Quilter's Knot: A Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery (Loose Threads Mysteries) [Paperback]

Arlene Sachitano (Author)

Book Description

Series: Loose Threads Mysteries | Publication Date: August 27, 2008

Long-arm quilter Harriet Truman and her quilt group the Loose Threads set off for what should be an enjoyable week of stitching at the Angel Harbor Folk Art School, where member Lauren Sawyer is attending a two-year program in part to quiet the accusation that she copies other people’s work. It appears Lauren is up to her old tricks when Harriet's Aunt Beth announces she’s seen Lauren’s quilt in a museum in Europe. Lauren believes Selestina Bainbridge, owner and teacher at the school, is the one who copied her and insists Harriet prove it. When Selestina dies, Harriet must unravel the clues to exonerate her friend.

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Zumaya Enigma (August 27, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1934841102
• ISBN-13: 978-1934841105
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #353,658 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Arlene Sachitano was born at Camp Pendleton while her father was serving in the US Navy. Her family lived in Newport, Rhode Island before settling in Oregon, where Arlene still resides. Arlene worked in the electronics industry for almost thirty years, including stints in solid state research as well as production supervision. Arlene is handy being both a knitter and a quilter. She puts her quilting knowledge to work, writing the Harriet Truman/Loose Threads mystery series, which features a long arm quilter as the amateur sleuth. Arlene divides her time between homes in Portland and Tillamook that she shares with her husband and their feline companion, Lydia.

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Quilt Retreat Novel, January 14, 2009

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This review is from: Quilter's Knot: A Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery (Loose Threads Mysteries) (Paperback)

In the second book of this series, we are re-introduced to the characters from the first book. This time, the women are at a quilting retreat. The author does a nice job bringing readers through the event - I could feel myself there with them throughout the book. The characters remain interesting, fun and as lively as they were in the first book, yet this book could stand alone on its own merits. The author again brings up many interesting aspects of the quilting industry today and how they are dealt with. I also finished this one in a day! I'll be eagerly awaiting the next one in the series!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even though I pretty much....., May 5, 2010

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This review is from: Quilter's Knot: A Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery (Loose Threads Mysteries) (Paperback)

guessed who committed the crime, admittedly it was not early on in the book and the author gave nothing away...As a matter of fact, I think she did a great job of leading the reader astray!! And that is why I gave this a 5 star review. Again, I am enjoying the characters immensely as well as the background/foreground of the quilting experience....

I am now beginning "Quilt As You Go", the third, and so far final, book in this series and of course I am keeping my fingers crossed that Ms. Sachitano is keeping herself busy writing more of these!!! I CAN HOPE, CAN'T I????

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quilting Without Pain!, May 26, 2009

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This review is from: Quilter's Knot: A Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery (Loose Threads Mysteries) (Paperback)

I love reading books that have quilting themes. This was a generally good-feeling book and easy to read. Something you could pick up and read in a short time, just for pleasure. The other series that I absolutely love are the "Elm Creek Quilt" books. Read them in order and you will truly fall in love with the main character, Sylvia Compston. You really get to know the characters in these books. I am now reading the second book in the Harriet Truman series.