"A fast paced contemporary cozy." -- Monica Ferris, author of Thai Die, A Needlecraft Mystery
"Spin a Wicked Web is deliciously suspenseful and witty." -- OnceUponARomance.com

Spin a Wicked Web

Young and pretty, Ariel used her feminine charms and sexual magnetism to lure married man. Was the murder victim truly a gold digger in hot pants? Or just a troubled girl who met a bad end? With a tangled weave of suspects to wade through and Barr's ex turning up, it's all Sophie Mae can do to unravel this tightly knitted mystery -- without coming undone herself!

"Cricket's your ticket to the lighter side of murder in her latest crafty mystery." -- Mary Daheim, author of the Alpine Mysteries and the Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries

"Cozy up for a finely crafted mystery -- lots of twists and tangles, a most entertaining yarn." -- Laura Childs, author of Death by Darjeeling: A Tea Shop Mystery

"... more loveabley eccentric small-town characters." -- Booklist

“Sophie Mae’s third home crafting mystery is the best yet.” -- The Coloradoan

"Author McRae has written a fast paced novel that will appeal to mystery lovers and crafters alike." -- Cozy Library

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Something Borrowed, Something Bleu is in book stores now!

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The Books

First in Series:
Lye in Wait

Book 2:
Heaven Preserve Us

Book 3:
Spin a Wicked Web

Book 4 :
Something Borrowed, Something Bleu