The Lover's Knot (Someday Quilts Series #1)

by Clare O'Donohue

Overview

Book #1 of the Someday Quilts Mystery series

In the tradition of Jennifer Chiaverini and Emilie Richards, a debut quilting mystery

Nell Fitzgerald is thrilled when she receives a gorgeous handmade quilt in a lover's knot pattern from her grandmother Eleanor as an engagement gift. Her joy is short-lived, however, when her fiancé announces he's calling off the wedding. Heartbroken, 25-year-old Nell flees New York City for her grandmother's home in quaint Archers Rest. In this small town Eleanor's life revolves around her quilt shop, Someday Quilts, and the members of the shop's quilting circle.

When the body of a local handyman known for his flirting is found in the quilt shop, murdered with a pair of quilting scissors, Nell finds herself drawn into the case, and drawn to the handsome police chief. As a pattern of clues begins to emerge, one of the prime suspects is Nell's ex-fiancé, whose arrival in Archers Rest seems suspicious. The ladies of the quilting circle continue to piece together their quilts as Nell unravels the mystery. For quilters and mystery lovers alike, The Lover's Knot is a delightful and promising debut.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440637582
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/30/2008
Series:	Someday Quilts Series , #1
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	605,739
File size:	885 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

CLARE O’DONOHUE is a freelance television writer/producer. She produced television’s most popular quilting show, Simply Quilts, on HGTV, and she is currently producing and writing for a variety of television crime shows, including Forensic Files. This is her first novel.

Editorial Reviews

A stitch above most craft cozies, O'Donohue's sweet debut introduces Nell Fitzgerald, a Manhattan publishing professional whose broken engagement leads her to the Hudson River town of Archer's Rest, where her grandmother, Eleanor Cassidy, runs Someday Quilts. After her grandmother takes a nasty fall, Nell decides to help Eleanor recuperate and expand the store with the assistance of Marc Reed, a handsome handyman. The unexpected arrival of Ryan, Nell's ex-fiancé, during a tender moment with Marc causes a major fight. Things get worse after Marc turns up at Someday Quilts "scissored" to death. Local police chief Jesse Dewalt, an attractive widower, has a roster of suspects, including Ryan. Ryan offers to reconcile, but first Nell must clear Ryan's name by helping Jesse solve Marc's murder. O'Donohue sensitively depicts Nell's romantic quandary of Ryan vs. Jesse within a solid smalltown whodunit. (Sept.)

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Publishers Weekly

When Nell Fitzgerald's fiancA© postpones their wedding, heartbroken Nell abandons New York City for the quaint town of Archers Rest, NY, where her grandmother owns a quilt shop. The friendly townspeople welcome Nell, and the Friday night quilters gather 'round to help when grandma breaks her leg. Then the flirtatious town handyman is murdered in the shop, and the prime suspect is Nell's errant fiancA©, who has come to talk. In the capable hands of first-time novelist O'Donohue, Nell solves the crime and learns some life lessons. O'Donohue is a TV writer/producer who produced HGTV's popular quilting show, Simply Quilts. Cozy fans and those who enjoy Monica Ferris's knitting mysteries will snap this up. Not to be missed. For all mystery collections.

—Jo Ann Vicarel

Library Journal

A brokenhearted bride-to-be, who's retreated to a New York village seeking solace from her grandmother, meets murder. Nell Fitzgerald is admiring the wedding quilt her talented grandmother and her quilting friends had sent her when her fiance Ryan announces that he's not ready to commit. Fleeing to Archers Rest, where her grandmother owns and runs Someday Quilts, Nell is consoled by the hunky guy working on her grandmother's beautiful old house. Marc Reed's bad reputation among the ladies makes him unpopular with a lot of local folks, but Nell finds his flirtatious style soothing. A mishap on the stairs at Someday Quilts that leaves Nell's grandmother with a broken leg gives Nell an excuse to take time off from work to help. It's especially welcome because Marc has just started to expand the quilt shop by refurbishing the shuttered restaurant next door. The recently arrived Ryan's fistfight with Marc catapults him to the top of the list of suspects when Marc is found in the shop fatally stabbed with quilting scissors. Ryan wants Nell back, but now she finds herself attracted to the quietly attractive police chief. Despite the obligatory warnings from the authorities to stay out of the investigation, Nell sets to sleuthing in hopes of proving her former beau innocent. O'Donohue's love for quilts shines through Nell's debut, but the mystery could use some restitching. Agent: Sharon Bowers/The Miller Agency

Kirkus Reviews