Wild Goose Chase: A Quilting Mystery (Paperback)

by Terri Thayer (Author)
Key Phrases: quilt show, rotary cutter, quilt shop, Quilter Paradiso, Claire Armstrong, Wild Goose Chase (more...)

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Product Description

A computer techie by trade, Dewey Pellicano would rather swallow needles than be pinned down to a life of quilting. But when her mother passes away, Dewey must exchange code for calico as the new proprietress of Quilter Paradiso.

Between learning the business and dealing with a conniving employee who is also her sister-in-law, Dewey is ready to snap. During a national quilt show, quilting celebrity Claire Armstrong offers to buy the shop. But before Dewey can accept, she finds the famous quilter lying dead on the floor—a bloody rotary cutter at her side.

When hunky homicide detective Buster Healy enters the scene, romance flourishes... until another murder takes place. Can Dewey thread together the pieces to this murderous pattern before the killer strikes again?

Wild Goose Chase is the first book in the Quilting Mystery series featuring amateur sleuth Dewey Pellicano.

About the Author
Terri Thayer (California) has been quilting for over twenty years. She has also taught quilting and is a member of the Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association and the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: MIDNIGHT INK (February 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738712159
• ISBN-13: 978-0738712154
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,231 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get this book!, January 10, 2008

By	Becky Levine (Los Gatos, California) - See all my reviews

I was lucky enough to get to read this book BEFORE it was published, and I can't wait to have my copy in hand and read it again. Terri knows quilting and she knows mysteries, and Wild Goose Chase is a tightly written,funny and friendly, taste of both.

In a world of craft mysteries, some good, some not so good, Terri's book stands out as the one you want in your hands, on your shelf, and on your birthday list for friends! Don't wait, order it now!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I could relate to this book on so many levels!, February 27, 2008

By	P. Thomas (Silicon Valley, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm not a quilter and I don't often read mysteries, but I totally enjoyed this book. The vivid descriptions of family relationships and the quilters' trade show, left me reminiscing about many of my own experiences.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Much more than a "cozy" mystery., February 19, 2008

By	M. Scheller "Equestrian" (Chicago) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is much more than a crafting "cozy" mystery. The main character is written with compassion, exhibiting real human emotions while struggling to work through her mother's death. I enjoyed the many levels in the book, the mystery was there, but so were family issues, business concerns, and romance. I look forward to the next in this series and to the author's other new rubber stamping cozy series.