Murder stitched into history. Sheriff Tony Abernathy already has his hands full with the summer heat and small-town troubles in Park County, Tennessee. But when the mayor’s wife, “Queen” Doreen Cashdollar, is found murdered—her body covered with an antique quilt she had just loaned to the new folk museum—the case takes a chilling turn. The murder weapon? A vicious old flax hackle, an artifact meant for processing linen. As Tony investigates, his wife Theo, a quiltmaker with a knack for puzzles, finds herself drawn into the mystery. Together, they must untangle a web of secrets, eccentric townsfolk, and hidden motives before the killer strikes again.