In small-town Hideaway Grove, California, newcomer Abbey Chandlerโs sewing prowess is inspiring her entrepreneurial spiritโbut stumbling upon a murder might kill more than her enthusiasm ...
Abbeyโs life in Hideaway Grove is comfortable, and sheโs grateful for her small sewing studio in the back room of her auntโs bakery, but sheโs feeling stuck. Her plan to expand her custom tote bag business by selling to a chain of gift shops has hit a snag. Making enough totes to distribute to all the stores requires large-scale productionโwhich requires money Abbey doesnโt have. To make ends meet, she takes a part-time job at the townโs bustling Visitor Center ...
Abbey is soon sorting items with her coworkers for the Visitor Centerโs annual Lost and Found Day when unclaimed items are displayed and offered for sale. Thanks to tourism, thereโs enough to fill a huge stockroom. But something is amiss. Eleanor Franklin, devoted to all things Hideaway Grove, hasnโt shown up for workโand when Abbey discovers her whereabouts, it isnโt pretty ...
Eleanor is dead inside a clothing bin, dressmaker shears impaled in her chestโshears the sheriff reports are engraved with Abbeyโs name. Under suspicion, Abbey will have to launch her own investigation. But who would want to kill thoughtful Eleanor, a model resident always so full of good advice about how to uphold Hideaway Groveโs high standards? As it turns out, not everyone appreciated Eleanorโs advice ...
Now Abbey will have to cut through a tattered trail of greed, theft, and revenge to sew up the case before a killer cramps her styleโfor good ...