Pleating for Mercy
When her great-grandmother passes away, Harlow Jane Cassidy leaves her job as a Manhattan fashion designer and moves back to Bliss, Texas. But when she opens a dressmaking boutique in the turn-of-the-century farmhouse she inherited, Harlow senses an inexplicable "presence". Her old friend Josie...
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When her great-grandmother passes away, Harlow Jane Cassidy leaves her job as a Manhattan fashion designer and moves back to Bliss, Texas. But when she opens a dressmaking boutique in the turn-of-the-century farmhouse she inherited, Harlow senses an inexplicable "presence". Her old friend Josie orders a gown for her upcoming wedding, but when Josie's boss turns up dead, Harlow has to find the killer-with a little help from beyond.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780451234360 (0451234367)
ASIN: 451234367
Publish date: 02-08-2011
Publisher: Signet
Pages no: 293
Edition language: English
Series: A Magical Dressmaking Mystery (#1)
I picked this up on Murder by Death's recommendation (that's going to be true of most of my future cozy reads), but I wasn't quite sure how I'd like it. Fashion and dressmaking are not really my area (though I've long wanted to learn how to sew), and wasn't sure the setting would hold me. Boy was ...
Great start to a cozy mystery series. Cute story, likeable characters and imho, it was over way too quickly. I can't wait to see what is in store for the Cassidy ladies in the future installments. :)
Really really enjoyed this book. Great story line, never saw the bad guy coming at the end and the characters and setting are fantastic. I really can't wait for the follow up to this one. Now if only Misa Ramirez would write another Lola Cruz mystery....
Another home run for a new series first outing!! This was just a fun, pleasant read on every level. A good story, good plotting, "real" characters and a great sense of place. I'll be looking for the next in this series for sure!
11 years ago
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