, wise older woman, eager helper—the author writes a satisfyingly complex cozy. Alan is a pseudonym for librarian-author Amanda Flower.

Library Journal

PRAISE FOR MURDER, PLAIN AND SIMPLE

“A mystery…stitched together with heart.”—Avery Aames, Agatha Award–Winning Author of the Cheese Shop Mysteries
 
 “A dead certain hit with devotees of cozy mysteries.”—P. L. Gaus, Author of the Amish-Country Mysteries
 
“This series starter set in Amish country will delight readers with its details of the community’s culture and lifestyle. The contrast between the simple life and a grisly murder play out nicely in this well-done cozy.”—Romantic Times (4 stars)

From the Publisher