Threads of Deceit: A Story Hidden Stitches and Buried Secrets

A dead elder. A community bound by silence. And a secret stitched into the fabric of a murder...Clara Miller wants nothing more than a peaceful life running The Heritage Quilt Shop on her family's ancestral Lancaster County farm. But the quiet rhythm of her needles is shattered when a prominent Amish elder is found dead inside his own locked barn. The community is quick to dismiss it as a tragic accident, desperate to keep the modern world at bay.But Clara possesses an extraordinary eye for detail, and she notices what others miss. Draped over the body is an unfinished patchwork quilt from her own shop-and the erratic, frantic variations in the stitching point to a dark family secret hidden deep within the district lines.Enter Detective Ethan Vance. Shamed and exiled from the Philadelphia homicide division, Ethan hits a wall of absolute silence from the insular community. He cannot solve a crime where no one will speak to an outsider. Realizing an innocent local youth is about to take the blame, Clara forms a dangerous, underground alliance with the cynical detective.To catch a killer, Clara must use her knowledge of local gossip and the secret language of quilt patterns to feed Ethan clues, all while risking the ultimate punishment from her church: total shunning.But as the mystery tightens like a pulled thread, Clara makes a chilling discovery hidden inside the quilt's lining-a faded calico patch belonging to her older brother who vanished five years ago. Now, solving the elder's murder is no longer just about justice... it is the only way to find her missing brother.If you love clean, wholesome mysteries filled with complex puzzles, rich atmospheric details, and a slow-burn partnership, you will devour Sarah Troyer's debut novel.Buy Threads of Deceit today or read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited to unravel the secrets of Lancaster County!