Deadly Threads

Written by Jane K. Cleland

Narrated by Tiffany Morgan

Fashions fade, but death is eternal in Deadly Threads--Agatha finalist Jane K. Cleland's irresistible new blend of vintage and vengeance. Josie Prescott has begun hosting classes at her antiques and appraisals shop, nestled in the cozy little coastal town of Rocky Point, New Hampshire. The next class is on building a great vintage clothing collection. But when guest lecturer Riley Jordan is late, Josie begins class by reaching under a display table for a dazzling pair of Chanel heels. But instead of the heels, she finds Riley, dead. When it looks as if one of Josie's employees may be involved in the murder, she teams up with the local police chief to investigate, one clue, and one fabulous vintage accessory, at a time.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lantern Audio
• Release date: Mar 7, 2023
• ISBN: 9781945213168

Jane K. Cleland

JANE K. CLELAND once owned a New Hampshire-based antiques and rare books business. She is the author of nearly twenty novels and short stories in the beloved Josie Prescott Antiques mystery series, is the winner of two David Awards for Best Novel, and has been a finalist for the Agatha, Macavity, and Anthony Awards. Jane is the former president of the New York chapter of the Mystery Writers of America and chairs the Wolfe Pack’s Black Orchid Novella Award in partnership with Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. She won the Agatha Award for both of her books on the craft of writing, Mastering Suspense, Structure and Plot and Mastering Plot Twists. She is part of the fulltime English faculty at Lehman College, a contributing editor for Writer’s Digest magazine, and lives in New York City.

Reviews for Deadly Threads

[bookswoman · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Josie Prescott has just opened her new boutique called Prescott's Vintage Fashions. With trusty Gretchen heading up the new venture, Josie is looking forward to having a friend, Riley Jordan, as a speaker. Riley comes from money and has excellent taste in vintage clothing. When Riley is found dead in Josie's building, Josie is determined to find out who killed Riley, and why. The most obvious suspect is Riley's husband, a cheating chef who seems to really like her money but likes other women's attention just as much. There is plenty of vintage clothing tidbits scattered throughout the story and well as some button history. I never saw the actual killer coming, total surprise to me and, as usual, once it is explained it made perfect sense.I'm still a ways behind on this series but I do enjoy it and will keep reading the books.

[delphimo_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This is a series set on the coast of New Hampshire about Josie Prescott, owner of Prescott’s Antiques, who is nosy and cannot pass a murder investigation. A good friend of Josie's, Riley Jordan has the bad fortune of being strangled at Josie's business. Then Gretchen, an employee of Josie's is shot and then her apartment falls victim to an arsonist. As usual, in a Jane Cleland novel, the whys and wheres of antiques are explained. This story centers on vintage clothing, and the stories are interesting, but the research seems extensive. The characters are fun and the setting very brutal at times.