Quilty as Charged (A Measure Twice Sewing Mystery)

Quilty As Charged is a fun, exciting cozy mystery by Maggie Bailey. Lydia’s fabric store, Measure Twice, isn’t doing very well in terms of the revenue it’s bringing in. She decides to put together a fun retreat at her friend Fran’s mountain home, The Laurels. Several people including store customers attend and all of them are a bit quirky. When Fran is murdered, it is shock to them all and each character is suspicious of one another. On top of it all, the power has gone out so they can’t call the police. Enlisting the help of Auden, the caretaker at The Laurels, Lydia sets out to figure out who killed her friend.

I enjoyed reading Quilty As Charged because the storyline was simple and the characters were all well-developed. Some of the characters were annoying, but that made for an even more interesting time once the murder occurred. Through it all, Lydia seems to be calm and collected in front of the others while freaking out inside. I recommend this book to fans of cozy mysteries and quirky characters.