"In Cemetery Silk, E. Joan Sims creates three appealing sleuths and places them in a vividly-realized setting. Readers will be both entertained and enthralled by her clever premise. The only disappointment in the ending is knowing that I'll have to wait for the sequel!"
Lillian Stewart Carl, author of Shadows in Scarlet

"When the family's inheritance is stolen, Paisley Sterling, an amateur sleuth, is assisted by her mother and daughter in trying to find out how this happened. While collecting clues, Paisley uncovers more than one murder. Cemetery Silk is full of the unexpected, humor, and unique characters. A fun read for all mystery lovers, and a must for the cozy fan."
Marilyn Meredith, author of the Deputy Tempe Crabtree series Unequally Yoked, Golden Eagle Press

"Wonderful mystery story featuring grandmother, mother, and daughter - three generations of beautifully strong, intelligent, women working their way through a family crisis. Don't miss this one! E. Joan Sims is on a roll!"
Lonnie Cruse, author of Murder in Metropolis

"Sit down and settle in for a great read. You'll want to become Paisley Sterling's best friend. E. Joan Sims spins a real story filled with loveable, memorable characters. I can't wait to see what Paisley, her mother Anna, and her daughter Cassie dream up for their next mystery adventure!"
Vicki M. Taylor, Publisher & Editor-Founding Member, Florida Writers' Association

"Delightfully captures the rhythms of gossipy small-town life."
Marcia Talley, award-winning author of Sing It To Her Bones

"Sims writing is brisk and the whole time you think she is taking the plot in a predictable direction, Sims adds enough twists to keep the pages turning and make the resolution gratifying. Cemetery Silk heralds the beginning of a satisfying and long running series and a fine new addition to the mystery genre."
Bruce Southworth, Bruce Southworth Reviews

"E.Joan Sims paints a true-to-life family portrait of loving and endearing characters. A charming mystery ... "
Mary Saums, author of The Valley Of Jewels

"CEMETERY SILK is filled with lovely vivid descriptions. If the sense of place had been any stronger, I'd have been in the coffin along with the murder victim."
Toni L. P. Kelner, author of Mad As The Dickens

"Using considerable humor,wit and charm, Sims has created three of the most likeable and unlikely detectives to come along, who must follow a trail of greed, murder and mayhem in order to stop the lawsuit and save the family farm from the greedy lawyers and as an added bonus, bring a murderer to justice."
Kathy Thomason, book reviewer for The Murder and Mayhembookclub

"Cemetery Silk is not a typical murder mystery. Sims has 'written what she knows' with a vengeance, creating a metafictional conceit wherein the book's the thing that may or may not catch the killer in the end. Paisley, even faced with significant ups and downs in her life, never loses her sense of humor. Sims sprinkles hilarious one-liners throughout her dialogue. Paisley's dry sarcasm and silly cynical side will make even the stodgiest reader laugh out loud. Her description of the trigenerational interactions of the three ladies propels the action forward with bickering, laughter, and tears. I thought on beginning this book that it might be just another average mystery with an interestingly named female protagonist. I couldn't have been less correct. This was a warm, funny, thoroughly charming mystery that I hated to leave. I recommend Cemetery Silk very highly and hope to see more and more from [E.] Joan Sims."
Nancy Marple, Editor

Back to Reviews Page