Suede to Rest

"There's a new material girl in town… [A] resourceful and gutsy sleuth." —Krista Davis, New York Times bestselling author

Unraveling family secrets can be murder…

Polyester Monroe grew up playing among bolts of silk and velvet in her family's legendary textile shop, Land of a Thousand Fabrics—until a devastating tragedy shut its doors for good. Years later, Poly is scraping by as a prom-dress designer, transforming cheap fabrics into glamour with a glue gun and sheer determination.

When her great-uncle leaves her the long-abandoned fabric store, Poly sees a chance to stitch together a new life. But her dream is slashed when a man tied to her family's past is found dead behind the shop just one day after she moves in.

With the police circling and old secrets surfacing, Poly starts pulling threads the town would rather leave buried. The deeper she digs, the more dangerous the pattern becomes—and if she isn't careful, she could be the next thing cut from the bolt.

"Diane Vallere has stitched up an engaging new series." —Sofie Kelly, New York Times bestselling author

Suede to Rest is the first book in the Material Witness cozy mystery series, featuring a determined amateur sleuth, a fabric store full of secrets, and a small town where the past refuses to stay hidden.

If you love sewing-themed cozies, smart heroines, and mysteries with a creative twist, grab Suede to Rest and start unraveling the series today.