"Mary Marks has stitched together a very clever plot with a cast of engaging characters in this funny, fast-paced debut mystery." —Laura Levine, author of the Jaine Austen Mysteries

Welcome to San Fernando Valley, California, where Martha Rose and her coterie of quilters are enjoying life on the good side of retirement—until murder pulls a stitch out of their plans . . .

Martha and her besties Lucy...

Moving into a senior living apartment, retired nurse Frannie Greene, in one dreadful, impulsive moment, exacts revenge on whom she believes is responsible for the death of her beloved granddaughter, but when someone winds up dead, she must find out what really happened that night.

Ruth Cooperman arrives in beautiful beachside Provincetown for her retirement, renting the perfect waterfront cottage while she searches for her forever home. After years of hard work and making peace with life's disappointments, Ruth is looking forward to a carefree summer of solitude. But when she finds a baby girl abandoned on her doorstep, Ruth turns to her new neighbors for help and is drawn into the drama of the close-knit community....