Dangerous Threads
Virginia Davies Mystery #7
Virginia Davies-Clark is called back into the service of the Smithsonian Central Security Service and the Department of Defense, along with her husband Andy and her friend Donna, to locate a quilt. This isn’t just any quilt. At the 1933 Century of Progress in Chicago, Sears Roebuck Company sponsored a quilt contest. The Grand Prize was to be $1,000.00. The quilt that won the prize was a piece called “The Unknown Star” by the maker, Margaret Rogers Caden of Kentucky.
The quilt, itself, was presented to the wife of the then President, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Sometime during FDR’s presidency, the quilt disappeared and has not been seen for almost seventy years. Virginia asks why the DOD is interested in an old quilt. The government agent tells her the quilt contains wire recorder data on the final “Uniform Field Theory” or Theory of Everything. Dr. Einstein supposedly discovered the theory in 1939. And, the theory’s equations were put on a wire recording, placed into the quilt and then hidden as WWII broke out. The recordings of the theory must be kept away from everyone for the resultant theory could destroy the world, or so some people think.
Virginia’s job is to find the quilt, missing for over seventy years, and get the recordings to Washington for safekeeping. As she, Andy and Donna start their quest, they find they are not the only ones searching for the quilt and they are attacked by various organizations bent on stopping her and finding the quilt for themselves. Their adversary lists grows and it seems her worst nemesis is their own government. Virginia makes some strange alliances across the country to take down the organizations trying to stop her. Using her wits, cunning, intellect, and guts, she, Andy and Donna locate the quilt and the recordings and uses them to undermine a bold strategy by the traitors in our government trying to kill her and her little group and to take the wire recordings and sell them to a foreign power. Her conniving, devious and messy strategy brings the villains to an explosive end.
Virginia Davies-Clark fans, rejoice!
This tale has it all; from hefty splashes of history to escalating tension and riveting adventure that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. Dr. Ciambrone has proven once again he is a master of tale-telling, and his latest book will grab hold of you and not let go until the final page is turned. I look forward to reading his next release.
— Barb Wilson
Dangerous Threads, A fun and intriguing read
5.0 out of 5 stars at Amazon.com
Dangerous Threads is a unique crime/mystery story. I bought a print copy at the Texas Book Fair and thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Virginia Davies-Clark and her husband are fascinating characters with extensive backgrounds in history, and international intrigue keep the reader turning the pages. Setting this around the 1933 Sears Quilting contest provides a rich background. Great fun, terrific read.
— FP, January 18, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars at Amazon.com
The suspense of how they bring people into the book from gangs and some of the weapons. I really enjoy the author and he writes more in this series. I really enjoy these quilt mysteries. I have met David at a Quilt Shop.
— Cathy Baisley, June 8, 2016 (Verified Purchase)
5.0 out of 5 stars at Amazon.com
Dangerous Threads has an adventure on every page. This is the type of story that will keep you poised on the edge of your seat. Enjoy it in comfort, because you won’t want to stop turning pages until you’re finished.
— Ruthie, October 27, 2014 (Verified Purchase)