Crewel yule

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Summary

Snow is not the only thing falling this December, spirits are, too. That's because this year's needlework convention in Nashville is tragically interrupted when Milwaukee shop owner Belle Hammermill tumbles nine stories to her untimely death. At first, Betsy Devonshire thinks the fall was just an unfortunate accident. The trouble is, Belle's unsavory reputation causes suspicions to flare. She has plenty of enemies with more than enough motive. Leave it to Betsy and the other knitting hands to unravel the clues that will put the killer to rest ... for a long winter's night.

Published Reviews

Booklist Review: "Murder is in the air everywhere--even at a needlework show. Betsy Devonshire, owner of the shop Crewel World, finds herself snowed in at the convention hotel in Nashville along with her policewoman friend, Jill, and employee, Godwin. When another shop owner, Belle Hammermill, falls over the railing, plummeting down nine stories into the middle of the atrium, even the most avid sewers look up from their tatting. Everyone, of course, assumes the fall to be an accident. However, as Betsy, Jill, and Godwin start talking to the show's attendees, they begin to learn that a selfish and devious Belle had plenty of enemies--and they are all in the hotel. Ferris' characterizations are top-notch, and the action moves along at a crisp pace. The ending, unfortunately, is something of a letdown, with hardly a twist, much less a turn. Still, with so many crafters out there, this has a built-in audience of those who like to mix their needlepoint with question marks. --Ilene Cooper Copyright 2004 Booklist"
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Publisher's Weekly Review: "Monica Ferris makes her hardcover debut with Crewel Yule, the eighth in her cozy series to feature Betsy Devonshire, owner of Crewel World, "a sweet little needlework store in Minnesota." At the annual needlework convention in Nashville, a Milwaukee, Wis., needlework shop owner plunges to her death into the hotel atrium-is it an accident or murder? Despite multiple flashbacks in the book's first third, the story moves along at a sprightly pace, and readers will enjoy the customary detail about needlework that makes this series increasingly popular. Agent, Nancy Yost at Lowenstein-Yost Associates. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved"
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Additional Information

Series	Ferris, Monica. Needlecraft mystery. #1 - Crewel world #2 - Framed in lace #3 - A Stitch in time #4 - Unraveled sleeve #5 - A Murderous yarn #6 - Hanging by a thread #7 - Cutwork #8 - Crewel yule #9 - Embroidered truths #10 - Sins and needles #11 - Knitting bones #12 - Thai die #13 - Blackwork
Subjects	Devonshire, Betsy (Fictitious character) Women detectives Tennessee Nashville Fiction Needleworkers Crimes against Fiction Needleworkers Fiction Needlework Fiction Mystery Fiction Nashville (Tenn.) Fiction. Audiobooks.
Publisher	Ashland :BBC Audiobooks America,2005 Blackstone Publishing2005
Contributors	Hughes, Melissa. OverDrive, Inc.
Participants/Performers	Read by Melissa Hughes.
Language	English
System Details	Mode of access: World Wide Web. Format: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook Format: OverDrive WMA Audiobook Requires OverDrive Media Console 3.0 (Windows) / 1.0 (Mac) / 1.0 (Windows Mobile) or OverDrive Media Console 1.0 / 1.0 (Windows Mobile)
Description	1 audio file : digital.
ISBN	9780792740858 9780792740858
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