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A Quilting Cozy
Series · 7 books · 2021-2026

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#1

Sewing Suspicion

A Quilting Cozy Mystery

2021

Winner of the 2021 Indie Cozy Mystery Tribe Book of the Year Award Secrets and a patchwork of white lies. Can Alex string together the truth before her life unravels? Alex Bailey’s heart feels threadbare. Struggling with the dubious practices of her NYC law firm, she’s left her high-profile career and is eager to clear her conscience with a trip home to care for the woman who raised her. But when an ill fate befalls the quilting matriarch, the shocked lawyer suspects someone is covering up murder. Unpicking the strands of her beloved grandmother’s life, Alex patches together clues that prove her loved one’s death was no accident. And when the practice’s stained history weaves into the culprit’s devious handiwork, she’ll need to stay alive long enough to expose a heartless killer. Can Alex get to the bottom of a sinister pattern before she ends up buried in a flower garden? Sewing Suspicion is the captivating first book in a series of Quilting Cozy Mysteries. If you like troubled heroines, pulse-pounding twists, and intriguing howdunits, then you’ll love Kathryn Mykel’s cleverly woven tale. Buy Sewing Suspicion to untangle a callous crime today!
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#2

Quilting Calamity

2022

Quilting calamity and a string of clues. Can Alex untangle the knots before she’s keeled? After the death of her beloved grandmother, Alex Bailey’s life is left in tatters. As she struggles to stitch things back together, she takes solace in one final gift—a cruise—booked before the quilting matriarch's death. To weave the quilting community back together, Alex convinces her friends on Spruce Street to join her on the cruise. With all hands on deck, a mysterious quilt and an unknown destination, she must trust that everything will go according to the plan. Until a death onboard the Tranquility puts a wrinkle in Alex’s idyllic quilting vacation. Unraveling the mysterious threads that surround the young man’s death, Alex must determine if it's a terrible accident, or death by design. Determined to catch the culprit, she loosens the knot of suspicion and provides the bait needed to hook a ruthless killer. Will Alex be able to follow the pattern and untangle this nautical mystery before there's a storm at sea?
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#3

Pressing Matters

A Quilting Cozy Mystery

2022

Pressing matters and a trail of deception. Can Alex pick apart the mystery before she's pinned? With one misadventure after another, Alex Bailey is determined to iron out her troubles and find the common thread to steer her life back on track. Returning to normalcy is the best way to mend her frayed nerves, and the charity Quilt-A-Thon is the perfect distraction. What Alex doesn’t expect is more of Nona’s ploys. Mysterious deliveries, unexpected clues, and an old murder have weaved a troublesome web and Alex is tangled in the middle! The quilters uncover an unexpected secret On Spruce Street—one that can’t be covered up with an artistic motif. While one mystery is solved, another (deadly) pattern emerges. Can Alex piece together the pattern, or will someone she loves be pinned for the crime?
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#4

Threading Trouble

A Quilting Cozy Mystery

2023

Threading Trouble and an act of murder. Can Alex secure the part before she's upstaged? With more questions than answers, Alex Bailey’s life is embroidered with uncertainty. An invitation to a theater dedication in Nona’s name draws Alex and Charlotte to Mishap, Georgia. With another murder mystery to solve; Alex receives unwanted help, Kibbles finds a troublesome partner in crime and Charlotte see’s an opportunity to take control of her own life. But will meeting Liam finally answer all of Alex’s questions, or will their trip be threaded with drama? Can Alex deliver her lines and catch the culprit before the final act?
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#5

Stitching Concerns

2023

Stitching concerns and a thread of truth. Can Alex take back control of her life and put her embroidered past behind her before she's bound?
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#7

Patchwork Perils

A Quilting Cozy Mystery

2025

Patchwork perils and a scrap of betrayal. Can Alex rip the case wide open before her bobbin runs out? Alex's life, like a holiday quilt, is intricately woven with surprises and challenges. A quilter is found dead under a quilt, just days before the opening of the 10th annual Christmas Quilt Show. Alex must clear her own family and friends before the new Mayor shuts the quilters down for good. Blizzard beware, can Alex solve the case and get back to Madras Island, or will she be snowed in for the holidays? Patchwork Perils is the irresistible seventh book in a series of Quilting Cozy Mysteries. This book will keep you wrapped in anticipation from the first stitch to the final seam. If you enjoy captivating mysteries, then you'll be enchanted by Kathryn Mykel's intricately quilted, holiday yarn. Buy Patchwork Perils to unravel a devious crime today!
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#9

Whipstitching Worries

A Quilting Cozy Mystery

2026

Whipstitching Worries and a pattern of danger—can Alex outwit a nefarious puppet master? Spring on Madras Island brings vibrant sea life, warm weather, and calm seas…until Alex finally finds the missing piece to a far greater puzzle—there’s a bigger player on the board. With Hawk by her side, can Alex put an end to these deadly, deceptive games, or are they destined to remain mere pawns in someone else’s sinister design? Whipstitching Worries is the riveting ninth book in a series of Quilting Cozy Mysteries. If you enjoy captivating mysteries, then you'll be surprised by Kathryn Mykel’s carefully interlaced tale. Buy Whipstitching Worries to unwind a calculated crime today!

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