Knot of This World
Has Martha’s fellow quilter and dear friend Birdie Watson become unraveled? Birdie and her new husband have decided to join the Mystical Feather Society, a spiritist group living on a commune in the mountains of Ojai, California. Before her free-spirited friend makes a huge mistake, Martha organizes a surprise visit to check out the commune. While white-robed members conduct a seancé in a glass yurt, their leader, Royal St. Germain, is nowhere to be found until that is, Martha and her quilting friends discover him shot in their Winnebago. Now Martha must track down the killer and debunk the cult before it’s bye-bye Birdie.
Series: A Quilting Mystery – Book #8
Author: Mary Marks
Genre: Cozy Mystery/Crafts
Publisher: Kensington Books
Page Count: 336
Rating: 
The latest addition of Knot of This World to the “A Quilting Mystery” series is stimulating with heartfelt emotion. It is not high action, with incomprehensible twists and turns. It is filled with all things that make a cozy mystery, a cozy, an excellent mystery, an enjoyable and relatable cast, and enough energy to keep readers happy The characters, most quilters, mostly Martha and Birdie, give readers a sense of family, friendship, and camaraderie. There is a beautiful mountain location that would be awe-inspiring to see, and a mystery worth the time and effort to solve. And if readers are into quilting, they will love all the tips and talk about quilt making.
This is the first book in this series that I have had the pleasure of reading. I was entertained throughout. There are plenty of suspects and a few red herrings. There are twists but not the kind that confuse and bemuse but the type that allows the reader to understand that not everything is straight forward. I would have liked to see and learn more about the quilters group and the quilting in general but overall enjoyed learning about those who played a more prominent role.
The plot was lively and easy to follow. The writing was top-notch. The story was captivating without being over the top. The killer was uncovered, but not without a few anxious moments for the characters. Justice prevailed, and the murder was solved. Knot of This World made me want to try my hand at quilting once again, the quilters group sounded amazing, but the talk of the food for the Shabbat had me wanting to cook for my family. All-in-all a delightful read that I highly recommend to readers who love quilting, food, and good storytelling.
Other series readers will enjoy are Sally Goldenbaum’s quilting series “Queen
Bees Quilt Shop” or the wonderful Nora Page’s older sleuth series “A Bookmobile Mystery”.
About the Author:
Mary Marks became an award-winning quilter following early retirement. After twelve years of sewing twenty-four/seven, she came up for a breath and started writing about some of the nearly one hundred quilts she’d created.
Then the writing bug bit her, and she enrolled in the UCLA Extension Writer’s Program. A love of reading mysteries led to a four-day mystery writing workshop where she discovered a new creative passion. Her first novel, FORGET ME KNOT, was a finalist in a national competition and was published when she was 70 years old. Out of that success came the Martha Rose quilting mystery series. Her books have been best sellers and won an award in 2015.
Mary was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area. She moved back South to attend UCLA and earned a BA in Anthropology. The next years were spent raising three children. She enrolled in the American Jewish University in LA and earned an MA in Public Administration and Management.
A physical condition stemming from childhood polio resulted in early retirement. She moved to Israel for a year to regroup, and then returned to LA to start her adventures in quilting and murder. She currently lives on the Central California Coast with her husband Tim Palmer, and their fluffy orange cat Louie.
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