Quilt City: Panic in Paducah

A Hadley Carroll Mystery

By: Bruce Leonard

Narrated by: Biz Lyon

After performing a daring rescue of a fellow quilter during a robbery at a Walmart in Paducah, Kentucky, also known as Quilt City, journalist and mayoral candidate Hadley Carroll vows to bring the perpetrators to justice after the heist turns tragic.

Then, a seemingly unrelated murder and two ominous messages cause Hadley to ask the staff at Paducah Pulse, her weekly newspaper, to find answers. Amid the turmoil, Hadley and Detective Brandon Green finally enjoy their first date at Barbecue on the River, the city's largest annual event, only for mayhem to disrupt the festivities.

Now, employing the diligence and perceptiveness that helped her solve the Quilt City murders, Hadley investigates the killings that follow, connecting the invisible dots. As Paducah panics, the Pulse staff sheds light on a wide-ranging conspiracy. Hadley tangles with her nemesis and mayoral opponent, Nick Stoddard, and endures various threats. But she's determined to solve the crimes and to nurture her budding relationship with Brandon. At least that's her plan.

©2022 Bruce Leonard (P)2025 Tantor Media

great story

easy to want the main character to outsmart the bad guys, but she didn't do it in a predictable way

I can see getting hooked

There is only one glaring thing. Author spends far far too much time moaning and putting us though main character terrible childhood

I loved the quilting references!

I enjoyed the first Quilt City Murders so much, I looked for more books by the same author. This did not disappoint! I really enjoy the touch of humor interspersed as well as the references to quilting and to Paducah. The narration was perfect, too!

enjoyed the mystery

liked it all. nothing disliked. I am a quilter and enjoy all stories about quilts

Excellent storytelling!

Everything Bruce Leonard writes is clever and moves along. I’ve read the hard copy but have also enjoyed the audio tremendously. Biz Lyon is the perfect voice for Hadley Carroll. Looking forward to the next one!