Suede to Rest - Vallere, Diane

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Résumé :
A family fabric store. A long-buried tragedy. A fresh start stitched together with murder. As a child, Polyester Poly Monroe loved spending time in her family's fabric store, but after a devastating tragedy, Land of A Thousand Fabrics was boarded up, and Poly never expected to walk through its doors again. Instead, she spends her days designing prom dresses from bargain fabrics and hiding imperfections with a glue gun. When her great-uncle leaves her the abandoned fabric store, Poly sees a chance to start over. But the day after she moves in, a man connected to her family's past is found murdered behind the shop. Suddenly, reopening the business means unraveling secrets that have been buried for years. As Poly follows a trail of clues stitched through her family's history, she'll have to separate truth from lies before a killer cuts her future short. Suede to Rest is the first charming Material Witness Mystery, introducing fabric shop owner Polyester Monroe. Perfect for readers who love cozy mysteries filled with creative communities, colorful characters, and clever clues stitched into every page....

Biographie:
National bestselling author Diane Vallere writes mysteries where ordinary women stumble into extraordinary worlds...and murder is never far behind. From fashion houses, fabric shops, and mid-century design to NASA at the dawn of the Space Race, her character-driven novels blend irresistible premises with humor, and heart. A past president of Sisters in Crime Worldwide, Diane edited the Agatha Award-winning essay collection Promophobia: Taking the Mystery out of Promoting Crime Fiction. She studied art history at the College of William and Mary and spent years in luxury retail before trading fashion accessories for accessories to murder. She lives in Pennsylvania....

Sommaire:
Unraveling family secrets can be murder... When Polyester Monroe was young, she loved playing in her family's textile store. But after a fatal tragedy, Land of A Thousand Fabrics was boarded up and Poly never expected to see the inside again. These days her time is spent designing prom dresses from cheap fabrics and covering the flaws with a glue gun. When her great uncle passes away and leaves her the fabric store, she sees it as a sign to change her life. But when a man connected to her family's tragedy is found dead in the parking lot behind the store the day after she moves in, her illusions of reopening the glamorous fabric store are shredded. Poly pulls at threads to unravels the truth, but can she keep herself out of the fray? ? Suede to Rest is the first charming Material Witness cozy mystery. If you like small town settings, killer textiles, and crafty killers, then you'll love Diane Vallere's fun, fabric-themed series. ...