Sewing Studio Mysteries
In small-town Hideaway Grove, California, newcomer Abbey Chandlerâs sewing prowess is inspiring her entrepreneurial spiritâbut stumbling upon a murder might kill more than her enthusiasm ⊠Abbeyâs life in Hideaway Grove is comfortable, and sheâs grateful for her small sewing studio in the back room of her auntâs bakery, but sheâs feeling stuck. Her plan to expand her custom tote bag business by selling to a chain of gift shops has hit a snag. Making enough totes to distribute to all the stores requires large-scale productionâwhich requires money Abbey doesnât have. To make ends meet, she takes a part-time job at the townâs bustling Visitor Center ⊠Abbey is soon sorting items with her coworkers for the Visitor Centerâs annual Lost and Found Day when unclaimed items are displayed and offered for sale. Thanks to tourism, thereâs enough to fill a huge stockroom. But something is amiss. Eleanor Franklin, devoted to all things Hideaway Grove, hasnât shown up for workâand when Abbey discovers her whereabouts, it isnât pretty ⊠Eleanor is dead inside a clothing bin, dressmaker shears impaled in her chestâshears the sheriff reports are engraved with Abbeyâs name. Under suspicion, Abbey will have to launch her own investigation. But who would want to kill thoughtful Eleanor, a model resident always so full of good advice about how to uphold Hideaway Groveâs high standards? As it turns out, not everyone appreciated Eleanorâs advice ⊠Now Abbey will have to cut through a tattered trail of greed, theft, and revenge to sew up the case before a killer cramps her styleâfor good âŠ
