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Quilt City; Safety Second: A Hadley Carroll Mystery
Paperback
Series: Hadley Carroll Mysteries, Book 5
Publisher Price: $16.99
Publisher: Eye-Time Press
Published: Mar 18 2025
Pages: 252
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.57 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In mid-winter, Paducah is pushed to the breaking point.
After a violent incident outside a law office leaves a bystander dead and her close friend Dakota injured, Hadley Carroll and the staff of Paducah Pulse begin covering a story that quickly taxes their limits.
Then an ice storm descends on the city. Power lines fall. Cell towers freeze. Roads become impassable. With a shelter-in-place order in effect, Hadley and her colleagues hunker down in the newspaper office as Quilt City grinds to a halt.
As mayor, Hadley must coordinate rescue efforts, oversee repairs, and keep her city functioning-while a building collapses, a family crisis erupts, and new crimes further strain her already-fragile mental health.
Determined to protect her community and to hold the perpetrators accountable, Hadley rallies her friends and staff once more-all while planning her upcoming wedding.
Safety Second is a gripping cozy mystery about responsibility, resilience, and the quiet heroism required to show up when everything is on the line.
Perfect for readers who enjoy:
- Cozies with depth and real-world stakes
- Strong, witty female protagonists who lead with empathy and intelligence
- Small-town mysteries where relationships matter as much as clues
- For readers who want more time with Hadley, see Quilt City Cookbook, a companion book narrated by Hadley herself.
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