Quilt As Desired
Part 1 of the Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery series
Harriet Truman's husband kept secret from her that he had a terminal genetic illness. Embittered and angry, she returns to Foggy Point, Washington, the small town where she spent some of her happier childhood years, to fill in at the long-arm quilting studio while her aunt Beth takes a well-deserved cruise of Europe. It's her aunt's plan to get Harriet back into living, and to that end she has signed over both her business and her house-which now belong to Harriet.In her first few days in town, Harriet meets her aunt's best friend, Avanell Jalbert, and the other members of their quilting group, the Loose Threads. She also meets Avanell's younger son Aiden, a handsome veterinarian newly returned from a stint in Africa who doesn't hesitate a second making it clear he finds Harriet more than interesting.Then Avanell is murdered, and no one seems to have any idea why. The same night, Harriet's studio is vandalized. Before too long, it becomes clear the two events are related. The question is, can Harriet figure out what that connection is before whoever killed Avanell decides to do the same to her. Attempted murder, theft, drug rings, battered women, death threats, and more sordid affairs than she could count were the more exciting experiences from Arlene Sachitano's nearly thirty years in the high tech industry.Prior to writing her first novel, Chip and Die, Arlene wrote the story half of the popular Block of the Month quilting patterns "Seams Like Murder" and "Seams Like Halloween" for Storyquilts.com, Inc. The second title in the Harley Spring mystery series, The Widowmaker, was published in 2009. She has also written a scintillating proprietary tome on the subject of the electronics assembly. In the small town of Foggy Point WA, Harriet Truman finds new friends and unexpected adventure as she and the ladies of the Loose Threads quilting group weave the threads of mystery.
Quilter's Knot
Part 2 of the Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery series
A week at a well-known crafters' haven sounds like just the ticket when Harriet Truman's friend Lauren invites the Loose Threads to join her there. That's just what it is-at first.Then Harriet's aunt Beth says a quilt attributed to the program's owner is identical to one she saw on a recent trip to Europe, and Lauren doesn't hesitate to accuse Selestina Bainbridge of plagiarism.Then Selestina collapses, dead of poison, and the tranquility of the school-cum-resort explodes in a flurry of death and danger. Attempted murder, theft, drug rings, battered women, death threats, and more sordid affairs than she could count were the more exciting experiences from Arlene Sachitano's nearly thirty years in the high tech industry.Prior to writing her first novel, Chip and Die, Arlene wrote the story half of the popular Block of the Month quilting patterns "Seams Like Murder" and "Seams Like Halloween" for Storyquilts.com, Inc. The second title in the Harley Spring mystery series, The Widowmaker, was published in 2009. She has also written a scintillating proprietary tome on the subject of the electronics assembly. In the small town of Foggy Point WA, Harriet Truman finds new friends and unexpected adventure as she and the ladies of the Loose Threads quilting group weave the threads of mystery.
Quilt as You Go
Part 3 of the Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery series
When the dust settles after the Foggy Point Civil War re-enactment, one casualty turns out to be really dead, and his identity sends shockwaves through the community.Does a long-lost quilt that suddenly re-appears hold a clue? Harriet and the Loose Threads must unravel the mystery before the killer strikes again. And who is the mysterious young man with the military bearing who's drawn the admiration of Carla, the young woman the Threads have taken under their wing? Is he what he claims to be, or something much more sinister? Attempted murder, theft, drug rings, battered women, death threats, and more sordid affairs than she could count were the more exciting experiences from Arlene Sachitano's nearly thirty years in the high tech industry.Prior to writing her first novel, Chip and Die, Arlene wrote the story half of the popular Block of the Month quilting patterns "Seams Like Murder" and "Seams Like Halloween" for Storyquilts.com, Inc. The second title in the Harley Spring mystery series, The Widowmaker, was published in 2009. She has also written a scintillating proprietary tome on the subject of the electronics assembly. In the small town of Foggy Point WA, Harriet Truman finds new friends and unexpected adventure as she and the ladies of the Loose Threads quilting group weave the threads of mystery.
The Quilt Before the Storm
Part 5 of the Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery series
A storm is bearing down on Foggy Point, Washington, promising strong winds, flooding and power outages. Harriet Truman and the Loose Threads quilt group are sewing flannel rag quilts and making plastic tarps from grocery bags for the denizens of a local homeless camp.Then one of the homeless men is strangled, and a few days later a second man is also murdered. Were they victims of a serial killer, or of someone closer to home?With the detectives of the Foggy Point Police department trapped on the wrong side of a rock slide that isolates the community, and dead bodies at the homeless camp, it's up to Harriet and the Threads to figure out who is killing people and why-before they become the next victims. Attempted murder, theft, drug rings, battered women, death threats, and more sordid affairs than she could count were the more exciting experiences from Arlene Sachitano's nearly thirty years in the high tech industry.Prior to writing her first novel, Chip and Die, Arlene wrote the story half of the popular Block of the Month quilting patterns "Seams Like Murder" and "Seams Like Halloween" for Storyquilts.com, Inc. The second title in the Harley Spring mystery series, The Widowmaker, was published in 2009. She has also written a scintillating proprietary tome on the subject of the electronics assembly. In the small town of Foggy Point WA, Harriet Truman finds new friends and unexpected adventure as she and the ladies of the Loose Threads quilting group weave the threads of mystery.
Make Quilts Not War
Part 6 of the Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery series
It's wintertime in Foggy Point, Washington, and tourists are as scarce as gold-plated thimbles at a thrift store. The denizens of the town decide that a colorful 1960s-themed festival is just the event to bring people out and get them moving and, hopefully, spending their money in the community.Clad in bellbottom jeans, granny dresses and afro wigs, the Loose Threads quilt group is excited to participate in the associated quilt display. All, that is, except Jenny Logan, the only member who has an authentic quilt from that era. Reluctantly, she agrees to display and talk about her quilt.A costumed participant is shot in front of Jenny's quilt. Coincidence? Or is the quilt's past endangering its owner's future? Attempted murder, theft, drug rings, battered women, death threats, and more sordid affairs than she could count were the more exciting experiences from Arlene Sachitano's nearly thirty years in the high tech industry.Prior to writing her first novel, Chip and Die, Arlene wrote the story half of the popular Block of the Month quilting patterns "Seams Like Murder" and "Seams Like Halloween" for Storyquilts.com, Inc. The second title in the Harley Spring mystery series, The Widowmaker, was published in 2009. She has also written a scintillating proprietary tome on the subject of the electronics assembly. In the small town of Foggy Point WA, Harriet Truman finds new friends and unexpected adventure as she and the ladies of the Loose Threads quilting group weave the threads of mystery.
A Quilt in Time
Part 7 of the Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery series
Pet quilts are the project of the day for Harriet Truman and the Loose Threads. Local veterinarian Aiden Jalbert decides to set up an animal kennel for the local battered women's shelter and asks the quilters to sew bedding for it.Harriet is soon drawn into the world of domestic violence when Loose Thread Sarah Ness calls from the emergency room, where she's landed as a result of a vicious beating by her fiancé Seth Pratt.Sarah initially refuses to consider going to the shelter but is forced to change her mind when she wakes to find Seth dead beside her in bed. Is Harriet's friend a killer, or did someone else want Seth dead? Will Harriet put herself in the killer's sights if she tries to figure it out? Attempted murder, theft, drug rings, battered women, death threats, and more sordid affairs than she could count were the more exciting experiences from Arlene Sachitano's nearly thirty years in the high tech industry.Prior to writing her first novel, Chip and Die, Arlene wrote the story half of the popular Block of the Month quilting patterns "Seams Like Murder" and "Seams Like Halloween" for Storyquilts.com, Inc. The second title in the Harley Spring mystery series, The Widowmaker, was published in 2009. She has also written a scintillating proprietary tome on the subject of the electronics assembly. In the small town of Foggy Point WA, Harriet Truman finds new friends and unexpected adventure as she and the ladies of the Loose Threads quilting group weave the threads of mystery.
Disappearing Nine Patch
Part 9 of the Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery series
Loose Thread DeAnn Gault is happy her younger half-sister Molly has come home to visit Foggy Point, even after she asks Harriet Truman and the quilting group if they will make quilts as a reward for two $10,000 donors to the Carey Bates Missing and Exploited Children Center. The charity is near and dear to Molly's heart, as she herself was a kidnap victim when she was five.But Molly has another agenda─she wants Harriet to figure out what happened to her friend Amber, who was kidnapped with her but never found.After Harriet's Aunt Beth is injured in a car accident that may have been sabotage, the group wonders: Will someone go to any lengths to keep the secret of Amber's disappearance? Or has Molly's current work pursuing human traffickers made them a target? Attempted murder, theft, drug rings, battered women, death threats, and more sordid affairs than she could count were the more exciting experiences from Arlene Sachitano's nearly thirty years in the high tech industry.Prior to writing her first novel, Chip and Die, Arlene wrote the story half of the popular Block of the Month quilting patterns "Seams Like Murder" and "Seams Like Halloween" for Storyquilts.com, Inc. The second title in the Harley Spring mystery series, The Widowmaker, was published in 2009. She has also written a scintillating proprietary tome on the subject of the electronics assembly. In the small town of Foggy Point WA, Harriet Truman finds new friends and unexpected adventure as she and the ladies of the Loose Threads quilting group weave the threads of mystery.
Double Wedding Death
Part 10 of the Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery series
What could possibly go wrong at an appliqué conference? If you're Harriet Truman and the Loose Threads, just about anything.First, a drunken groom accosts Harriet in the hotel bar, and his outraged bride-to-be decides Harriet is making moves on her man. The next day, Jennifer storms into a "getting to know you" conference party and slugs her hard enough to crack an eye socket.No wonder, then, that Harriet is suspect number-one when Bridezilla turns up dead, and thing go downhill fast. It's up to the Loose Threads-again-to figure out who did what to whom before and save not just Harriet but her best friend Lauren as well. Attempted murder, theft, drug rings, battered women, death threats, and more sordid affairs than she could count were the more exciting experiences from Arlene Sachitano's nearly thirty years in the high tech industry.Prior to writing her first novel, Chip and Die, Arlene wrote the story half of the popular Block of the Month quilting patterns "Seams Like Murder" and "Seams Like Halloween" for Storyquilts.com, Inc. The second title in the Harley Spring mystery series, The Widowmaker, was published in 2009. She has also written a scintillating proprietary tome on the subject of the electronics assembly. In the small town of Foggy Point WA, Harriet Truman finds new friends and unexpected adventure as she and the ladies of the Loose Threads quilting group weave the threads of mystery.
Quilts Make a Family
Part 11 of the Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery series
It seemed like a simple project-make quilts for foster kids getting close to aging out of the system and teach them some useful skills as well. Granted, the foster parents aren't the most pleasant people, but Luke and Sincere and the others have already had tough lives and say they can handle it.Things get complicated, though, when a reality-TV show gets permission to film the kids and track down their relatives. Foster parent Paul Holloway is murdered, and the "relatives" the TV crew introduces are more than odd. Then, when the producer's assistant is killed, too, it's clear there's some deadly going on-and the kids are the targets. Attempted murder, theft, drug rings, battered women, death threats, and more sordid affairs than she could count were the more exciting experiences from Arlene Sachitano's nearly thirty years in the high tech industry.Prior to writing her first novel, Chip and Die, Arlene wrote the story half of the popular Block of the Month quilting patterns "Seams Like Murder" and "Seams Like Halloween" for Storyquilts.com, Inc. The second title in the Harley Spring mystery series, The Widowmaker, was published in 2009. She has also written a scintillating proprietary tome on the subject of the electronics assembly. In the small town of Foggy Point WA, Harriet Truman finds new friends and unexpected adventure as she and the ladies of the Loose Threads quilting group weave the threads of mystery.
The 12 Quilts of Christmas
Part 12 of the Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery series
Harriet Truman is looking forward to creating happy Christmas memories with her husband James and their new foster son Luke. She and the rest of the Loose Threads are also delighted to see their special quilts displayed throughout the downtown in festive store windows.But a shocking murder disrupts the joy of the season, and when another body turns up, and then Harriet and Luke only just manage to escape a black-clad attacker, it's clear all isn't holly-jolly in Foggy Point.And then there's Harriet's new horse… Attempted murder, theft, drug rings, battered women, death threats, and more sordid affairs than she could count were the more exciting experiences from Arlene Sachitano's nearly thirty years in the high tech industry.Prior to writing her first novel, Chip and Die, Arlene wrote the story half of the popular Block of the Month quilting patterns "Seams Like Murder" and "Seams Like Halloween" for Storyquilts.com, Inc. The second title in the Harley Spring mystery series, The Widowmaker, was published in 2009. She has also written a scintillating proprietary tome on the subject of the electronics assembly. In the small town of Foggy Point WA, Harriet Truman finds new friends and unexpected adventure as she and the ladies of the Loose Threads quilting group weave the threads of mystery.
A Quilt of a Different Color
Part 13 of the Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery series
The new year is unusually cold in Foggy Point, Washington. As a result, the new manager of the equestrian center asks Harriet Truman and her quilt group The Loose Threads to make a special type of saddle blanket designed to keep a horse's kidneys warm while they are ridden in the cold.As Harriet and Jenny's foster kids board their horses there, the Threads agree. They soon find themselves getting more involved at the stable, volunteering for the equine therapy program the local homeless veterans participate in.The quilters quickly discover that the wheelchair bound husband of the new stable manager, Simon, not only teaches children to ride, but he gropes them every chance he gets.The local homeless veterans are invited to participate in a horse therapy program at the stable and the quilters volunteer to help. It quickly becomes clear that one of the veterans has a past history with Simon and it isn't a good one.Tension at the stables is rising, as Simon's behavior continues to offend. Harriet and the Threads decide to spend more time observing riding classes, preventing Simon from having time alone with the female students. Their guard duty comes to an end almost before it begins when someone puts a more permanent end to Simon's bad behavior. More than one person had reason to wish him dead, but who did the deed? Attempted murder, theft, drug rings, battered women, death threats, and more sordid affairs than she could count were the more exciting experiences from Arlene Sachitano's nearly thirty years in the high tech industry.Prior to writing her first novel, Chip and Die, Arlene wrote the story half of the popular Block of the Month quilting patterns "Seams Like Murder" and "Seams Like Halloween" for Storyquilts.com, Inc. The second title in the Harley Spring mystery series, The Widowmaker, was published in 2009. She has also written a scintillating proprietary tome on the subject of the electronics assembly. In the small town of Foggy Point WA, Harriet Truman finds new friends and unexpected adventure as she and the ladies of the Loose Threads quilting group weave the threads of mystery.