Author M A Bonuso weaves an exciting tale of deceit, suspicion and drama in her debut trilogy. The first volume of Threads of the Departed Trilogy, Strands, is about discovering buried secrets within a prominent but dysfunctional family in the quest of finding a missing sister. A young weaver, Carrie Pyles and her friend Sergeant Lament trace the loose threads that form the fabric of Patty McMurphy’s dysfunctional legacy—only to unravel strands that are frayed in the bitter end.