Thread Reckoning by Amanda Lee

As Valentine’s Day approaches, Cassandra hires Marcy to come up with an embroidery design for the wedding dress she will be wearing. The design is to include some jewels provided by the mother of the groom. Marcy quickly discovers that Cassandra is very unpleasant and demanding, but she intends to finish the work. The mother of the groom is found murdered outside Marcy’s store and some of the jewels are missing. Marcy once again starts trying to figure things out since she is a suspect. To make things even more stressful for her, David - the man who left her at the alter - turns up claiming he wants her back.

Things start to happen fairly quickly in Thread Reckoning, with Cassandra showing up at the shop to talk to Marcy about what she wants done for the dress. She has a bit of an attitude right from the start, not liking the fact that Marcy’s dog Angus is in the shop. Even after her future mother-in-law is murdered, Cassandra remains focused on the wedding and isn’t that supportive to the man she is marrying.

Marcy seems to be a suspect again since the victim is found outside her store and some of the jewels are missing. It doesn’t take long for Macy to start doing her own investigating again. There is a woman detective that is working on the case who doesn’t seem to like Marcy much.

Cassandra hires Marcy to come up with an embroidery design for her wedding dress.

Thread Reckoning is a good addition to the Embroidery Mystery series. People who have read and enjoyed the first two books in the series will probably enjoy this one as well.