Indigo by Kim Hargreaves contains a great collection of understated garments and accessories using subtle textures and sleek contours mixed with a dash of low-key chic. Yarns used are Kidsilk Haze, Fine Lace, Handknit Cotton, Siena 4 Ply, Creative Linen, Pima Cotton DK, Cotton Glace, Panama, All Seasons Cotton and Denim. Just what we have been waiting for in 2012.
Dahlia House is haunted. No big revelation for those who know me and my family, but on this cold November morning as I sit and watch the sun gild the harvested cotton fields with a false show of silver I am acutely aware of the specters of the past.
Searching for truffles in a wood, a man and his dog unearth something less savoury-a human hand. The body, as Chief Inspector Wexford is informed later, has lain buried for ten years or so, wrapped in a purple cotton shroud. The post mortem cannot reveal the precise cause of death. The only clue is a crack in one of the dead man's ribs.
In 323 B.C.E, having conquered Persia, Alexander the Great set his sights on Arabia, then suddenly succumbed to a strange fever. Locating his final resting place–unknown to this day–remains a tantalizing goal for both archaeologists and treasure hunters. Now the quest for this coveted prize is about to heat up. And Cotton Malone–former U.S. Justice Department agent turned rare-book dealer–will be drawn into an intense geopolitical chess game.
