Description:
1st in the Stella Hardesty series, sewing shop owner with a sideline in helping battered women

Mystery Lovers Review:
A sassy debut that might remind you a little of “Thelma and Louise.” Stella Hardesty is a widow and a survivor of domestic violence who runs a sewing shop and has a sideline in justice for battered women. When one of her clients has her child taken by her ex-husband she and Stella team up to get the kid even if some local mobsters get in the way.