The woman who loved sunflowers : a Yarn Woman mystery
(Book)

"Jill Lynch seemed to be living an ordinary suburban life, sharing time with her husband, pursuing her interests in the fiber arts, and volunteering at a nonprofit her interests in the fiber arts, and volunteering at a nonprofit that collects and ships knitted clothing to survivors of the Middle East wars, helping them through harsh winters. But one Wednesday, the quiet Mrs. Lynch goes missing. Textile forensics consultant Ruth M, known to police and the FBI as the Yarn Woman, is called in to help find her. She soon discovers that Mrs. Lynch is not what she seems to be. Ruth traces the missing woman's multiple lives from the Bay Area to California's Central Valley, a trail through a dark world of Faustian pacts, black-market art, industrial espionage, and a cold-case murder that spawned the melange of deceptions now rising up to claim Mrs. Lynch's life, and perhaps her soul.",Back cover.