RC Marlen's Mysteries involve the on-going family saga of the Bartletts and Scagliones. Each book in the Trilogy (Inside the Hatboxes, Tangled Threads, and The Drugstore) stands alone and can be read in any order. Neverthless, after reading one, you will want to know more about the mysteries in the Bartlett and Scaglione families. Historical events are woven subtly into the stories and give the reader a feeling of the times.Tangled Threads is a novel based on the lives of the author's parents from 1896 through 2000. The story covers a century and recreates the life and love of John and Ellie Bartlett. In a page-turning mystery, RC Marlen writes about a perplexing aspect of her mother's life that was solved with the death of her father. The ending will take your breath away.