Daheim, Mary
Alpine quilt The alpine quilt Mary Daheim - Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2005. - 472 p. (large print) 23 cm. - Emma Lord Book 17 . - Thorndike Press large print mystery .
Quilters at the Burl Creek Thimble Club in Alpine, Washing-ton, are planning a fête to welcome back returning member Genevieve Bayard. But Gen’s homecoming is cut short when she dies suddenly at a dinner party. Emma Lord, owner and publisher of the local newspaper The Alpine Advocate, vows to sleuth her way to the truth, and enlists the help of her trusted “House & Home” editor, Vida Runkel. Surprisingly, Vida seems downright unwilling to get involved. To make matters worse, murder isn’t the only crime in Alpine. There have been several burglaries, which may or may not be connected to Gen’s de-mise. As Emma digs, she uncovers a shocking scandal that may point the finger of guilt at one of her nearest and dearest . . . while changing the history of Alpine itself.
0786276150 (alk. paper)
2005007076
Lord, Emma (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
Quiltmakers--Fiction.
Newspaper publishing--Fiction.
Women publishers--Fiction.
Large type books.
Washington (State)--Fiction.
PS3554.A264 / A835 2005
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Alpine quilt The alpine quilt Mary Daheim - Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2005. - 472 p. (large print) 23 cm. - Emma Lord Book 17 . - Thorndike Press large print mystery .
Quilters at the Burl Creek Thimble Club in Alpine, Washing-ton, are planning a fête to welcome back returning member Genevieve Bayard. But Gen’s homecoming is cut short when she dies suddenly at a dinner party. Emma Lord, owner and publisher of the local newspaper The Alpine Advocate, vows to sleuth her way to the truth, and enlists the help of her trusted “House & Home” editor, Vida Runkel. Surprisingly, Vida seems downright unwilling to get involved. To make matters worse, murder isn’t the only crime in Alpine. There have been several burglaries, which may or may not be connected to Gen’s de-mise. As Emma digs, she uncovers a shocking scandal that may point the finger of guilt at one of her nearest and dearest . . . while changing the history of Alpine itself.
0786276150 (alk. paper)
2005007076
Lord, Emma (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
Quiltmakers--Fiction.
Newspaper publishing--Fiction.
Women publishers--Fiction.
Large type books.
Washington (State)--Fiction.
PS3554.A264 / A835 2005
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