Cricket McRae
Homecrafting Mysteries

New: Book 5

Wined and Died

Something is brewing in Cadyville, and it's not only dandelion wine. Sophie Mae is intrigued by a recently discovered cassette recording in which a therapist fearfully contemplates her client's murderous threats. When the same therapist ends up dead, Sophie Mae is lured into another intoxicating investigation, one that explores the age-old art of mead and wine making.

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Book 4

Something Borrowed, Something Bleu

Love—and smelly cheese—is in the air. Sophie Mae accepted Barr's marriage proposal, but when her mother finds a cryptic suicide note her brother wrote two decades earlier, Sophie Mae makes a trip to her old hometown to help unravel the mystery.

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Book 3

Spin a Wicked Web

Things are getting serious between Sophie Mae and Detective Barr Ambrose. But Sophie Mae has a new love in her life -- spinning. Pursuing her newfound passion is great fun ... until her fellow co-op member, Ariel, is found strangled to death with Sophie Mae's very first skein of yarn.

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Book 2

Heaven Preserve Us

A reputation as a small town busybody sleuth. A gum-cracking boss who keeps calling her "babe." Now a suicidal phone stalker?

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First in Series

Lye in Wait

Lye in Wait is a cozy mystery with a fresh face. Not all tea and crumpets, Sophie Mae Reynolds works hard, likes single-malt Scotch, and lives with her best friend, her best friend's ten-year-old daughter, and a snarky old Corgi.

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Home Crafting Mystery #6, Deadly Row to Hoe, will release November 8, 2012

"This series continues to add depth to its engaging cast of characters, and the home-crafting details remain a delight and an inspiration."

—BOOKLIST

"The writing is sharp and skilled and Sophie Mae is an appealing, smart character."

—RT BOOK REVIEWS

"Fans of Rosemary Harris and Maggie Sefton will appreciate McRae's crafty series."

—LIBRARY JOURNAL

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Blog: Hearth Cricket

Mysteries, recipes and musings on traditional domestic arts and the writing life by Cricket McRae, author of the Home Crafting Mystery Series.