The Quilt Ripper: Volume 1 (Miranda Hathaway Adventures )

Miranda Hathaway is the town librarian and a member of the Cutler Quilt Guild Number One. She likes mysteries and is a Sherlock Holmes fan. When someone breaks into the home of another guild member, rips apart an heirloom quilted skirt, and leaves the torn pieces behind, everyone in Cutler, Pennsylvania, thinks Miranda can solve the mystery!Gabe Downing, a retired FBI agent from Boston, has recently joined the Quilt Guild as its first and only male member. Coincidence? Miranda thinks not but she finds herself attracted to this new man in town. Does he know more about the break-in than he's telling?Will Miranda and/or Gabe find the thief Miranda has nicknamed "The Quilt Ripper" before another vintage piece is destroyed? Gabe may have experience on his side but Miranda has her own secret weapon. The ladies of the Cutler Quilt Guild Number One are on the case!

Mary Devlin Lynch and Debbie Devlin Zook are sisters who share a passion for reading and writing. The Quilt Ripper is their tenth book. Debbie lives in central Pennsylvania, is a retired executive secretary who worked for years at Penn State, and proud grandmother of two. Mary lives in Bronx, New York, is a retired contract administrator who worked for a consulting firm in Manhattan, and proud grandmother of two, also. Writing across state lines can be a challenge but an enjoyable one which has brought the sisters closer than ever!