A baseball coach is felled by foul play, and it's up to a clever quilter to catch the killer in this ';pleasurable and satisfying' mystery (Library Journal). Baseball may be Americas official favorite pastime, but for Martha Rose and her friends, quilting is far more funand a lot less dangerous. A diamond brocade pattern is more quilter Martha Roses style than a baseball diamondespecially when it comes to the new eyesore of a stadium ruining her lovely San Fernando Valley neighborhood. Martha doesnt know a bunt from a bundt cake, but when she stumbles upon the battered body of baseball coach Dax Martin, she doesnt need a scorecard to know its foul play. LAPD homicide detective Arlo Beavers is convinced one of her neighbors is responsible. But Martha and her fellow quilters Lucy and Birdie soon discover a whole field of suspects who might have wanted to take the coach out of the game permanently Whats knot to love? Mary Marks has crafted another winner stitched together with humor and heartMartha Rose is one gutsy lady. Rochelle Staab, author of theMind for Murdermysteries ';Recommended to those who cannot get enough of Terri Thayer, Elizabeth Craig, or Earlene Fowler.'Library Journal
