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The Lark & Quill Mysteries · Book 03

The Quilted Alibi

A Lark & Quill Mystery · Mira Ellsworth

A quilt-show death. An endpaper hidden in a square. Helen Brig is thirty-four and she can tell when fabric is lying. Sheriff Hugh Kline is thirty-eight and he asked her to pie, not wine.

They almost kiss in the parking lot. His radio has other plans. The guild officer needed a folio gone. The square was described by noon if you were looking.

The Lark & Quill Mysteries

Book 03 of 6

Heat
 1–2 of 5 — what this means
Length
52,028 words · 16 chapters · 198 printed pages
Content
Murder (tidy). Almost-kiss only. Adults 34 and 38.
Point of view
Single, Helen
ISBN
Paperback: ISBN not yet issued · Hardcover: ISBN not yet issued

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Questions about The Quilted Alibi

How long is The Quilted Alibi?

52,028 words across 16 chapters. In the paperback that is 198 pages at 5.5 × 8.5 in, or about 3 hours of reading.

How explicit is The Quilted Alibi?

Heat 1–2 of 5. Kisses, longing, fade to black. Closed door, one implied night. The couple is the A-plot at every level, and every romantic or sexual character in this catalogue is 25 or older.

Do I have to read The Lark & Quill Mysteries in order?

No. The Quilted Alibi is book 3 of 6 and resolves its own couple, so it works on its own. The series plot runs underneath and is better in order.

Can I read part of The Quilted Alibi first?

Yes — the whole of chapter one, 3,644 words, free on this site. No email address and no account, and it does not stop mid-scene.

Are there content warnings for The Quilted Alibi?

Murder (tidy). Almost-kiss only. Adults 34 and 38. They are printed on the copyright page of the book too.

What do I get when I buy The Quilted Alibi?

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