Quilted In Conspiracy

An Alex Allin Cozy Mystery Prequel

A murder in the present. A disappearance in the past. And a quilt hiding the most dangerous secret in Aspen Ridge.
Alex Allin, a weary textile appraiser with a broken past, arrives in town to sort her mentor’s estate. But when the will leaves the quilt shop “to the one who can balance the ledger,” Alex is pulled into a mystery—one marked by a shivering Cavapoo puppy, a whispering attic, and a decades‑old disappearance.
With help from her childhood friend Juniper and her new four-legged shadow, Alex follows clues linking a long‑buried cold case to a present‑day cover‑up. Footsteps in the attic and a scream in the night reveal Maggie’s quilts conceal more than memories.
Suspicion swirls around the inn’s dignified keeper, Mrs. Everly, and jittery treasurer Thomas Reeves. But danger is closing in fast.
As the bookkeeper falls to her death and the delightfully meddlesome Granny Squad rallies to decode Maggie’s quilt, Alex realizes the past isn’t buried at all—it’s hunting her. Unless she pieces together the truth soon, Aspen Ridge will claim another victim.
Filled with heart-pounding turns, small-town secrets, and the kind of four-legged sleuthing only Saedie can provide, this mystery is perfect for readers who crave clever puzzles, quilt-shop charm, and a dog who always finds the thread. Includes a bonus recipe and quilt pattern inspired by the mystery.