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    Bobbins and Bodies
    Hanged by a Thread
    Crossed by Death
    Audiobook series4 titles

    Stitches in Crime Series

    Written by ACF Bookens

    Narrated by Kristin Price

    4.5/5

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    About this series

    The truth shall set her free, but not if someone wants her dead first.

    Business has been good for historian Paisley Sutton, but when she goes into her own church parish house to salvage some of the early 20th century fixtures before the building is demolished, she uncovers far more than vintage cabinets. Once the women from church hear about the secrets Paisley is uncovering, they are bound and determined to reveal the truth and unmask a murderer in the process.

    Will Paisley and her friends uncover the truth before the cover-up kills them all?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBryant Street Publishing
    Release dateDec 7, 2021
    Bobbins and Bodies
    Hanged by a Thread
    Crossed by Death

    Titles in the series (4)

    • 1

      Crossed by Death
      Crossed by Death

      Crossed by Death

      ACF Bookens
      4/5 - 388 ratings
      4/5 - 388 ratings

      Salvaging from historic buildings isn’t supposed to require reporting a murder.​ When salvage expert and historian Paisley Sutton crawls into an abandoned store with a house attached, she certainly isn’t expecting to find a body on site. But soon, her discovery sends Paisley on an expedition through history that links this murder to the one that led the previous owners to abandon the building in the first place. And someone doesn’t want her to salvage this story from the wreckage. Can Paisley preserve herself and her young son while also uncovering the stories that matter most?

      Salvaging from historic buildings isn’t supposed to require reporting a murder.​ When salvage expert and historian Paisley Sutton crawls into an abandoned store with a house attached, she certainly isn’t expecting to find a body on site. But soon, her discovery sends Paisley on an expedition through history that links this murder to the one that led the previous owners to abandon the building in the first place. And someone doesn’t want her to salvage this story from the wreckage. Can Paisley preserve herself and her young son while also uncovering the stories that matter most?

    • 2

      Bobbins and Bodies
      Bobbins and Bodies

      Bobbins and Bodies

      ACF Bookens
      4/5 - 346 ratings
      4/5 - 346 ratings

      All she wanted from the old farmhouse was the gorgeous mantel, not a dead body. Paisley Sutton always expects the unexpected when she goes into a house to salvage the architectural prizes before its torn down. She evens knows she might encounter a rodent or two. But she really isn’t expecting to find a dead body, not again. And when it turns out the young man she found slumped in the house’s basement was killed, Paisley discovers that it’s not only the house that was abandoned. Will her research trigger the decades-old fears that someone hoped to bury in the rubble?

      All she wanted from the old farmhouse was the gorgeous mantel, not a dead body. Paisley Sutton always expects the unexpected when she goes into a house to salvage the architectural prizes before its torn down. She evens knows she might encounter a rodent or two. But she really isn’t expecting to find a dead body, not again. And when it turns out the young man she found slumped in the house’s basement was killed, Paisley discovers that it’s not only the house that was abandoned. Will her research trigger the decades-old fears that someone hoped to bury in the rubble?

    • 3

      Hanged by a Thread
      Hanged by a Thread

      Hanged by a Thread

      ACF Bookens
      4/5 - 278 ratings
      4/5 - 278 ratings

      The promise of old printer’s trays has her heart aflutter, but it nearly stops when she finds a body at the bottom of the elevator shaft. When salvage expert and historian Paisley Sutton heard that a 19th century printing press was still in the old warehouse that was scheduled for demolition, she knew she had to get in there. But when her dreams of a salvage windfall lead her on the genealogical hunt for the owners of the press and their descendants, she uncovers a story that promises to stay with her far longer than the income from her salvage operations. When the story becomes public, will Paisley’s business be safe? Will she?

      The promise of old printer’s trays has her heart aflutter, but it nearly stops when she finds a body at the bottom of the elevator shaft. When salvage expert and historian Paisley Sutton heard that a 19th century printing press was still in the old warehouse that was scheduled for demolition, she knew she had to get in there. But when her dreams of a salvage windfall lead her on the genealogical hunt for the owners of the press and their descendants, she uncovers a story that promises to stay with her far longer than the income from her salvage operations. When the story becomes public, will Paisley’s business be safe? Will she?

    • 4

      Counted Corpse
      Counted Corpse

      Counted Corpse

      ACF Bookens
      4/5 - 117 ratings
      4/5 - 117 ratings

      The truth shall set her free, but not if someone wants her dead first. Business has been good for historian Paisley Sutton, but when she goes into her own church parish house to salvage some of the early 20th century fixtures before the building is demolished, she uncovers far more than vintage cabinets. Once the women from church hear about the secrets Paisley is uncovering, they are bound and determined to reveal the truth and unmask a murderer in the process. Will Paisley and her friends uncover the truth before the cover-up kills them all?

      The truth shall set her free, but not if someone wants her dead first. Business has been good for historian Paisley Sutton, but when she goes into her own church parish house to salvage some of the early 20th century fixtures before the building is demolished, she uncovers far more than vintage cabinets. Once the women from church hear about the secrets Paisley is uncovering, they are bound and determined to reveal the truth and unmask a murderer in the process. Will Paisley and her friends uncover the truth before the cover-up kills them all?

    Author

    ACF Bookens

    ACF Bookens lives in the Southwest Mountains of Virginia, where she enjoys gardening and cross-stitching when she's not using her body as a human airbag for her toddler son. She and her son live with two old cats and an old dog in an antebellum farmhouse with stream nearby. Find her at bookens.andilit.com.

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    • 4/5
      The book was ok - a bit confusing at times but I so enjoy the characters
    • 4/5
      I’m intrigued by the extreme range of reviews. Not anti “religion” surely - just anti (only too plausible in the USA) cults!! Seems to me ACF Bookens has again created strong independent funny professional intelligent “self made” women of different ages, cultures, and races; respectful men willing to play second fiddles, interesting scene setting and historical details set in delightfully interwoven communities - with the somewhat implausible plots we should expect from “cozy” murder mysteries. Yes, the prose is thick with topical commentary. Aren’t authors legitimate social commentators? Yes I am mildly concerned about copious junk food / alcohol consumed; bemused by the constant juggling to have a toddler minded by an incredibly available and generous support network and also by his presence at crime scenes. Challenges stereotypical gender roles doesn’t it. All in all another story that kept me entertained as I went about my day.
    • 3/5
      It was enjoyable not the greatest read
      Just OK mmm
    • 5/5
      The author makes you feel as if you are there in the moment. This book explores the world of genealogy and research in a small town.

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