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This book sees amateur sleuth and owner of Crewel World needlework store Betsy Devonshire take on her trickiest case yet. In what is apparently an open and shut case, a local troubled youth is blamed for the rather gruesome murder of a local artist at Excelsior's annual craft fair. Urged by the boys relatives to prove his innocence, Betsy unfortunately finds herself clashing with her best friend (and local cop) Jill after she accidentally gossips about the case to her store patrons. With Jill blanking her and very little evidence to suggest the youth's innocence, can Betsy save the day once more?
If you are new to this series then I would personally recommend reading them in their intended order; by now there's a lot of established characters and back story and newcomers might find themselves a bit baffled as to who is who. Nevertheless this is a really good cosy series to get into and I've read quite a few of them. Even the non-needlecraft workers will find themselves pulled in to the lovely sounding town of Excelsior and wish that they could get to know the characters and visit the twee sounding locations. I'm so happy Godwin played a bigger role in this book too (he's my favourite character) and glad that Shelly (another clerk at the store), was back with a bit more to say. This book proved that Shelly is not just a gossip, which I'm glad about, and gave her a bit more of a personality which she was somewhat lacking until now.
If you like quick, light-hearted reads with a bit of pacey crime drama and a memorable female sleuth then these books are a must-read series for you. Enjoy!
It isn't long before the local police arrest sixteen-year-old Mickey Sinclair for the crime. Mickey's bloody fingerprint is found in the booth and money is found in his home. He denies being at the fair but other people have sees him there. Most townsfolk think he is a troubled person, but they don't believe he is a killer. After all the homicides Betsy has solved, the townsfolk want her to find the real killer so that Mickey's life isn't spent behind bars.
What's very interesting about CUTWORK is that the family, neighbors and friends all believe the suspect is capable of criminal acts but don't believe he is a killer so they band together to pressure Betsy into solving the crime. Betsy doesn't want anything to do with the case until she sees Mickey and believes that he might be innocent of this crime. CUTWORK is a fabulous amateur sleuth tales filled with red herrings and misdirection to prevent the reader from seeing who the killer turns out to be until the final stitch is sewn.
Harriet Klausner
This is one book that expands into other aspects of the art world. It is very interesting. It is hard for the reader to peg down the culprit. I also like Betty Devonshire, the shop owner. Nobody can help but like her and Godwin as well. As the reader gets to read the books by Ms. Ferris, you get to know her characters so well that they become part of your lives. Her characters are also very unique people, you will be very enraptured with them. Also, you will anxiously wait for the next book to come out.
For those who have not yet read anything by Monica Ferris, you will enjoy reading this so much that you will want to begin from the beginning and read everything by her. For those who have read her other books, this will be just as entertaining if not better.
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