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The Long Stitch Good Night (Embroidery Mystery #4)
by
Amanda Lee
Although she's taken an interest in Irish embroidery, Marcy Singer can't help but abandon her needlecraft when handsome local brewer Todd finds himself accused of murder. Both Todd and his friend Blake's fingerprints are on the murder weapon, and neither is talking about what happened. Marcy is determined to stitch together some luck from more than a few four-leaf clovers...more
Paperback, 329 pages
Published
April 3rd 2012
by Signet
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This novel has our sleuth, Marcy Singer, owner of "Seven Year Stitch" embroidery store coming to the aid of her, perhaps, boyfriend, Todd and Blake, the husband of Marcy's best friend, Sadie. It all happens on St. Patrick's Day.
St. Patrick's day dawns beautifully with the news that Riley, another friend of Marcy's is about to deliver her baby after months of careful bed rest. Todd and Blake are throwing a reunion party at Todd's Brew Crew pub of their college pals. Marcy and Sadie are going to e...more
St. Patrick's day dawns beautifully with the news that Riley, another friend of Marcy's is about to deliver her baby after months of careful bed rest. Todd and Blake are throwing a reunion party at Todd's Brew Crew pub of their college pals. Marcy and Sadie are going to e...more
Tallulah Falls is getting ready for St. Patrick’s Day and so is Marcy Singer as she tries her hand at a little Irish embroidery called Mountmellick embroidery.
During a St. Patrick’s Day party at Todd’s pub, The Brew Crew, something goes terribly wrong when a man is found shot dead in the back room. The dead man is a frat brother of both Todd and Blake and they both were alone in the room when the murder occurred, but neither of them can remember what happened, and are pretty sure they didn’t kil...more
During a St. Patrick’s Day party at Todd’s pub, The Brew Crew, something goes terribly wrong when a man is found shot dead in the back room. The dead man is a frat brother of both Todd and Blake and they both were alone in the room when the murder occurred, but neither of them can remember what happened, and are pretty sure they didn’t kil...more
What a strange combination! It didn't really quite sit well with me, and the mystery side wasn't as good as I hoped. Originally posted on my blog Guiltless Reading
Ain't no Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot in this one, sorry.
My thoughts: I love a good mystery. I got started with Nancy Drew and moved on to Agatha Christie (who I think is an absolute genius).
And mysteries that are a mash-up with another genre, sure ... bring it on! I like oddball combinations - I always come away with great appreciat...more
Ain't no Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot in this one, sorry.
My thoughts: I love a good mystery. I got started with Nancy Drew and moved on to Agatha Christie (who I think is an absolute genius).
And mysteries that are a mash-up with another genre, sure ... bring it on! I like oddball combinations - I always come away with great appreciat...more
What do you do when one of the two men you date is accused of murder and the other is the detective handling the case? Well, if you're anything like Marcy you dive straight in the big mess and start snooping around to find the real killer. Unfortunately Todd nor Blake are willing to talk about what happened. Not to the police and not to Marcy either. Naturally she gets quite worked up about this. Here she is doing all she can to help Todd and he is not willing to help her help him at all! But ma...more
Marcy Singer, owner of the Seven-Year Stitch embroidery shop, finds herself wrapped up in another murder mystery when two of her closest friends are accused of killing their fellow fraternity brother. It’s Saint Patrick’s Day, and the green beer is flowing at Todd Calloway’s pub, the Brew Crew. Alpha Sigma Phi’s reunion turns deadly when Graham Stott is shot to death in the pub’s back room, and Todd and friend Blake MacKenzie are found with the victim AND a gun. Well, neither man can tell the po...more
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The characters are down-to-earth people that everyone can relate to and feel comfortable with. This is the third book in the Embroidery Mystery in the series. I haven't read any of the past books so I don't have the benefit of knowing the characters but Amanda does a good job of describing them.
I was a bit put off by Marcy's swings between her two potential suitors. It seems as though it has been going on for a while and does not seem to have gotten a...more
The characters are down-to-earth people that everyone can relate to and feel comfortable with. This is the third book in the Embroidery Mystery in the series. I haven't read any of the past books so I don't have the benefit of knowing the characters but Amanda does a good job of describing them.
I was a bit put off by Marcy's swings between her two potential suitors. It seems as though it has been going on for a while and does not seem to have gotten a...more
I have enjoyed all the Embroidery mysteries, featuring as they do a small town and a circle of close friends. For the stitchery fans this series is an excellent treat. However, I felt this particular entry in the series was a tad confusing. I also was a bit put off by Marcy's swings between her two potential suitors. It was still worth the read and I will defintely keep on with the series.
I think I liked this one the best out of the series but it wouldn't work well as a stand alone. Thinking of it as a stand alone makes me realize that the reader needs to understand the relationship with Mom, the past relationship bits with Todd and Ted, and the stress that Blake and Sadie had in the past with their relationship.
It was a good mystery without any gory bits which is what I've liked about this series.
It was a good mystery without any gory bits which is what I've liked about this series.
Marcy Singer is learning Mountmellick embroidery, a traditional Irish craft, from one of the books she's selling at the Seven-Year Stitch, her specialty embroidery shop. The St. Patrick's party at the Brew Crew includes a get-together of Blake and Todd's fraternity brothers from Oregon State University. By the night ends, one of the frat brothers is dead and both Blake and Todd are in the room with a gun. Since both of them are friends, Marcy's determined to find who really did the crime. I real...more
Marcy's friends Blake and Todd are found in the back room with a smoking gun and a dead frat brother Graham on the floor. Marcy asks questions to help Blake and Todd, who aren't answering any questions and who don't know who killed Graham while she is running her embroidery shop.
# 4 in the series, I will have to check to see if there will be more. You know Marcy will save her friends, but how it all happens remains to be seen. The one thing in this series that I would like to see is information on the embroidery patterns Marcy works on!!!
This is the first book I have read in Amanda Lee's embroidery mysteries. Now I must go back and read the previous three books in the series! I do like these thematic mystery series, and found this one quite charming.
Nov 05, 2012
Christine
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The cover of this book features embroidery patterns that are copyrighted and were used without the artist's permission. As a so-called artist, the writer should be ashamed of herself for stealing other artists' works.
I enjoy the heroine,s impulsive need to solve the current murder thus time involving friends. When's the next one? And will Marcy decide between Ted or Todd? Keep them coming.
This is the weakest book in the series. There's far too much worry about romance, which for me doesn't work here. The mystery is weak and there's a lot of repetition.
This book was a bit of a disappointment - I still enjoyed it but I expected it to be better. It has all the right elements: great, likeable characters, interesting plot line, a well written setting. But Marcy seemed a bit self-centered, a prone to crying a lot. The "love triangle" isn't going anywhere and I'm tired of hearing about how gun-shy she is, so the lack of forward momentum in that area makes for a lack of interest on my part. I won't say I've given up on this series, but I won't be eag...more
Another good book. I wish there had been a bit more interaction with the "class". It would be nice if the romance were more defined.
This was really a fun and enjoyable book. Loved the humor and Angus the dog. Will have to look for the other books in the series.
If you like embroidery and mysteries, this one's for you. I didn't know "who done it" 'til near the end.
With Marcy as your friend, who needs enemies. Several times people reminded her not everything is about you, she should take this suggestion to heart. Marcy is not a likable person, she is self absorbed, intrusive and rude. IMHO
The author is redundant in her writing, "the sit & stitch square", can't you just say couch or chair once in a while, and everyday we feed, give fresh water and put the dog in the yard. We get it, the dog needs care but I don't need to read it on every 3rd page, it ad...more
The author is redundant in her writing, "the sit & stitch square", can't you just say couch or chair once in a while, and everyday we feed, give fresh water and put the dog in the yard. We get it, the dog needs care but I don't need to read it on every 3rd page, it ad...more
I loved all the books I've read in the series so far & am looking forward to reading the rest!
I like this series but could do without all the does he like me baloney.
As always a fun read...
a fine cozy
Nice relaxing read
This was pretty cool and I'm really glad who ends up being the father of the little boy at the end of it. As always, Marcy figures it out at the very end with her life in peril and is saved at the last second!
These are good books, but they really remind me of Joann Fluke and Diane Mott Davidson with the female sleuth getting in the way and barely surviving. I guess that isn't a bad thing. i still would like a little bit more to Marcy's life going on in them other than her shop and her dog.
These are good books, but they really remind me of Joann Fluke and Diane Mott Davidson with the female sleuth getting in the way and barely surviving. I guess that isn't a bad thing. i still would like a little bit more to Marcy's life going on in them other than her shop and her dog.
loved it
I got this book free from Goodreads First Reads.
This isn't the first book in the series but I had no trouble figuring everyone out. Marcy has a hard time keeping her nose out of her friends business. Specially when it could mean that one of them might be found guilty of murder. Being a craftsy person myself I enjoyed that it revolves around an embroidery shop. Made the story that much more interesting. I really enjoyed this book and plan to read the rest of the series.
This isn't the first book in the series but I had no trouble figuring everyone out. Marcy has a hard time keeping her nose out of her friends business. Specially when it could mean that one of them might be found guilty of murder. Being a craftsy person myself I enjoyed that it revolves around an embroidery shop. Made the story that much more interesting. I really enjoyed this book and plan to read the rest of the series.
I really like this series but this installment was a bit slow. There was nothing exciting happening and although St. Patrick's Day was mentioned, there weren't any special events or anything attached to the holiday, making this book a little less cozy than usual. The love triangle with Todd and Tedd is going nowhere and that is getting annoying. All in all a nice breezy summer read but I'm hoping for more punch and excitement from the next in this series.
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Amanda Lee is a pseudonym of Gayle Trent.
Series:
* Embroidery Mystery
(from Gayle Trent's webpage)
"Thank you so much for stopping by my site!
I live in Southwest Virginia with my husband and two beautiful children, a boy and a girl. I’m a full-time writer/editor/mom/wife and chief cook and bottle washer, and I lov...more
More about Amanda Lee...
Amanda Lee is a pseudonym of Gayle Trent.
Series:
* Embroidery Mystery
(from Gayle Trent's webpage)
"Thank you so much for stopping by my site!
I live in Southwest Virginia with my husband and two beautiful children, a boy and a girl. I’m a full-time writer/editor/mom/wife and chief cook and bottle washer, and I lov...more
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