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Contesting the Wool
A Material Witness Mystery
2025
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It's curtains for somebody at the reading of the will... Poly Monroe never expected to inherit anything from Reginald Villamere, the recently deceased millionaire who preserved San Ladron’s historic movie theater. As the owner of the town’s fabric shop, Poly never knew the theater owner—but her relatives, who left her the fabric shop—did. When his thirty-year-old will names them among the beneficiaries, Poly finds herself thrust into a mystery—one that turns deadly when one of Villamere’s lawyers is found murdered in a theater storage room after the will reading concludes. Town residents are more abuzz over the will than the murder of a stranger, and rumors ensue. The historical society contests the will, determined to wrest control of the theater for themselves. The Villamere’s most devoted employee, who spent years tending to the old playhouse, has been snubbed. Another staff member is keeping his past neatly folded away, hoping no one pulls at the wrong thread. And the murdered lawyer may have had his own a hidden connection to an heir no one saw coming. As suspicion stitches into every corner of the small California town, Poly must rely on her eye for patterns and her knack for unraveling the truth. But the closer she gets to mending the gaps in this case, the more she risks becoming the next victim in a plot tailored for murder.

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Author

Diane Vallere
Diane Vallere
Author · 45 books

Diane Vallere is the national bestselling author of over thirty books. She is best known for her funny and fashionable character-based mysteries. After two decades working for a top luxury retailer, she traded fashion accessories for accessories to murder. A past president of Sisters in Crime, Diane started her own detective agency at age ten and has maintained a passion for shoes, clues, and clothes ever since. Find out more at: www.dianevallere.com. Amazon: http://bit.ly/DianeVallere Facebook: https://bit.ly/3nGyOGZ: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3aVXczm BingeBooks: https://bit.ly/3eL74gp YouTube: https://bit.ly/2RfiyAE

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