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Quilt City: Safety Second: A Hadley Carroll Mystery
In mid-winter, Paducah is pushed to the breaking point.
After a violent incident outside a law office leaves a bystander dead and her close friend Dakota injured, Hadley Carroll and the staff of Paducah Pulse begin covering a story that quickly taxes their limits.
Then an ice storm descends on the city. Power lines fall. Cell towers freeze. Roads become impassable. With a shelter-in-place order in effect, Hadley and her colleagues hunker down in the newspaper office as Quilt City grinds to a halt.
As mayor, Hadley must coordinate rescue efforts, oversee repairs, and keep her city functioning—while a building collapses, a family crisis erupts, and new crimes further strain her already-fragile mental health.
Determined to protect her community and to hold the perpetrators accountable, Hadley rallies her friends and staff once more—all while planning her upcoming wedding.
Quilt Safety Second is a gripping cozy mystery about responsibility, resilience, and the quiet heroism required to show up when everything is on the line.
Perfect for readers who with depth and real-world stakesStrong, witty female protagonists who lead with empathy and intelligenceSmall-town mysteries where relationships matter as much as clues
After a violent incident outside a law office leaves a bystander dead and her close friend Dakota injured, Hadley Carroll and the staff of Paducah Pulse begin covering a story that quickly taxes their limits.
Then an ice storm descends on the city. Power lines fall. Cell towers freeze. Roads become impassable. With a shelter-in-place order in effect, Hadley and her colleagues hunker down in the newspaper office as Quilt City grinds to a halt.
As mayor, Hadley must coordinate rescue efforts, oversee repairs, and keep her city functioning—while a building collapses, a family crisis erupts, and new crimes further strain her already-fragile mental health.
Determined to protect her community and to hold the perpetrators accountable, Hadley rallies her friends and staff once more—all while planning her upcoming wedding.
Quilt Safety Second is a gripping cozy mystery about responsibility, resilience, and the quiet heroism required to show up when everything is on the line.
Perfect for readers who with depth and real-world stakesStrong, witty female protagonists who lead with empathy and intelligenceSmall-town mysteries where relationships matter as much as clues
252 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 18, 2025
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May 9, 2025
Hadley does it again!
Thank you, Mr. Leonard, for hours and hours of following along with Hadley Carroll in her town, Paducah.
The Paducah Quilt Quorum, friends, townspeople and the wonderful Brandon all come together when things get tense, frightening, and very dangerous.
Thank you, Mr. Leonard, for hours and hours of following along with Hadley Carroll in her town, Paducah.
The Paducah Quilt Quorum, friends, townspeople and the wonderful Brandon all come together when things get tense, frightening, and very dangerous.
May 25, 2025
nice ending for the series
Likable characters - a bit “neat” at the end. We’ll miss the lousy Stoddards - but it made a good package.
Likable characters - a bit “neat” at the end. We’ll miss the lousy Stoddards - but it made a good package.
October 9, 2025
Gotta Read This Book!
An edge of your seat read with humor - a rare combination. Read the first 4 books before you read this one, though. Enjoy!
An edge of your seat read with humor - a rare combination. Read the first 4 books before you read this one, though. Enjoy!
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