Three Tangled Threads

Its been a hectic holiday season in small town Glen Lake, North Carolina, and after managing her moms busy needlepoint shop, Ninas Nimble Needle, Shelby Phillips is looking forward to a relaxing Januarybut a killer has different plans

All of Gwen Lake is ready for a month of restorationincluding the actual lake. Every January, the lake level is lowered for dock repairs and other maintenance. This year, however, an unwelcome surprise surfaces: a womans bodybound with what appears to be needlepoint thread, likely from the Needles Holiday Magic supply

To add to the shock, the victim is wearing one of the local yacht clubs famous doubloon replicas around her neck, meaning shes a Gwen Laker. Still, who is she? Helen Thompson, creator of the doubloons, retired history teacher, and talented Needle regular, would know best, but unfortunately, shes on a treasure hunting cruise.

Shelby is looped into the case when a quirky bit of information enables her to help identify the womanas Helen herself. Why would anyone hurt sweet, widowed Helen? Its a knot Shelby and the shops stitching group, Not Your Average Grannies, aka the NYAGs, intend to untangle.

The pattern gets more intricate when Shelby helps Helens grumpy stepson and his vexing daughter clear out her craft-filled homeand unravels a trove of secrets. To crack the case, Shelby will have to keep her discoveries to herself. And when two nosy true-crime podcasters show up, shell need to throw them off the trail, with help from the NYAgs, and the one man she may want a future withunless a killer snips it short.