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Crewel World

By: Monica Ferris
Narrated by: Susan Boyce
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When Betsy Devonshire arrived in Excelsior, Minnesota, all she wanted was to visit her sister Margot and get her life in order. She never dreamed her sister would give her a place to stay and a job at her needlecraft shop. In fact, things had never looked so good - until Margot was murdered. In a town this friendly, it's hard to imagine who could have committed such a horrible act, but Betsy has a few ideas. There's an ex-employee who wants to start her own needlework store. And there's the landlord who wanted Margot out. Now Betsy's putting together a list of motives and suspects to figure out this killer's pattern of crime….

©1999 Monica Ferris (P)2011 AudioGO Women Sleuths Mystery Cozy Amateur Sleuths Suspense Fiction Detective Women's Fiction Feel-Good
Engaging Mystery • Interesting Characters • Wonderful Performance • Surprising Ending • Well-crafted Plot

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I got to the point in this book when I just yelled, die someone, die. Too much backstory, present story, fluff. Once someone died, it wasn't too bad. I don't know if this will tempt me to listen to other books in this series. Not bad, not great. Good thing it was short.

Please Kill Someone Sooner

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The first in the series. Each following book became crisper and the characters more defined. The last two books I listened to, Embroidered Truths and Crewel Yule, appear to be written by someone else. I honestly did not enjoy either one as the characters personalities change in each, becoming meaner, more scattered, not as organized. Part of it could be the change in the narrator who seemed to make Betsy ditzy. So far the series as a whole is interesting and fun. I hope the rest of the books are back to the original flavors.

Slow to start, but enjoyed it as it developed

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I have loved reading works by Monica Ferris and Crewel World audio version reminded me of that. Mixing crafting, mystery, and small town life makes for a delightful story. Susan Boyce is a delightful narrator, though I would have liked to hear more of the local accents come through. Overall, this was a wonderful and entertaining story.

A new audio find

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I am thoroughly enjoying this series again. It’s just as good on audio as it was reading the first time

Read the series when it was first published

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The tone of the story was too serious. Whether it was the reader, or the author, somewhere there needs to comic relief. It wasn’t suspensive enough to go without it.

Almost five stars

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