Book three in the Cora Crafts Mystery series. Cora, Jane, and Ruby are heading to a tropical island to be guest teachers at a craft resort. They have been planning this trip for quite some time (it is mentioned in both book one and two) so they are really excited to be going. Cashel and Adrian decide to go with so they can all relax in their down time. During their first night there an alert goes off that stops them from going to the beach. The next morning they discover the alert was because a dead body was found on the beach. The dead person is a woman who just happens to be Adrian's ex-girlfriend that he has told Cora nothing about. This makes him the main suspect in the murder so even though Cora is not from the island she finds herself asking questions to see if she can clear his name in time for them all to go home especially after Cashel acting as his lawyer is so tight lipped. This book has quite a few twists and turns in it that keeps the reader guessing until the very end. Overall this is an excellent cozy mystery that is full of character, fun, intrigue, and more so I give it 4/5 stars.

I continue to enjoy this mystery series with its emphasis on crafts and murder. Cora is the type of character I really like (even though she suffered from a few too many panic attacks in this book)-- she's smart and compassionate, and the years she spent being in charge of a shelter for abused women gives her a different perspective on the human race. Her former career also taught her not to behave as though she's a trained police officer. Cora is primarily a businesswoman who hires teachers for her craft retreats; she isn't the Martha Stewart type who can run any sort of class she puts her mind to, so I was puzzled when I learned that she was teaching at this South Carolina retreat. When I found out what her class was all about, it made perfect sense-- and I'll let you find out what it was for yourself.

I was happy to see that Cora and her friends were in South Carolina. This avoids the old Cabot Cove Syndrome nicely, and-- let's face it-- if you found out people kept getting bumped off at a craft retreat you were thinking of going to... would you go? Probably not, unless you believe yourself to be Miss Marple reincarnated.

I enjoy the craft retreat setting and the characters, and I also enjoy trying to solve the mysteries. The mystery in Macramé Murder is complex, and I didn't have it all figured out before the reveal, which is always a good thing. Speaking of "good things" (didn't Martha Stewart used to do that?), that sums up Mollie Cox Bryan's cozy series perfectly, and I hope you give it a try.

Cora and the group are the hired help at craft retreat. They are very excited because of the reputation of the manager and the craft itself. This is going to be great, right? Well, secrets from the past pop up, murder, and lot of anger rises up and make the retreat memorable and not in a good way.

Book three in the Cora Crafts Mystery series by Mollie Cox Bryan, Macrame Murders, finds Cora, at a craft retreat on Sea Glass Island. Her friends (Jane, Ruby, and Cashel) and boyfriend Adrian are along for the trip. The retreat takes a dark turn when first one body and then another turn up at the resort. Things go from bad to worse when Adrian is named the primary suspect. Cora's plans for a relaxing retreat take a back seat as she works to find the real killer. It was nice to see the characters in a new setting. The mystery features plenty of twists and turn. The crafts discussed in the book were interesting. Macrame took center stage, and it piqued my interest in the craft. I am always happy to find a book that not only is enjoyable to read but also inspires me to try something new!

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Cora returns for another crafting getaway, this time on an island. Accompanying her are her co-workers and her beau. She expects to run workshops on blogging and pick up new skills in different crafts but she does not expect dead bodies popping up all over. Nor does she expect her boyfriend of being suspected of the first murder. It is not such a stretch. It seems he was the former boyfriend of the murdered woman and there are lots of things that Cora discovers she does not know about him.
Her feelings for him are getting stronger but can she trust him. Is he being duplicitous or simply reticent?
Sea glass mixes with drugs mixes with beautiful crafts, including the macrame of the title. It blends into a colourful concoction. There are twists and turns as many of the characters are anything but what they seem at first. It adds to the suspense.
This would be a great holiday read, light and entertaining. I give it four paws up and two purrs.

This was my first Mollie Cox Bryan book and I enjoyed it so much I am now reading them all. In this one, a group of friends who craft travel to an exclusive crafting retreat where they've been hired to teach courses. Cora and her new boyfriend Adrian witness a wedding on the beach and the next day find out the bride has been murdered. Adrian is accused of the crime and Cora and her friends do all they can to find the truth. This book has many interesting characters and was fun to read. It includes instructions to make some crafts which is always a plus.

This is the third in the Cora Crafts Series and I think the best one of all! The setting is gorgeous, an island retreat set among beaches of sea glass and possible mermaids.

But when Adrian is hauled in for quiestioning, Cora realizes she really doesn't know that much about his past. But she does know he is not a murderer! And when she starts asking questions it turns out that not every one is who or what they say they are!

When Adrian disappears leaving his wrist monitor behind, Cora and Jane shift into high gear to find out who is behine the murders and who has her boyfriend! And hopefully she won't be next on the hit list!

Mermaids, Psychics, Drug Dealers and More! All tied up into a very satisfying ending!

Cora is such a relatable character. She suffers from anxiety and panic attacks like so many of us here do and it makes her that much more loveable.

Netgalley/Kensington   August 29, 2017

Oh, my. That opening scene was beautiful! I feel that in this book, I really had a chance to get to know the characters. The murder itself revealed a tangled web of deceit that reached much farther than I expected. There were some massive twists woven into the story, and I was a bit surprised when it was all revealed.

This is the third book in the Cora Crafts series. Cora and Jane are attending a retreat on Sea glass Island as teachers at the retreat. Cora's boyfriend Adrian joins them on the retreat. One of the locals is murdered on her wedding night. She is Adrian's ex girlfriend so the police bring in Adrian for questioning and accuse him of murder. Cora does not believe Adrian is a killer so she starts looking into things herself. The more Cora looks into things, the more she realizes there are many things about her boyfriend that she didn't know. But when another body turns up and Adrian goes missing after his lawyer was drugged, it is more important than ever for Cora to find out the truth.

I really like this series. I love Cora and Jane's friendship. The characters are very likable and fun. The mystery is well done. I liked the plot twists throughout the book, and liked how the ending came together. I also love reading about all the craft projects and love the instructions at the back of the book. I can't wait to read more in this series.

This is an enjoyable cozy crafting series. (Cora Crafts Mystery) This is book 3 and the girls travel from Indigo Gap for the Sea Glass Island Craft Retreat where they will instruct on their various specialties. I am a fan of these book and love the interaction between Cora and Jane. The helpful hints they provide are fun and instructive. So far they have delved into pottery and wild crafting and now macrame. It was fun to leave Indigo Gap but I missed all the quirky residents.

Cora and her crew are hired to teach at a crafting retreat on an island of the coast and her boyfriend Adrian becomes the major suspect in a murder. There are fascinating reveals into character's pasts and many interesting connections are revealed. Molly Cox Bryan does an expert job at portraying people with flaws who grow from experience, and make them relatable to the reader. This is an intriguing mystery full of surprises and a great addition to the series.

This, the third entry in the series, is as good as the previous two books. The setting is a wonderful literary staycation. Cora and Jane, along with their friend, Ruby are teaching some craft classes at Sea Glass Island. They bring some family and friends along with them, to enjoy any off time they have when not teaching. A murder joins them in the form of a new bride found dead on the beach. She turns out to have been the ex-girlfriend of Cora's boyfriend and prime suspect. Cora and her group somehow manage to juggle the classes and the clues to solve the murder. If you like cozies and variations on locked room mysteries - it is an island, after all - give this book a try. It can be read as a stand alone but make sure to add the other two in the series to your To Be Read list.

This fun cozy mystery is the third of the Cora Crafts Mystery series but my first read of the series. Even though it is usually best to read books in a series in order, I felt that enough was explained that I didn't have a problem keeping up with the character background.

Cora Chevalier was a counselor to a women's shelter in Pittsburgh before moving to Indigo Gay, NC. Cora, her best friend, Jane and another friend, Ruby, are at a craft retreat at Sea Glass Island where they are teachers for some of the classes. They even get to attend classes when they are free. (Sounds like fun to me) Cora is head of a craft retreat herself at home in Indigo Gay and is a craft blogger where her friends all teach craft classes. Tagging along with the women are Adrian, Cora's boyfriend, and Cashel, Ruby's lawyer son. Before the events begin, Cora and Adrian witness a lovely, small private wedding on the beach. The island is a perfect place to hold a craft event, especially since sea glass shows up on the beach frequently and is perfect to use in crafts. But pretty soon, the loveliness turns ugly when the bride's body is found on the beach. The cause of death appears to be an allergic reaction to a jellyfish sting. Later, it was determined it was murder. This throws a wrench in the craft retreat and everyone is on edge as events keep happening.

This is an action packed mystery where Cora and friends try to figure out what is going on. They work through different people trying to find out the guilty party and no one is to be trusted. I enjoyed the book and hope to catch up with the other books in the series as well as other books by the author.

Thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Books for the ARC to read and give an honest review.

I've read all the books in this series and Macrame Murder is exciting, keeping the reader guessing until the end.
Cora and Jane are at a craft retreat on Sea Shell Island. It sounds wonderful, I would love to be there, picking up sea glass and enjoying the peacefulness.
For Cora and Jane, it's not so peaceful. What starts out as a quiet wedding turns to murder, leaving Cora to make some inquiries.
Accompanying Cora on this trip is her new boyfriend, Adrian. It seems he is keeping secrets from Cora, which doesn't make her to happy.

This book was exciting from the beginning and I couldn't resist staying up late to read "just a few more pages."

I loved that they offered macrame classes, I remember my mom having a macrame owl in our kitchen when I was growing up.
The craft instructions at the end were fun and they sound like something I would try.

I voluntarily read an ARC of this book provided by the publisher and NetGalley.

Loved this book. Very well written and easy to read. I had never read the 1st 2 books. But still enjoyed it and will be off to find the others now.

Fun book for the crafty group that likes to read. I could see this being an excellent book club read.

Loved the idea - weekend of crafting, instructions for different crafts at the end of the book, murder. I loved the solving of the mystery. What I didn't like was the numerous mentioning that Cora missed Indigo Gap, enough times that she seems whiny. If you miss it that much never leave! Also the repetitious of her panic attracts. Others have done her previous jobs before without breakdowns? Did something in particular happen that caused them? Her lack of trust in men, did something happen? I realize this isn't the first book in the series, but if you are mentioning it numerous times, tell us the circumstances.

Awesome Series
Macramé Murder is the third book in Mollie Cox Bryan’s Cora Crafts Mystery series. The writing style flows smoothly at an even pace and the book is an easy read. The mystery is well plotted, the characters are well developed, quirky, and relatable. This book has enough suspects, twists, and turns to make it difficult to figure out who the killer is. Ms. Bryan has combined humor, suspense, tension, and a touch of romance and blended them all perfectly. Other than some very mild adult language, this is a clean cozy mystery featuring no gratuitous sex or violence. I recommend this series to readers who enjoy reading well crafted cozy mysteries.

Cora Chevalier, a successful crafting blogger and owner of Kildare House Craft Retreat in Indigo Gap, North Carolina, Jane Starr, her best friend, business partner, and talented potter, and Ruby O’Malley, an herbalist and candle maker, are instructors at a craft retreat at a resort on Sea Glass Island. Cora’s boyfriend, Adrian Brisbane who is a school librarian, London, Jane’s young daughter, and Cashel, Ruby’s grown son who is an attorney, are there as their guests. As Cora and Adrian stroll on the beach before dinner their first evening there, they came across an an intimate beach wedding, with the bride dressed as a mermaid. At breakfast the first morning, they learn that the bride, Marcy, was found dead on the beach, an apparent victim of a jellyfish sting. Authorities determine Marcy was injected with the venom and Adrian becomes the prime suspect because he previously had a relationship with Marcy and had been exchanging text messages with her the night she was murdered. Cashel represents Adrian and Cora can’t refrain from investigating on her own.

I received an Advance Reader Copy of this book from NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed it.

Mollie Cox Bryan is one of my favorite crafting authors between this series and her scrapbook series. Love all the different projects and the fact that "went on location" for this book. An enjoyable read that wont disappoint any crafter.

Thank you so much in letting me review this book . I love the collection of crafts that is included throughout the story, the description of all the crafts on the retreat which pulls you into the story. the friendship with Cora and Jane they know each other's weakness and strengths and what lengths they go to help each other, that's what you call friendship..
Wow the story its self was so different . The description of the island makes you wish you were there too.walking along the sand picking up coloured glass and shells. with so many red herrings through out of who I thought was the killer turned out to be wrong .The relationship between Adian and Cora is getting stronger . a brilliant story can't wait for the next book to come out.