Bücher von Marjory Sorrell Rockwell

"Wow! This is the 19th book in the Quilters Club series. And I've loved every single one of them. I'm pleased to tell you this one is among my favorites, a mixture of Shakespeare, and old cases, and kids home from college (can you believe Aggie and N'yen are already in college?) ..." -Marcy Birdweather, Marcy's Musings"So, fair reader, if thou seeketh an escapade woven with the fabric of mystery, wherein the charm of quilting doth intertwine with the riddles of the unknown, then verily, this be the book to enrapture thy senses and enthrall thy soul." -W. ShakespeareA Shakespeare-in-the-Park performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream was going so well until the actor playing Puck dropped dead in Act 3 Scene 2. Maddy Madison and her Quilters Club pals - Cookie, Bootsie, and Lizzie - with the help of their junior members jump on the case when they suspect something more sinister than the heart attack listed on the coroner's death certificate. After all, hadn't Adolphus Everly Anderson given the audience two clues before dying? This puzzler that would have William Shakespeare rolling over in his grave - except for the keen sleuthing of the Quilters Club.

"With 14 Quilters Club titles, Marjory Sorrell Rockwell is earning herself the honorific, Queen of the Quilting Cozies. Her books just get better and better."- Hollis George, noted editor and anthologistSecrets, secret, secrets ... about the famous Hoople Quadruplets, about Maddy Madison's heritage, about numerous residents of Caruthers Corners, Indiana. The Quilters Club - Maddy, Lizzie, Cookie, and Bootsie - are on the case with the help of Maddy's grandchildren, precocious Aggie and brainiac N'yen. Among the secrets is the provenance of the Frank Leslie quilt, an appliqué coverlet that apparently predates the legendary Godey's Quilt. What's more, there's a murder to solve - a prominent citizen blown to Kingdom Come in a hidden meth lab right across the street from the Hoople Quilting Heritage Museum.

"This is the tenth Quilters Club Mystery. I couldn't resist reading it in one non-stop Sunday sitting. Maddy and her quilting bee friends solve small-town puzzles, usually involving a historic quilt. Her grandchildren help crack each case. I'm glad Mrs. Rockwell writes fairly fast. I can't wait till the next one is here."- Pamela Paige, former feature writer, Florida Times-UnionWhat does a meteorite, a murderer, and a wagonload of gold have in common? That was the mystery Maddy Madison and her Quilters Club pals were trying to solve. Caruthers Corners (pop. 3,212) wasn't the kind of place where psychopaths ran loose, except maybe in that outlying community the locals call Cuckoo Crossing. Maddy had lived in northeastern Indiana all her life. And she couldn't name one person hereabout that she thought capable of murder. But someone was trying to kill Maddy's husband - that much was clear. Could a few curious stitches on a century-old quilt help them unravel this murder mystery?

"Another triumph for Marjory Sorrell Rockwell, an epic puzzler that proves her mastery of cozy mysteries..." - Hollis George, noted editor and anthologistA stolen quilt, a devastating tornado, and the murder of Aggie's favorite teacher - those event put the Quilters Club in the middle of a new case. The sewing bee - comprised of Maddy, Lizzie, Cookie, and Bootsie - face the destruction of their beloved Indiana town while trying to solve the murder of an inept filmmaker turned teacher. At the same time, the irreplaceable "Pink Dogwoods in Appliqué," a 1925 quilt by Marie D. Webster, has gone missing.

"Get in the holiday spirit with Marjory Sorrell Rockwell's latest addition to the Quilters Club series. How good is it? I call it a Christmas miracle!"- Marcy Birdweather, Marcy's Musings"I can't get enough of those Quilters Club gals. Small-town sleuthing and lovable characters -- what more do you want in a cozy mystery?"- Pamela Paige, former feature writer, Florida Times-UnionAmateur detective Maddy Madison and her Quilters Club cronies return with another cozy mystery set in Caruthers Corners, Indiana -- this time the murder of a Straw Hatter in the middle of the town's annual Christmas Parade. Maybe "return" is not the right word, in that this book is a prequel, taking place before the others in this bestselling series. Along with those four intrepid crime-solvers -- Maddy, Cookie, Bootsie, and Lizzie -- you'll meet Leslie Ann Holmes, the precocious British "exchange student" who joins the sleuthing. And there is a Christmas quilt, a family heirloom stolen by Beau Madison's long-lost brother Mycroft -- a mysterious patchwork masterpiece that traces back to the 1800s and legendary political cartoonist Thomas Nast!

"Another satisfying cozy mystery from your favorite quiltmaking writer, Marjorie Sorrell Rockwell. I couldn't put it down." - Hollis George, noted editor and anthologist.Archeologists were thrilled when the Badger Patrol stumbled across a previously undiscovered Indian Mound near Caruthers Corners. Just one problem: The dead body of the local sheriff was sprawled atop it. Leave it to the Quilters Club - Maddy, Lizzie, Bootsie, and Cookie, along with Maddy's precocious granddaughter Aggie - to solve the murder mystery. At the same time trying to figure out who kidnapped Maddy's adopted grandson N'yen. And the key to the puzzle is a Charm quilt with no two pieces alike ... or aren't there?

"Normally, I don't read cozy mysteries. I prefer hard-hitting, fist-in-the-face noirs. But I was given an advance copy of Fat Quarters ... and found I couldn't put it down. In fact, I went back and started reading the entire Quilters Club series. I fell in love with those four middle-aged girlfriends and their assorted grandchildren and wacky neighbors who inhabit a small Midwestern town. Four stars."- Edward Squires, editor of Not Quite a NovellaFlying saucers? Skydivers without parachutes? Mob hits? A wagonload of gold hidden in 1830? Here, Maddy Madison and her Quilters Club pals solve a murder and locate a buried treasure with the help of her precious granddaughter Aggie and brainiac grandson N'yen ... and an antique Map quilt that people are willing to kill to get. This marks the return of a weird purple-eyed UFO investigator, the appearance of a sinister new antiques dealer, and a rough landing by a pilot known as Upside Down Lou. This marks another visit to the small town of Caruthers Corners, Indiana -- home of the Quilters Club.

This new anthology contains the next three books of the bestselling Quilters Club Mystery Series -- Sewed Up Tight, All Tangled Up, and Needled. Here you'll meet Maddy, Cookie, Bootsie, Lizzie, precocious little Aggie, and brainiac N'yen, solving historical mysteries in their cozy little town of Caruthers Corners, Indiana. This special bundle is a huge savings of nearly $27 off the paperback editions and 33% off the ebooks (making them only $2.66 each).

"Hard to believe this is the 17th Quilters Club cozy mystery by Marjory Sorrell Rockwell. Following the adventures of the denizens of Caruthers Corners, Indiana, as these amateur sleuths solve puzzlers about quilts and crooks and crazies is as addictive as a slice of watermelon upside down cake."-Hollis George, noted editor and anthologistThis time around the Quilters Club - Maddy Madison, along with her friends Lizzie, Cookie, and Bootsie - are on the trail of a fragment of the world's oldest quilt, the Tristan and Isolde Quilt. They are following a tip by the ghost of a Caruthers Corners Town Founder. Does it matter that the ghost is part of a fortune telling scam by a pair of con artists? Maddy's grandchildren - Aggie and N'yen - and their pal Sissy join the hunt. And they get a little help from that long-ago exchange student Leslie Ann Holmes, now married into British royalty. Yes, the gang's all here!