The Quick and the Thread
The first novel in the completed Embroidery Mystery series and the natural entry point.
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Amanda Lee Books in Order
Amanda Lee is the pseudonym used by Gayle Trent for the Embroidery Mystery series, a cozy-mystery series centered on Marcy Singer, owner of the Seven-Year Stitch embroidery shop in Tallulah Falls, Oregon. The series combines amateur sleuthing, small-town crime, and needlecraft themes.
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Embroidery Mystery
A cozy-mystery series featuring Marcy Singer, an embroidery-shop owner who investigates murders in Tallulah Falls, Oregon.
- 1 The Quick and the Thread
Book 1 · novel · 2010
- 2 Stitch Me Deadly
Book 2 · novel · 2011
"Maggie Singer owns The Seven Year Stitch, an embroidery specialty shop in the small town of Tallulah Falls, Oregon. Trouble strikes when an elderly woman brings an antique piece of embroidery into the shop-and promptly dies of unnatural…
- 3 Thread Reckoning
Book 3 · novel · 2011
While working for a bridezilla from hell, embroiderer extraordinaire Marcy Singer finds her life slowly unraveling when she is accused of murdering her client's mother-in-law and stealing her jewels.
- 4 The Long Stitch Good Night
Book 4 · novel · 2012
Although she 's taken an interest in Irish embroidery, Marcy cannot help but abandon her needlecraft when handsome local brewer Todd finds himself accused of murder. During a St. Patrick's Day party at Todd's pub, the sound of a gunshot…
- 5 Thread on Arrival
Book 5 · novel · 2012
- 6 Cross-Stitch Before Dying
Book 6 · novel · 2013
- 7 Thread End
Book 7 · novel · 2014
- 8 Wicked Stitch
Book 8 · novel · 2015
- 9 The Stitching Hour
Book 9 · novel · 2015
- 10 Better Off Thread
Book 10 · novel · 2016
Marcy is busy helping her customers make hand-crafted ornaments at her embroidery shop, the Seven-Year Stitch. But despite the yuletide bustle, when her friend Captain Moe asks for her help, she can't refuse--especially when the favor is…
Frequently asked questions about Amanda Lee
Who is Amanda Lee, and what is her real name?
Amanda Lee is a mystery-fiction pseudonym used by author Gayle Trent, who also writes as Gayle Leeson.
Why did Gayle Trent use the Amanda Lee pen name?
Penguin requested the name for the embroidery mystery series because the publisher owned the series and wanted the option of assigning it to another writer later.
What inspired Amanda Lee’s embroidery mysteries?
Editor Jessica Wade conceived the series, and Trent volunteered because she was familiar with cross-stitch and needlepoint.
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Where does Amanda Lee live?
Because Amanda Lee is a pen name, biographical details are associated with Gayle Trent, whose official biography says she lives in Virginia with her family.
Is Amanda Lee a bestselling author?
Yes. Penguin Random House describes Amanda Lee as the national bestselling author of the Embroidery Mysteries.