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Title: A Murderous Yarn (Needlecraft Mysteries) by Monica Ferris ISBN: 0-425-18403-X Publisher: Prime Crime Pub. Date: March, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.83 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Another great entry in a wonderful series
Comment: I picked this series up because I'm a needlewoman, but I keep reading it because I think it's unusually good. I love the characters, which is essential if I'm going to continue a series. One of the things that I like best about Ferris' world is that time passes, people change, etc. She doesn't run plotlines into the ground: problems that occur in one book are eventually resolved a book or two later. Betsy Devonshire, for example, starts off struggling with a difficult landlord, and later ends up discovering the dubious joys of being the landlord. She also passes the commonsense test: she knows when to call the police. I get exasperated with amateur detectives who literally and figuratively keep going down into the cellar looking for an axe murderer. Lastly I enjoy the fact that Betsy isn't involved in a romance although she dates from time to time. Now that's different and refreshing!
Rating: 3
Summary: A bit of a disappointment
Comment: I had heard a lot of good things about this series, and being a fan of cross-stich and needlepoint, was looking forward to reading one of them. I'm afraid, however, I was rather disappointed. There was so little on needlework involved in the story, and while I understand that sometimes other elements need to be added to a themed series to keep it fresh, antique cars in this instance, I don't think it necessitates losing sight of the original theme.
But a theme is just a hook to make a mystery unique, at it's core it should be a good story, and I didn't feel this novel delivered. Perhaps the characters were more fully fleshed out in earlier books. I also didn't find the mystery as thrilling and engaging as I'd hoped, and actually got a bit bored and almost didn't finish reading it. Though this was certainly not the worst novel I've read, it didn't have the strength of plot and characters that would make me recomend it to a friend, even someone who is an avid needleworker. Perhaps some of the other books are stronger, but I wasn't impressed by this entry into the series.
Rating: 3
Summary: it was ok
Comment: I saw the title of the book and I was really excited to read it. I was slightly disappointed. It was a slow read and there were some places where it was unclear to me what was going on. The introduction was really really long and the mystery started a third of the way into the book. There were a few parts that really stood out and caught my attention but then it went back to being a slow read. I guess there was just some bad pacing?
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Title: Unraveled Sleeve by Monica Ferris ISBN: 042518045X Publisher: Prime Crime Pub. Date: 10 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: A Stitch in Time by Monica Ferris ISBN: 0425175111 Publisher: Prime Crime Pub. Date: 10 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Framed in Lace by Monica Ferris ISBN: 0425171493 Publisher: Prime Crime Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Crewel World by Monica Ferris ISBN: 0425167801 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Cutwork by Monica Ferris ISBN: 0425193896 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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