Knitting Bones (A Needlecraft Mystery)

by Monica Ferris

Book Overview

Pick up a stitch with the new Needlecraft Mystery The stitchers of the Embroiderers Guild raised over twenty thousand dollars for charity--but the representative who accepted the check at the annual... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425223019
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Berkley
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.8" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Fun fun fun to read!

Monica Ferris' books are a delight! The characters are real and absolutely adorable and the mysteries keep me turning the pages. The setting is great (now I want to go to Minnesota!) and even though I know nothing about needlework I love that the "backdrop" is a needlework shop!

Once again Monica Ferris delivers a first rate mystery.

I was disappointed with the last 2 novels in the Needlecraft Mystery series and was hesitant to even try this one. But, I'm glad I did. Monica Ferris delivered a first rate mystery in Knitting Bones. I enjoyed reading about what Betsy and Goddy "thought" as they worked at solving the mystery. I enjoyed even more reading about what the chief suspect "thought."

Interesting Twist

This mystery gives us an interesting twist as it puts Godwin at center stage since Betsy is out with a broken leg. It gives the author the ability to really develop his character in this installation. I would say that there wasn't enough store time (half the fun of a cozy mystery to me), but this really was a fun new addition to the series. The mystery definitely keeps you hopping and is a great addition to a stellar series.

another winner

This is another winner in a winning series. Light reading that keeps me interested until the last page. I have every book in the series and will buy any more that come along.

refreshing amateur sleuth

The Embroiderers Guild of America (EGA) local chapter members feel great that their stitching efforts earned $24,000 for the Heart Coalition charity fund raiser. However, after handing over the check to a man sent by the coalition to the EGA banquet, they since learn he vanished without turning in the money. Betsy Devonshire, owner of Crewel World, is apartment-bound, after breaking her leg from falling off a horse while riding with friend and customer Jill Cross Larson. The store manager make that Vice President of Operations Godwin still believes she should investigate what happened to the check raised by their clients the EGA, but Betsy insists she is immobile and drugged so cannot follow clues nor think of solutions. Still he makes the case that she can run the case from her home while he follows her orders with the street work. As they work in tandem to learn what happened to the check; Tony Milan laid up also with a broken leg caused by a drunken driver running a light wonders about the same check. Having Betsy lead a distant investigation makes for a refreshing amateur sleuth as the heroine has to go over every step one stitch at a time. Series fans will enjoy the inquiry as Godwin fumbles to be Betsy's field operative while she is his handler. The missing person mystery is cleverly designed, but it is the Betsy-Godwin sleuthing combo that makes KNITTING BONES a terrific tale. Harriet Klausner