Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for One Sharp Stitch (A Nimble Needle Mystery) by Allie Pleiter! Today we are featuring a review of the first book in this new cozy mystery series. Stop by each blog on the tour for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews, and more! There is also a Rafflecopter Giveaway for one signed copy of the Book One Sharp Stitch (A Nimble Needle Mystery) by Allie Pleiter and a Needlepoint Starter Kit. ENTER HERE!  

One Sharp Stitch (A Nimble Needle Mystery)

Cozy Mystery

1st in Series

Setting – North Carolina

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kensington Cozies (March 25, 2025)

Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1496752007

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496752000

Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DB3CD9GB

Audio CD ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DSYHJN3R

About the Book:

When thirty-something Shelby Phillips returns to her quiet hometown just outside of Asheville, North Carolina, she reluctantly takes over her mother’s Nimble Needle needlepoint shop—and gets entangled in a murder investigation . . .

It’s only temporary. That’s what Shelby Phillips tells herself when she returns to excruciatingly harmless Gwen Lake after her graphic arts career—and the office romance blooming with it—get tossed like rejected design mockups. Her plan is as simple and fool-proof as a tent stitch: manage the family needlepoint shop during her parents’ RV vacation. It’s just a month. It’s not as if they’re retiring . . . right?

When Shelby becomes responsible for hosting a trunk show with local vendors, she’s determined to pull it off. Even if that means dealing with former classmate Kat Katsaros, a rising entrepreneur specializing in needlework scissors. Kat has changed since high school—and she’s angling to take over the Nimble Needle herself. The tension unspools when Shelby makes a terrible discovery on the morning of the event: Kat’s dead body.

Shelby can’t believe the death was an accident. That’s why she’s set on exposing who committed the murder with Kat’s own equipment. She finds help in a new friend, a potential crush, and the surprising support of her sister and the Nimble Needle stitchers. Still, Shelby must move quickly to stop the crafty culprit before her maybe not-so-temporary new life in Gwen Lake comes apart at the seams . . .

My Review:

This is a fast-paced and engaging mystery that I grabbed on audio due to not a lot of sit-down-and-read time. After I finished I found myself sorting through my cross stitch projects and thinking about starting a needlepoint one! 

The murder happens quickly in the story and it pulled me right in. As I read, I had a slight inkling of who the killer might be, but I wasn’t at all sure how Shelby would connect the dots. There’s some great red herrings that had me pondering. 

I always enjoy a starting over story and that’s just what Shelby is doing here. And how great is it that she has such loving parents to return to. It’s also lovely to see Shelby learning more about her community and her perfect on the outside sister. Sibling dynamics can be rough and Allie handled that with great care.

Great start to a new series! 

About the Author:

An avid crafter, coffee junkie and firm believer that “pie makes everything better,” Allie Pleiter writes both fiction and non-fiction working on as many as four books at a time.  The bestselling author of over sixty books, Allie has enjoyed a twenty-plus year career with over 1.8 million books sold.  In addition to writing, Allie maintains an active writing productivity coaching practice and speaks regularly on the creative process, publishing, and her very favorite topic—The Chunky Method of time management for writers. She lives in the Charlotte area with her husband and the world’s most adorable dog.

Author Links:

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• Amazon 

Purchase Links: Author’s Website Provides Several Options

TOUR PARTICIPANTS:

• April 1 – Frugal Freelancer – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
• April 1 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
• April 2 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
• April 2 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR GUEST POST
• April 3 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – SPOTLIGHT
• April 4 – Storybook Lady – REVIEW
• April 5 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
• April 6 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
• April 6 – StoreyBook Reviews – CHARACTER GUEST POST
• April 7 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
• April 8 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
• April 8 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
• April 9 – Reading, Writing & Stitch-Metic – NEEDLEPOINT POST
• April 9 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
• April 10 – Reading Is My SuperPower – AUTHOR GUEST POST
• April 11 – Socrates Book Reviews – REVIEW
• April 12 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW

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