Sew Deadly

When Tori moves away from her Chicago home and accepts the job as head librarian in Sweet Briar, SC, she doesn't expect to be the town pariah, but she soon finds out that not only are the people against her because she ousted the old librarian but she doesn't understand the Southern ways of behavior.

Fortunately she is taken under the wing of a gentile Southern lady and welcomed (though not entirely) by the Sweet Briar Ladies Sewing Circle. She makes some friends and its a good thing because when she discovers the body of the town beauty in the library dumpster, she becomes suspect #1 and since no one else is interested in finding the murderer, she has to do it herself.

I loved this book. It was funny and light and talked about books show more and sewing. The characters were diverse and entertaining. The clues were well-spaced and well-hidden for the murder but right out there for you to play along as to the town meanie's identity. Can't wait for the next one - I may have to bump a few other books out of the way! show less

Tori Sinclair has just arrived in Sweet Briar, South Carolina from Chicago to be the town's new librarian. She discovers the former librarian doesn't like her because retirement was forced upon her. She finds friendship in the town's sewing circle and in the third grade teacher who brings his class to the library each week. When a young resident of the town turns up dead outside the library, some people begin to suspect Tori. After all, there had never been a murder in Sweet Briar before she moved there. With the local police chief out of town, the officer from the next town over seems to suspect Tori as well. Tori knows that she must find the real murderer so that she doesn't end up behind bars. I loved this small town. It's a great show more atmosphere with characters that I want to revisit. It's just a shame that Sweet Briar is fictional. I'd love to stop at the antique store, the library, the bakery, and even drop in on the sewing circle (if only for the refreshments). show less

Tori comes to Sweet Briar, South Carolina from the big city (Chicago), she is taking over as head librarian. Needless to say the former librarian isn't too friendly towards her. Tori joins a sewing circle and is starting to be accepted by this small town when she finds a dead body behind the dumpster near the library. It's naturally a close knit town so fingers naturally point towards the new girl.

I chose to read this book in my little cozy mystery spree. I didn’t know if I would like the theme of sewing, but it was quite a lot of fun. The group of ladies involved in the sewing circle were of different ages, stages of life, and careers.

I liked Tori the main character. I could relate to her and enjoyed the relationships that she developed as well as the ideas she had for the library. She did kind of get blindsided when given the job as library director. This provides a lot of angles to the story which I really enjoyed.

Even though I wasn’t head over heels for the book, it was a good book with good solid ideas and writing. I will definitely continue with the series. I recommend this book to all cozy readers.

One of the first 'cozy mysteries' I've read. And I really enjoyed it. The characters were really great. The story wasn't focused on all of the details of how the person murdered looked. It got straight to the point and moved on to trying to solve the case. Definitely can't wait to read another.
I loved how Tori helped Lulu to not be so shy around others. Lulu was my absolute favorite character of all. I did not expect the book to end like it did. The murder was someone I never even considered. But, it did make sense. Overall, a great book. Can't wait to read the next in the series.

This is an excellent debut book. Torie (Victoria) takes a job as a head librarian at a small town in S.C. where she finds out that she is replacing a long-standing head librarian, who just happens to hate her guts for this turn of events. Torie starts making friends, mostly with the people in a sewing circle but also through her work and a budding romance is also on the horizon.

When a local sweetheart is found dead (by Torie) behind a dumpster outside the library life starts getting more complicated. Torie starts doubting if she will ever fit into the very close-knit community. While trying to deal with the major issue of murder Torie is also dealing with a series of small issues like disappearing light bulbs, boxes of books that appear show more overnight and other strange things seem to "go missing" on a daily basis.

I had an inkling of the murderer but the motive was totally a surprise and there were enough twists and turns to make me doubt my guess. All in all a good book, very good for a first in a series. show less

Tori is delighted to have been offered the job of town librarian in Sweet Briar, South Carolina, to get away from her cheating ex. She starts gently revolutionising the library and adds a children's corner to the library and then starts to win over the women's sewing circle. Just as her life is starting to settle and she becoming accepted a local girl is murdered and found at the rear steps to the library.

The police investigator thinks Tori is the culprit and gradually the towns folk start to believe him. Tori has to rely on her new friends to help her prove her innocence.....

A really easy read and the first in a series.....