Printer-friendly versionWhen Betsy's sister is murdered in her own needlecraft store, Betsy takes over the shop and the investigation. But to find the murderer, she'll have to put together a list of motives and suspects to figure out this killer's pattern of crime.
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Crewel World | Framed in Lace | A Stitch in Time | Unraveled Sleeve | A Murderous Yarn | Hanging by a Thread | Cutwork | Crewel Yule | Embroidered Truths | Sins and Needles | Knitting Bones | Thai Die | Patterns of Murder
About the Author
Monica Ferris is a pseudonym used by Mary Monica Pulver. Because this series of needlework mysteries was going to be different from anything she's ever done before, her editor told her she needed to get a new name. So she took her middle name Monica and since the City of Excelsior (a real place, where her fictional character lives) once had a big amusement park, she took the last name of Ferris, because she spins stories.
Novel Synopses
Crewel World
: When Betsy's sister is murdered in her own needlecraft store, Betsy takes over the shop and the investigation. But to find the murderer, she'll have to put together a list of motives and suspects to figure out this killer's pattern of crime.
Framed in Lace
: Second in the new series for mystery and needlework fans, this book offers a free cross-stitch pattern and a good yarn. When a skeleton is discovered aboard a historic ferry, the only evidence is a piece of lace-like fabric. But once Betsy Devonshire and the patrons of her needlecraft shop lend a hand, they're sure to stitch together the details of the mystery.
A Stitch in Time
: When a damaged tapestry is discovered in a small-town church closet, needleworkers join to stitch together the clues which lead to a crafty crime.
Unraveled Sleeve
: Betsy Devonshire has been having some very vivid nightmares. And when she dreams of a murder before it happens, she really isn't going to get any rest until she untangles the crime.
A Murderous Yarn
: At this year's antique car race, one of the drivers never makes it to the finish line. His car is found in flames, and Betsy and her friends must pin down a suspect.
Hanging By A Thread
: Now it's up to Betsy to unravel a five-year-old murder case that refuses to die.
Cutwork
: After an artisan is murdered at the Excelsior, Minnesota, art fair, everyone is on pins and needles. It's up to needlework shop owner Betsy Devonshire to figure out who had designs on the dead designer.
Crewel Yule
: Part-time sleuth and full-time owner of the needlework shop Crewel World, Betsy Devonshire prepares for a chilling holiday season filled with mistletoe--and murder.
Embroidered Truths
: After her friend Godwin is arrested for the murder of his boyfriend, Betsy sets out to prove him innocent. She finds that the victim had some dishonest dealings that made him a lot of money-and a lot of enemies. Now, Betsy has to untangle a cat's-cradle of lies if she's going to save Godwin before the murderer decides to cut off the loose ends for good.
Sins and Needles
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Knitting Bones
: The stitchers of the Embroiderers Guild raised over twenty thousand dollars for charity-but the representative who accepted the check at the annual convention disappeared with it. It turns out that he's the husband of the local chapter president, Allie Germaine, who insists on his innocence. But if Bob Germaine didn't pocket the check, who did? And where is Bob now? Since needlework shop owner Betsy Devonshire has broken her leg horseback riding, solving the latest crime will have to be a group project.
Thai Die
: As full-time owner of the Crewel World needlework shop and part-time sleuth, Betsy Devonshire has become skilled at weaving suspicious threads. But when one of her regulars unwittingly becomes involved in a deadly delivery of exotic antiquities, Betsy fears something is seriously warped.
Patterns of Murder
: Nowadays, when she stopped for lunch, Margot sat with her back to her shop's big front window.
