A Button Belles Mystery – Book Two
By Tessa Quilby

Some secrets don’t unravel—they wait to be stitched back into the light.

When a mysterious violet button is discovered in the lining of a friend’s old quilt, the Button Belles—five sharp-minded women in the charming town of Buttonwood, Vermont—are drawn into a puzzle decades in the making. The trail leads to Operation Bloom, a long-forgotten Cold War surveillance project that used clothing, quilts, and even household textiles to manipulate loyalty and track civilians.

As the Belles follow cryptic patterns, hidden messages, and coded stitches, they uncover more than a government secret—they uncover betrayals woven into their own community. But someone still wants Bloom to stay buried. And when a failsafe protocol known only as Loop Closure is accidentally triggered, the truth threatens to spill out in ways none of them are prepared for.

Now, with the town watching and the past unraveling around them, the Button Belles must decide: will they protect what’s comfortable, or fight for what’s true?

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The Violet Thread is a cozy mystery rich with history, heart, and high-stakes stitching—perfect for fans of The Mitford Murders, The Paris Library, and The Thursday Murder Club. It can be read as a standalone or as a sequel to Death by Buttonhole.