This is the first in a series. Randel has the job of setting up the series for all the other authors who participated in this series.
Widow Annie Dawson leaves her home in Texas to go to Stoney Point, Maine, a fishing town, to take care of the estate of her now deceased grandmother Betsy Holden, a famous cross stitch designer who has left everything to Annie including the Victorian home, Grey Gables, and everything in it.
It's in this book that you first meet the important characters in the series, including her childhood friend Alice, the owner of the craft shop "A Stitch in Time", the members of the hook and needle club, and the mayor of the town Ian Butler. And you get to listen to the whiney voice of Annie's grown daughter LeeAnn on the phone who doesn't like the idea of Annie actually moving away for awhile and getting a new life.
The Lady in the Attic refers to a cross stitch piece that Betsy Holden left behind and that Annie finds in the attic of Grey Gables that no one has seen. Betsy did scenery, yet in this picture there's a woman on a porch, not the usual Betsy design but her work is unmistakable.
There's something familiar about the woman and her surroundings, so Annie sets out to find out who the woman is with the help of The Hook and Needle Club. What she doesn't expect is the animosity that she experiences from the town people while on her search. They don't take well to strangers even if Annie spent childhood summers in the town and she is the granddaughter of their most celebrated citizen. She's still an outsider.
As I stated in the Annie's Attic page, I'm not crazy about the writing style. However I recognize that a lot of it is editors creating a formula.
Having said that, I found the characters interesting and multi-dimensional. I figured out the mystery but I was still excited about the ending. The story kept moving along and I cared about the outcome and I looked forward to the other books in the series.
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