Died in the Wool - Hardcover

MacPherson, Rett

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312362218 ISBN 13: 9780312362218

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2007

Synopsis

When the old Kendall house, scene of a notorious triple suicide in the 1920s, goes up for sale, local historian and genealogist Torie O'Shea, fascinated by the history of the home and looking into the possibility of turning the house into a textile museum, launches a personal investigation into its past, only to find herself embroiled in an all too modern murder. 15,000 first printing.

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About the Author

Rett MacPherson is the author of nine previous Torie O'Shea novels. She lives with her husband and three children in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri.

From the Back Cover

Praise for Rett MacPherson

"MacPherson deftly ties together fascinating historical facts, colorful characters, and a suspenseful plot."
---Booklist on Thicker Than Water

"Delightful . . . Weaving the story and the characters into the believable minutiae of small-town life, MacPherson provides a stellar example of the traditional cozy."
---Publishers Weekly on Blood Relations

"O'Shea has developed into a thoroughly likable character. . . . Long may she snoop."
---St. Louis Post-Dispatch on A Comedy of Heirs

"Prepare to have your heartstrings tugged, for Killing Cousins is an absorbing book that makes the reader feel like part of the long-ago tragedy."
---Romantic Times on Killing Cousins

"MacPherson once again displays her mastery of the cozy form, adroitly mixing charming characters (both new and old), a plot steeped in family drama, plenty of humor, and just enough grit to keep the story grounded in the real world."
---Booklist on A Misty Mourning

From the Inside Flap

A slice of Americana as warm and comforting as apple pie à la mode.
---Booklist on Blood Relations

 

With the Garden Club s First Annual Rose Show right around the corner and a historic house up for sale, Torie O Shea, mother of three and president of the historical society in New Kassel, Missouri, has her hands full.

 

Nosy by nature, Torie can t help but poke around the old Kendall house, rumored to contain rare Civil War artifacts and even rarer quilts that would make fantastic additions to the historic Gaheimer House that Torie runs. But why stop there when the house itself would make such a wonderful addition to New Kassel s historical homes? It could even become a textile museum. Sadly, the house s history is as tragic as it is rich: In the 1920s, three twenty-something siblings committed suicide, and the more Torie uncovers, the more involved she becomes.

 

Her curiosity draws her into some dark places, but it s a present-day crime that sends her racing to unravel exactly what happened to those three siblings before anyone turns up dead.

 

The brilliant patchwork of characters and tightly stitched plots in Rett MacPherson sDied in the Wool will delight fans of this terrific series and win over new ones.

Edition details

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312362218
• ISBN 13: 9780312362218
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240