Of Novels & Notions

As if a costume designer, art supply seller, librarian, roller derby queen, sewing diva extraordinaire didn’t have enough on her plate, now she’s in a race against the clock gears to catch an unhinged criminal before the local steampunk fiction world loses another member….

This novel is a not-quite-cozy murder mystery set in Minnesota. Book three of the Creative Endeavors Murder Mystery series.

Title: Of Novels & Notions
Author: Rowan Redland
Series: Creative Endeavors Murder Mystery Series Book Three
ePub ISBN: 9798992907667

 

Kari Duncan thought the hardest part of post-grad life would be landing a job. She was wrong.

By day, Kari sells paint, paper, yarn, and sewing notions at Creative Endeavors, Saint Paul’s quirkiest art supply store. By night, she’s a Victorian-era steampunk costume designer, sewing diva, and occasional roller-derby menace.  But when a promising library job interview ends with Kari discovering a dead body in the stacks, her carefully stitched-together life starts to unravel. Especially when the victim turns out to be a famous author, one with unsettling ties to Kari herself.

Now, with gears turning and tensions rising in the local steampunk scene, Kari teams up with her sharp-witted friend Bianca and the creative mama misfits of Creative Endeavors to hunt down a killer. Because if she doesn’t catch the culprit in time, the next body might belong to someone she loves. And this mystery won’t be solved with a needle and thread alone.

 

Subjects: amateur sleuth, cozy mystery, thriller mystery, woman sleuth, detective story, murder mystery, arts and crafts cozy, Saint Paul, Minnesota, mom detective, female friendship, librarian detectives