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MURDER BY SERPENTS: The Mystery Quilt Author: Barbara Graham Published: November 14, 2007 by Five Star/Gale Series Name: Quilted Mystery Category: cozy/traditional Main Character: Sheriff Tony Abernathy and quiltmaker Theo Abernathy Murder arrives in the Smoky Mountains. Tony Abernathy, sheriff of the smallest county in Tennessee, is not a happy man. Tony hates snakes. When a snake-handling preacher turns up dead, locked inside his own car, with his own snakes, Tony knows it wasn't an accident. But how would someone use the man's own snakes to commit murder? And why? Tony and the other members of his tiny department, including Dammit the bloodhound, search for clues. Tony's wife Theo, the owner of a quilt shop, brings him news from "gossip central". Soon his investigation is tangled in a confession, stolen identification, illega drugs, more bodies and the threat of flooding. Tony would prefer to spend his days playing with his young sons, watching baseball or writing a novel of the old west, but he feels a deep responsibility to the people who elected him. Beneath Tony's benign, and bald, exterior beats the heart of a vigilante. Even if the deceased needed killing--and who has the right to decide--it shouldn't have been done in his county. As a bonus for quilters, "clues" for sewing a mystery quilt are included in the book. "A soothing cozy debut..." Kirkus Review |
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