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Quilting Cozy Mysteries #1-3
Quilting Cozy Mystery Series - Set 1 Books: 1-3: Sewing Suspicion, Quilting Calamity, Pressing Matters
Winners of the 2021 & 2022 Indie Cozy Mystery Tribe Book of the Year Award
3 book set!!!
Sewing Suspicion - 2021 Indie Cozy Mystery Tribe Book of the Year Award
Secrets and a patchwork of white lies. Can Alex string together the truth before her life unravels?
Alex Bailey’s heart feels threadbare. Struggling with the dubious practices of her NYC law firm, she’s left her high-profile career and is eager to clear her conscience with a trip home to care for the woman who raised her. But when an ill fate befalls the quilting matriarch, the shocked lawyer suspects someone is covering up murder.
Unpicking the strands of her beloved grandmother’s life, Alex patches together clues that prove her loved one’s death was no accident. And when the practice’s stained history weaves into the culprit’s devious handiwork, she’ll need to stay alive long enough to expose a heartless killer.
Can Alex get to the bottom of a sinister pattern before she ends up buried in a flower garden?
Sewing Suspicion is the captivating first book in a series of Quilting Cozy Mysteries.
Quilting Calamity - Winner of the 2022 Indie Cozy Mystery Tribe Book of the Year Award
Quilting calamity and a string of clues. Can Alex untangle the knots before she’s keeled?
After the death of her beloved grandmother, Alex Bailey’s life is left in tatters. As she struggles to stitch things back together, she takes solace in one final gift—a cruise—booked before the quilting matriarch's death. To weave the quilting community back together, Alex convinces her friends on Spruce Street to join her on the cruise.
With all hands on deck, a mysterious quilt, and an unknown destination, she must trust that everything will go according to plan. Until a death onboard the Tranquility puts a wrinkle in Alex’s idyllic quilting vacation. Unraveling the mysterious threads that surround the young man’s death, Alex must determine if it's a terrible accident or death by design. Determined to catch the culprit, she loosens the knot of suspicion and provides the bait needed to hook a ruthless killer.
Will Alex be able to follow the pattern and untangle this nautical mystery before there's a storm at sea?
Quilting Calamity is the thrilling second book in a series of Quilting Cozy Mysteries.
Pressing matters and a trail of deception. Can Alex pick apart the mystery before she's pinned?
With one misadventure after another, Alex Bailey is determined to iron out her troubles and find the common thread to steer her life back on track. Returning to normalcy is the best way to mend her frayed nerves, and the charity Quilt-A-Thon is the perfect distraction. What Alex doesn’t expect is more of Nona’s ploys.
Mysterious deliveries, unexpected clues, and an old murder have weaved a troublesome web and Alex is tangled in the middle!
The quilters uncover an unexpected secret On Spruce Street—one that can’t be covered up with an artistic motif. While one mystery is solved, another (deadly) pattern emerges.
Can Alex piece together the pattern, or will someone she loves be pinned for the crime?
Pressing Matters is the intriguing third book in a series of Quilting Cozy Mysteries.
Also available in KINDLE UNLIMITED
3 book set!!!
Sewing Suspicion - 2021 Indie Cozy Mystery Tribe Book of the Year Award
Secrets and a patchwork of white lies. Can Alex string together the truth before her life unravels?
Alex Bailey’s heart feels threadbare. Struggling with the dubious practices of her NYC law firm, she’s left her high-profile career and is eager to clear her conscience with a trip home to care for the woman who raised her. But when an ill fate befalls the quilting matriarch, the shocked lawyer suspects someone is covering up murder.
Unpicking the strands of her beloved grandmother’s life, Alex patches together clues that prove her loved one’s death was no accident. And when the practice’s stained history weaves into the culprit’s devious handiwork, she’ll need to stay alive long enough to expose a heartless killer.
Can Alex get to the bottom of a sinister pattern before she ends up buried in a flower garden?
Sewing Suspicion is the captivating first book in a series of Quilting Cozy Mysteries.
Quilting Calamity - Winner of the 2022 Indie Cozy Mystery Tribe Book of the Year Award
Quilting calamity and a string of clues. Can Alex untangle the knots before she’s keeled?
After the death of her beloved grandmother, Alex Bailey’s life is left in tatters. As she struggles to stitch things back together, she takes solace in one final gift—a cruise—booked before the quilting matriarch's death. To weave the quilting community back together, Alex convinces her friends on Spruce Street to join her on the cruise.
With all hands on deck, a mysterious quilt, and an unknown destination, she must trust that everything will go according to plan. Until a death onboard the Tranquility puts a wrinkle in Alex’s idyllic quilting vacation. Unraveling the mysterious threads that surround the young man’s death, Alex must determine if it's a terrible accident or death by design. Determined to catch the culprit, she loosens the knot of suspicion and provides the bait needed to hook a ruthless killer.
Will Alex be able to follow the pattern and untangle this nautical mystery before there's a storm at sea?
Quilting Calamity is the thrilling second book in a series of Quilting Cozy Mysteries.
Pressing matters and a trail of deception. Can Alex pick apart the mystery before she's pinned?
With one misadventure after another, Alex Bailey is determined to iron out her troubles and find the common thread to steer her life back on track. Returning to normalcy is the best way to mend her frayed nerves, and the charity Quilt-A-Thon is the perfect distraction. What Alex doesn’t expect is more of Nona’s ploys.
Mysterious deliveries, unexpected clues, and an old murder have weaved a troublesome web and Alex is tangled in the middle!
The quilters uncover an unexpected secret On Spruce Street—one that can’t be covered up with an artistic motif. While one mystery is solved, another (deadly) pattern emerges.
Can Alex piece together the pattern, or will someone she loves be pinned for the crime?
Pressing Matters is the intriguing third book in a series of Quilting Cozy Mysteries.
Also available in KINDLE UNLIMITED
491 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 28, 2023
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About the author
Kathryn Mykel
57 books1,010 followersKathryn Mykel, is an award-winning author of best-selling Sewing Suspicion, book 1 in the Quilting Cozy Mystery Series.
Inspired by the laugh-out-loud and fanciful aspects of cozies, Kathryn Mykel writes lighthearted, humorous cozies surrounding her passion for the craft of quilting. She's an avid quilter who was born and raised in a small New England town.
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Inspired by the laugh-out-loud and fanciful aspects of cozies, Kathryn Mykel writes lighthearted, humorous cozies surrounding her passion for the craft of quilting. She's an avid quilter who was born and raised in a small New England town.
For more fun content and new releases, follow https://www.authorkathrynmykel.com
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or join her and her thReaders on Facebook at @AuthorKathrynMykel or the Books For Quilters FB Group.
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October 22, 2023
This boxed set of quilting mysteries introduces readers to an enthralling series. Each book in the set features a murder mystery and quirky characters. There is an overall storyline that links each book although the main mystery in each is solved. You'll get hooked on the series and want to read more when you are finished, so get started.
April 4, 2023
Great Group of Characters and a Great Storyline to Match!
Barbara Kelley
"Quilting Cozy Mystery Series - Set 1 Books: 1-3" is a compilation of the first 3 novels of this series, written by Kathryn Mykel. This is the first set if books I've read by this author, but it it will definitely not be the last. This series focuses on Alex Bailey, a highly-paid, well-known defense attorney, who quits her life in the big city and moves in with her beloved adoptive grandmother. However, her Nona is murdered on Book 1, which Royally upset me, and Alex has to find out who killed her, and why. In Book 2, Nona had planned a world cruise and had paid for it, so Alex goes on the cruise herself, taking along some of her friends from her hometown. While onboard the cruise ship, she discovers a body and goes out of her way to solve the crime. Book 3 has Alex delving into an old murder that was never solved. Will she be able to solve that crime and still live to solve another murder? I gave this 3-book set 5 stars, and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good murder muster series with a twisty outcome at the end.
I received an advanced copy and this is my voluntary honest review.
Barbara Kelley
"Quilting Cozy Mystery Series - Set 1 Books: 1-3" is a compilation of the first 3 novels of this series, written by Kathryn Mykel. This is the first set if books I've read by this author, but it it will definitely not be the last. This series focuses on Alex Bailey, a highly-paid, well-known defense attorney, who quits her life in the big city and moves in with her beloved adoptive grandmother. However, her Nona is murdered on Book 1, which Royally upset me, and Alex has to find out who killed her, and why. In Book 2, Nona had planned a world cruise and had paid for it, so Alex goes on the cruise herself, taking along some of her friends from her hometown. While onboard the cruise ship, she discovers a body and goes out of her way to solve the crime. Book 3 has Alex delving into an old murder that was never solved. Will she be able to solve that crime and still live to solve another murder? I gave this 3-book set 5 stars, and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good murder muster series with a twisty outcome at the end.
I received an advanced copy and this is my voluntary honest review.
May 14, 2023
Quilting Cozy Mystery Series:
Set 1, #1, #2 & #3 - Having both Set 1 and some of the individual books, I was happy to have three books to binge on from a new (to me) author. That feeling did not last long. None of these books are standalones and story lines are left unfinished. Pressing is actually part of a book; maybe number four completes three? I won't find out. This series is typical, average Cozy Mystery genre. I stuck with these books since they were part of a contest. Yep, I put myself in this position. 3*
Sewing Suspicion, #1 - Good story lines. Good characters but some actions and thoughts aren't realistic. I did losing focus about the last third of the story. 3*
Quilting Calamity, #2 - The start of the cruise adventure should have been interesting but the more I read, the more I found other things to do. I was bored. 3*
Pressing Matters, #3 - Unfortunately to get to the end of this story, you need the next book. Yep, cliffhanger. I scanned this book since I had major attention difficulties reading books two and three. 3*
Set 1, #1, #2 & #3 - Having both Set 1 and some of the individual books, I was happy to have three books to binge on from a new (to me) author. That feeling did not last long. None of these books are standalones and story lines are left unfinished. Pressing is actually part of a book; maybe number four completes three? I won't find out. This series is typical, average Cozy Mystery genre. I stuck with these books since they were part of a contest. Yep, I put myself in this position. 3*
Sewing Suspicion, #1 - Good story lines. Good characters but some actions and thoughts aren't realistic. I did losing focus about the last third of the story. 3*
Quilting Calamity, #2 - The start of the cruise adventure should have been interesting but the more I read, the more I found other things to do. I was bored. 3*
Pressing Matters, #3 - Unfortunately to get to the end of this story, you need the next book. Yep, cliffhanger. I scanned this book since I had major attention difficulties reading books two and three. 3*
March 26, 2023
I love this series!!! The characters are fantastic, very well introduced and developed in the stories! The storylines are wonderful, they draw you into each one and keep you turning the pages and do a great job of leading you to the next story in the series! Miss Nona was obviously quite the character as she has led her family on quite the chase since she was murdered. Alex has learned that she owns an island, and has quilts to deliver to people that Nona made them for, some of which she never knew before she found them. Plus there are the mysterious keys! What will they lead to, and what does Alex have to go through to find out where the locks are that they fit? Yes, a lot going on in these delightful cozy mysteries!!! You won't be disappointed in them!
April 1, 2023
Book 1 (Sewing Suspicion)
Cozy? Or Crazy?
I'm still not sure if Nona was crafty (certainly was in one sense of the word) or crazy. A bit of a twist at the end...
Book 2 (Quilting Calamity)
Well, well, well. The plot is definitely twisted, with links to the first book. But talk about a whole new setting!!
Book 3 (Pressing Matters)
OK, different once again.
Very significant changes in the focus in the book, both from the first (even with the same setting/place) and the second. Several mysteries remain.
(I had bought the next book, #3.5, Mutterly Mistaken, which is really a shorter book in its own right, even if it is more of less part of this series)
Cozy? Or Crazy?
I'm still not sure if Nona was crafty (certainly was in one sense of the word) or crazy. A bit of a twist at the end...
Book 2 (Quilting Calamity)
Well, well, well. The plot is definitely twisted, with links to the first book. But talk about a whole new setting!!
Book 3 (Pressing Matters)
OK, different once again.
Very significant changes in the focus in the book, both from the first (even with the same setting/place) and the second. Several mysteries remain.
(I had bought the next book, #3.5, Mutterly Mistaken, which is really a shorter book in its own right, even if it is more of less part of this series)
March 29, 2023
Alex Bailey's heart is heavy even though she is busy with her NYC law firm ,as she goes to lookafter her grandmother Greta Galia who had raised her. But unfortunately there is the murder of her grandmother to deal with and she takes it upon herself to find the killer. The next book is Alex on a exciting cruise with the people of that town. There too a young man is murdered. Nona had left many surprises, clues and a old murder to keep Alex busy. A very entertaining and enjoyable read. I received this boxset free and leave a honest review. I recommend this book to other readers
March 30, 2023
These books are great , they’re charming , witty, original a running theme underneath several mysteries to be solved in the various situations , a genius concept of this very good Author . Capturing the essence of the characters and portraying on the page for us to devour and delve into there traits . Descriptions are good and the feel of what’s happening as the reader has vip seats-watching the Spruce community evolve .
I received an advance copy of this collection and my review is my own words and voluntary
I received an advance copy of this collection and my review is my own words and voluntary
March 30, 2023
These 3 books are a really good read. They are full of questions answers and then more questions. They are not all answered in each book so you are left wondering what the answers will be in next book. It certainly kept me interested and looking forward to the following book. I made the mistake of reading book 4 first so had no idea of back story. I recommend reading these in order they are all a very good read with a mystery in every book that gets solved.
April 1, 2023
This is a fun series of books, a little bit incredible but it's a good incredible in that your mind wanders and you really get into the storylines. My only complaint is for someone like me, who does not quilt, I didn't know what some of the terms meant, and I would have loved and appreciated the book even more if there'd been a glossary of definitions, explanations, that kind of thing. But overall I would recommend this series, which I devoured in a few days!
April 8, 2023
Liked the Plot twist and turns!
I liked the cast of characters in the book. I am a quilter so I enjoyed the quilting marathon. The plot keeps you enthralled in the different avenues of the plot. The book keeps you wanting more answers to sole the mystery. I would recommend it to anyone who loves a good murder mystery. I gave it five stars because it makes you want more. Can't hardly wait for the next series from the author.
I liked the cast of characters in the book. I am a quilter so I enjoyed the quilting marathon. The plot keeps you enthralled in the different avenues of the plot. The book keeps you wanting more answers to sole the mystery. I would recommend it to anyone who loves a good murder mystery. I gave it five stars because it makes you want more. Can't hardly wait for the next series from the author.
November 7, 2025
If you want to know EVERYTHING about the mechanic of quilting, this is your book. If you want to be engaged with a formidable , interfering Grannie alive and dead, this book is for you. And,if you want to read three books and still have No resolution of many convoluted mysteries, this set is for you !
Main characters don't evolve, just repeat their behaviors without accomplishing much.
Lots of potential but no satisfaction.
Main characters don't evolve, just repeat their behaviors without accomplishing much.
Lots of potential but no satisfaction.
March 25, 2023
Alex gets a call from her Nona to come home. She resigned from her job & did just that. Quilting mania is all around these books. Anyway, Alex’s life is in dander for some reason & this leads to other people getting killed or hurt! I thoroughly enjoyed the way the plot slowly unfolded during these 3 books & looked forward to reading the 4th one.(I have done so!)
March 30, 2023
I loved getting to know Alex as she transitioned from life in the big city to her small hometown. Being a quilter, I enjoyed the references to patterns, fabrics and quilt groups. The mysteries are perplexing and the other characters are interesting to read about as you ponder whodunnit! So many questions need answers! Definitely a page turner!
March 28, 2023
You need the box set if you read on Kindle app for IPhone! The extra touches like the map of Spruce Street make my favorite town and characters feel that much more alive. I have all these books as singles, but I love box sets for binge reading…buy it!
March 28, 2023
This box set contains first three books in the series. Each book is interesting, with great characters. Each Story creates new questions which lead to answers and next questions. It makes you want to read the next book. Additional great accent is quilting theme throughout the books.
October 17, 2023
Not A Quilter
I sew so understand quilting terms, maybe difficult for some. You kept me on the edge of my seat most of the time. Ending for third book I don’t like. You have to keep reading series to find out what happens next or the end.
I sew so understand quilting terms, maybe difficult for some. You kept me on the edge of my seat most of the time. Ending for third book I don’t like. You have to keep reading series to find out what happens next or the end.
March 25, 2024
Great cozy mysteries
I really liked reading this box set of the cozy quilting mysteries. I was glad that Alex was safe solving these mysteries & foiled the people trying to kill her. I would recommend anyone who loves cozy mysteries & quilting.
I really liked reading this box set of the cozy quilting mysteries. I was glad that Alex was safe solving these mysteries & foiled the people trying to kill her. I would recommend anyone who loves cozy mysteries & quilting.
April 10, 2024
Quilting Can Be Deadly
All Alex wants to do is be happily retired in her home in Salem. So, why do all these mysteries keep getting her into more trouble? And now, she just hot an invite to a theater in Mishap, MS. What is going on?
All Alex wants to do is be happily retired in her home in Salem. So, why do all these mysteries keep getting her into more trouble? And now, she just hot an invite to a theater in Mishap, MS. What is going on?
May 2, 2024
Statues, quilts and mystery
The story moves at a rapid pace, with clues being written to keep the reader.guessing. I enjoy the characters.as their character is developed. One book leads into the next as the clues help lead to the confusion.
The story moves at a rapid pace, with clues being written to keep the reader.guessing. I enjoy the characters.as their character is developed. One book leads into the next as the clues help lead to the confusion.
May 3, 2024
Mystery in Salem
K3rdibbles is one to see trouble and see Hawk and Alex
get those two be one. It is a good read with plenty
of big and little mysteries. Nona has been very busy
while Alex has been away. It is a great series to read. So read it if you dare.
K3rdibbles is one to see trouble and see Hawk and Alex
get those two be one. It is a good read with plenty
of big and little mysteries. Nona has been very busy
while Alex has been away. It is a great series to read. So read it if you dare.
June 11, 2025
Wonderful stories. I read all of them in this set as single books before the set was available. I love reading mystery books and quilting so these stories combine both. Alex is an interesting person and some of her situations are funny and a bit unusual but mysterious.
October 29, 2025
You'll love this series!
Jam packed with threads of mystery throughout.
It grabs your attention right from the beginning.
Kathryn Mykel weaves a great storyline embellished with quirky, lovable characters.
Jam packed with threads of mystery throughout.
It grabs your attention right from the beginning.
Kathryn Mykel weaves a great storyline embellished with quirky, lovable characters.
March 29, 2023
I loved these books. I loved that it takes the entire community to solve the many mysteries.
August 15, 2023
Quilting
Loved that the books lead from 1,2&3. All were fantastic reads and recommend them to all who love a mystery and to read. Thanks to the author.
Loved that the books lead from 1,2&3. All were fantastic reads and recommend them to all who love a mystery and to read. Thanks to the author.
August 16, 2023
great read
Enjoyed the books, looking forward to reading book 4. The characters are likable. I tried my hand at quilting. Need more experience. .
Enjoyed the books, looking forward to reading book 4. The characters are likable. I tried my hand at quilting. Need more experience. .
September 2, 2023
great book
This is a sequel and the other books are really needed to understand totally what’s going on. But it is a stand alone book at the same time.
This is a sequel and the other books are really needed to understand totally what’s going on. But it is a stand alone book at the same time.
March 11, 2025
Very good, I am looking forward tio reading more
September 21, 2025
Please see individual stories for review.
October 1, 2025
a good read, but
I prefer books that are complete, not soap opera types that where the story goes on and on and on, so you have to buy multiple books to reach the conclusion.
I prefer books that are complete, not soap opera types that where the story goes on and on and on, so you have to buy multiple books to reach the conclusion.
September 30, 2023
Quilting Cozy Series 1-3
Katheryn Mykel has brought you the first three cozy mysteries to her delightfully charming and intriguing series of quilters chasing down the mysterys of an array of deadly events hopefully leading to some answers. The vibrant and colorful and quirky characters in this will keep you enchanted and captivated through their dramatic lives while you try to figure out the answers before the characters can getting caught up in this exciting cozy is a must if you enjoy a fabulously well written series it will keep you turning page after page until you've reached its unexpected and enticing conclusion at the end of the third mystery to this collection. Acquire now " Quilting Cozy Mystery Series-Set 1-3" for hours of intriguing and enjoyable entertainment. Kat
Katheryn Mykel has brought you the first three cozy mysteries to her delightfully charming and intriguing series of quilters chasing down the mysterys of an array of deadly events hopefully leading to some answers. The vibrant and colorful and quirky characters in this will keep you enchanted and captivated through their dramatic lives while you try to figure out the answers before the characters can getting caught up in this exciting cozy is a must if you enjoy a fabulously well written series it will keep you turning page after page until you've reached its unexpected and enticing conclusion at the end of the third mystery to this collection. Acquire now " Quilting Cozy Mystery Series-Set 1-3" for hours of intriguing and enjoyable entertainment. Kat
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