A Queen Bees Quilt Shop Mystery set in the college town of Crestwood, Kansas. Eight women meet regularly at the local textiles shop to quilt and visit. When a local resident is murdered, his sister returns to town and decides to open a B&B in the stately family home her brother had lived in. When the caretaker is then murdered, the garage at the house burned, and rumors flying regarding a possible murdered living in their midst, the quilters work to figure out what is going on in their formerly peaceful town.

This is the third book in the series and I haven't read the first two. I must admit to being very disappointed with this book. I LOVE this author's Seaside Knitters series. However, this one doesn't capture the friendship of the group nearly as well as Knitters. There are too many main characters in the quilting group and it's difficult to keep them straight. Not enough detail of each one is given in order to get to know them, if reading this as a stand-alone. Also, about 80% of all the characters have a first or last name that starts with P or J. One is even named P.J. It was terribly confusing. The story didn't draw me in but the mystery was well structured and enough clues were given to solve before the ending. However, I wouldn't recommend reading this book by itself. Perhaps starting with the first in the series would be the way to go.

I had high expectations going into this book based on the last two in the series and Ms. Goldenbaum did not disappoint. The mystery was a bit easy for me to solve, but I love how the author explores relationships of all kinds. Friends who are family, those who have left us, our relationships with ourselves and how love or lack there of can change us. Her books always leave me with a heart that is full. I highly recommend this book.

I was provided an advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review

Oliver was a very loved member of the close nit community of Crestwood. Suddenly he has died at home, but it has been discovered that it wasn't an accident.

His twin sister Adele comes home to take over the family mansion. Adele is not very well liked in the community. So when things keep happening around her and the mansion, the whole town becomes suspicious of her and others.
Po and her group of quilter friends, is hired by Adele to make 12 quilts as Adele is turning the mansion into a B&B. Is the happenings a result of Adele and her wanting to change the mansion and the townfolk being against her and the changes. Or is there another more sinister person lurking around causing havoc.

Lovely story - again - from Sally. I wish there was just a bit more quilting/sewing in the story, but a lovely read on a winters day. Recommend Sally and her stories, they are fun to read and see where Po and her friends end up in their sleuthing and sewing.

The 3rd installment in the Queen Bees Quilters. Oliver (Ollie) Harrington was much loved by the entire town and when he dies suddenly at his estate it comes as a shock to all. When his twin sister Adele comes in and begins making plans for a B&B the town is in an uproar. Adele is abrasive and has no plans for a funeral for her brother Ollie and many have come forward with claims that he promised the Harrington house to them. The most vocal is the local real estate developer Tom Adler. When toxicology reports comes back and prove Ollie was poisoned and he did not have a heart attack all eyes turn to his sister Adele. Adele has just hired the quilters to make quilts for all the bedrooms in the new B&B. Po and Kate along with the other quilters see that Adele is in pain from the loss of her brother but really has no social skills or network to work on that grief. The town gossip has her as a murderer and she feels like the house has been broken into but cannot prove it. When she says she wish she could get Joe the family gardener off the estate but the will prohibits it and then he ends up dead a couple of days later it looks bleak for Adele. Po senses she is missing something and it doing some digging along with the rest of the quilters (Leah, Eleanor, Phoebe Selma, Susan and Kate). Po reaches out to Halley a friend of Ollie's as she has been anxious to get to see some of Ollie's writings and belongings. Joe supposedly saved some of Ollie's stuff and before anyone can pack up Joe's belongings his apartment above the garage is set on fire with Halley seen leaving the estate. This is a good solid mystery with a few potential suspects but I had my suspicions but then new clues had me doubting until the very end. Love these ladies and the town of Crestwood. Really hope this series continues. Looking forward to the next installment.

A Bias for Murder (previously published as Murder on a Starry Night) is the third book in Sally Goldenbaum’s Queen Bees Quilt Shop series. The characters are well developed. The mystery is interesting, and there are enough twists to keep you guessing throughout most of the book.

Portia “Po” Paltrow, Kate Simpson (Po’s goddaughter), Maggie Helmers, Eleanor Canterbury, Leah Sarandon, Phoebe Mellon, Selma Parker, and Susan Miller are a diverse group of women who love quilting and are known as The Crestwood Quilters. When fifty-two-year-old Oliver “Ollie” Harrington is found at the bottom of a staircase in his home, his death caused sadness throughout the Canterbury University community and his neighbors. Not many people are happy when Ollie’s twin sister, Adele, who has always been rude, unkind, and mean, returns to town and many are not pleased when she announces her plans to turn the Harrington mansion into a B&B. Adele hires the Crestwood Quilters to make a special quilt for each of the twelve guest rooms. Ollie’s death was first thought to be a result of a heart attack, but it turned out that someone poisoned the well-liked man. The authorities aren’t making much headway in their investigation, and Portia and the other quilters feel they need to take matters into their own hands and help figure out who murdered Ollie.

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

I enjoyed this book. It's a gently version of a cozy mystery. I really liked the relationship between the characters, how the story flowed and the ending was perfect. #ABiasForMurder #NetGalley

A Bias for Murder by Sally Goldenbaum was a first rate addition to the Queen Bees Quilt Shop series.

I do enjoy this series and all of the characters are growing with each new book. The friendship of the Queen Bees is clear and true in each book. Ms. Goldenbaum's writing is easy to read and this well developed plot kept me turning the pages as each clue was revealed. I had an idea of who was behind the murders but wasn't 100% sure until the reveal because the red herrings kept me guessing. I've read each of the books in this series and I'm excited to see what Ms. Goldenbaum has in store for the Queen Bees in the next book.

Oliver Harrington was almost universally revered in the small town of Crestwood but that didn't stop him from being murdered in his kitchen on the sprawling family estate he loved.  His twin sister, Adele, who had moved away many years earlier returns to her roots in a home she'd had no desire to revisit and instantly begins to ruffle the feathers of locals new and old.

Portia Paltrow and her fellow Crestwood Quilters are shocked by the death of an old friend and the disturbed atmosphere which seems to have gripped their small town. They know they have to try and discover what actually happened before their cherished community changes irretrievably for the worse.

I love these novels and thankfully the many errors in the previous book aren't repeated here. Unfortunately I worked out the who, why and how long before Po and her friends as it wasn't as original as the rest of the story. The characterisation however, saved the day, especially the gradual revealing of one of the main participant's behaviour and what makes them act the way they do. In the end the whodunnit was the only let down but didn't ruin my enjoyment as the protagonists and their continuing storylines were very satisfying.

I was able to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for an unbiased review and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good cosy crime series and if you like to quilt so much the better.

Bias for Murder is another good installment to this series. A murder turns the town upside down, especially when the victim"s sister arrives and decides to turn the mansion into a bed and breakfast. Every one has an opinion on the matter and the quilters are hired to make quilts for the new enterprise. Then another murder occurs and their nice little college town is unsafe. It wasn't too hard to figure out who the killer was and why.

So happy to see a return of this series! I love the characters and their fast friendship. Of course as a Kansan and a quilter, I dream of meeting these wonderful women. Of course, having a mystery to solve makes it even better.

Such a well written and developed series you can't help but enjoy with it's wonderful characters and interesting mysteries to keep you reading.

A Bias for Murder by Sally Goldenbaum is the third book in the Queen Bees Quilt Shop Mystery Series.

Let me just say that I love, love, love this series. I have read all three and this series is a gem. It just keeps getting better and better.

The way Ms Goldenbaum has created a setting and set of characters that I have been able to invest in, is a testament to how great these books are.

We continue where we left off from the last novel with the shenanigans and daily lives of Po, Kate, PJ, Leah, Maggie, Selma, Susan, Max, Eleanor and Phoebe.

This time they end up investigating what they feel is a murder of a mutual friend, Ollie, and the plot continues to thicken with more twists and problems added on.

The chemistry and the likability of the crew sells the books. The murder/mystery components are always great, and yet again I thought I knew the culprit, but I was actually wrong. Great stuff.

I can’t wait to read more of this series.

Enthusiastic 5/5.

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A Bias for Murder is a interesting cozy with great characters and it is well written. I would like to read more by this author.

I really enjoy reading books by this author, and this particular series is definitely a good one.
I like the quirkiness of the characters and their tight knit bond of friendship makes the story complete.
When a mutual friend meets his demise, the friends work together to solve the mystery surrounding his death.
I like the way this story flowed, I was captivated from the minute I began reading and hated to have it end.
I'm hoping to be able to read more in this series by one of my favorite authors.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for approving me to read an advanced copy of this book.

This is a charming cozy mystery filled with warm, multi-dimensional characters and a polished plot. Portia (Po) Paltrow and her quilting friends are devastated by the death of their friend Ollie, a loveable but eccentric man who lived in a large family mansion in their small Kansas town. After Ollie's death his overbearing twin sister Adele inherits the house and decides to turn it into a bed and breakfast, despite many of her neighbors dismay. Adele asks the quilters to make quilts for the bedrooms she intends to rent out, and that begins their involvement with what becomes a crime when it is determined that Ollie did not die from a heart attach but was poisoned. What I most like about this series is the friendship of the quilting circle, how a disparate group of women, both young and old, can come together in friendship and crime solving.

i would love to meet Sally Goldenbaum's quilters and have them welcome me into their world where they make beautiful artworks, share delicious meals and possess meaningful and enviable friendships. A wonderful series.