The Secret of the Old Cloche

The Secret of the Old Cloche is a crochet cozy mystery inspired by Nancy Drew. After one too many glasses of wine at a business dinner, Agatha Christine is suddenly out of work, losing both her CIA job and her cover job in the same day. Following her financial planner's advice, she moves back to her home town to live with her mother, while she builds a new career as a crochet designer. She is offered an investigative job, and with bills to pay and a career to launch, she can't afford to say no. She is thrust into a mystery where pet lovers and crafters in this DIY wonderland battle with NIMBY socialites for control of an inheritance locked up in the confusing last wishes of Amelia Dettmer an eccentric heiress and animal welfare advocate. If Agatha is unable to uncover the truth, the people and pets of Amelia's beloved Quercus Grove Animal Rescue Society and Thrift (QGARST) will be left out in the cold.The Secret of the Old Cloche is the first Agatha Christine mystery.