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Treacherous Tiles: A Texas Hill Country Cozy Mystery
Twenty-four players.
Six tables.
One suspicious Mah Jongg tile.
And a tournament director who won’t make it to the final round.
Tilly Martin expects the Hillcrest Library’s Mah Jongg tournament to bring a weekend of friendly competition to town. Instead, a strange tile turns up, tempers flare, and tournament director Diane Mercer is found dead during the lunch break.
Diane had a gift for rubbing people the wrong way, and Tilly soon discovers the field of suspects is almost as crowded as the tournament itself. An old scoring dispute, a public humiliation, and more than one simmering grudge give plenty of players reasons to want Diane out of the game.
But Tilly keeps coming back to that odd tile.
With help from her Hillcrest friends, Tilly begins piecing together a mystery in which every player seems to be hiding something. And the closer she looks at that suspicious tile, the more she wonders whether someone has been playing a dangerous game from the very beginning.
Treacherous Tiles is a warm, twisty Texas Hill Country cozy mystery filled with small-town friendships, crafty clues, amateur sleuthing, and a cat who knows better than to trust a room full of competitive humans.
Six tables.
One suspicious Mah Jongg tile.
And a tournament director who won’t make it to the final round.
Tilly Martin expects the Hillcrest Library’s Mah Jongg tournament to bring a weekend of friendly competition to town. Instead, a strange tile turns up, tempers flare, and tournament director Diane Mercer is found dead during the lunch break.
Diane had a gift for rubbing people the wrong way, and Tilly soon discovers the field of suspects is almost as crowded as the tournament itself. An old scoring dispute, a public humiliation, and more than one simmering grudge give plenty of players reasons to want Diane out of the game.
But Tilly keeps coming back to that odd tile.
With help from her Hillcrest friends, Tilly begins piecing together a mystery in which every player seems to be hiding something. And the closer she looks at that suspicious tile, the more she wonders whether someone has been playing a dangerous game from the very beginning.
Treacherous Tiles is a warm, twisty Texas Hill Country cozy mystery filled with small-town friendships, crafty clues, amateur sleuthing, and a cat who knows better than to trust a room full of competitive humans.
Kindle Edition
Published October 8, 2026
About the author
Susana Sage
9 books9 followersSusana Sage writes cozy mysteries with a heart as big as Texas.
Set in the charming Texas Hill Country town of Hillcrest, her books follow amateur sleuth Tilly Martin, a young widow with a flair for needlepoint, a stubborn streak, and a tendency to land in the middle of murder investigations. She is often accompanied by her mischievous cat Stitches, who has a knack for finding clues. Blending small-town charm, quirky characters, and twisty plots, Susana’s stories are perfect for readers who love their mysteries served with friendship, sassy feline sidekicks, and a dash of spice.
When she’s not writing, you can find her adding to her ever-growing needlepoint stash and trying to complete current projects, sipping iced coffee on the porch, or being bossed around by her brown tabby cat. She’s passionate about creating stories that celebrate resilience, community, and clever women who don’t wait around for someone else to solve the mystery.
Set in the charming Texas Hill Country town of Hillcrest, her books follow amateur sleuth Tilly Martin, a young widow with a flair for needlepoint, a stubborn streak, and a tendency to land in the middle of murder investigations. She is often accompanied by her mischievous cat Stitches, who has a knack for finding clues. Blending small-town charm, quirky characters, and twisty plots, Susana’s stories are perfect for readers who love their mysteries served with friendship, sassy feline sidekicks, and a dash of spice.
When she’s not writing, you can find her adding to her ever-growing needlepoint stash and trying to complete current projects, sipping iced coffee on the porch, or being bossed around by her brown tabby cat. She’s passionate about creating stories that celebrate resilience, community, and clever women who don’t wait around for someone else to solve the mystery.
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October 11, 2026
I just finished reading Treacherous Tiles. It is a murder mystery set during a Mahjong tournament in a small Texas town. I have never played Mahjong, although at some point I want to learn (I think... Bunco may be more my speed.) I am quite good at puzzles, Sudoku, and crosswords, so maybe I could play, as long as no one is too serious. Anyway, Treacherous Tiles has all the usual characters: Tilly, Sarah, Marge, Joe, Myles, Detective Harris, Mrs. Whistle, and of course Stitches, because he has to be in the middle of everything. It is a fun, cozy mystery in a fun, cozy series. I love to support local authors, and I love to read. If you love cozy mysteries set in small towns, you should read them too.
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