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A Murderous Yarn (Needlecraft Mystery) (original 2002; edition 2002)

by Monica Ferris (Author)

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Fiction. Mystery. Heavens to Betsy Devonshire! She never intended to get so caught up in this year's antique car race. But as sponsor of one of the entrants, she can't help but keep a close eye on the outcomeâ??and it's not pretty. One of the drivers never makes it to the finish line. His car is found exploded in flames. Now Betsy and her crafty friends must determine if it was an accident or the work of a jealous competitor. The answer may be in a piece of needlework, but pinning down a suspect won't be ea… (more)
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Title:A Murderous Yarn (Needlecraft Mystery)
Authors:Monica Ferris (Author)
Info:Berkley Books (2002), Edition: Reissue, 256 pages
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These are all nice little cozy mysteries, set in a small town in Minnesota. Betsy Devonshire inherited a needlecraft shop when her sister was murdered and she keeps getting pulled into mysteries.
In this one, Betsy's friend Jill's fiance has bought a Stanley Steamer, but it comes with a mystery, of course! The murderer was pretty easily guessable, but as with the needlework, Ferris has done her homework on classic cars. Interesting information if you're into that kind of thing. ( )
  EmScape | Apr 8, 2022 |
Betsy stared; Godwin inhaled sharply. It was an impressionistic painting of a city in a blizzard. The snow blew thickly around the buildings and people, blurring their outlines and the shape of a tall plinth in the center of a square . But the picture wasn't a painting. It was a highly detailed piece of cross-stitching.
The owner of Crewel World, Betsy, gets involved in antiques cars when a friend buys 1912 Stanley Steamer. A steam car takes 20 minutes or more to start. This mystery introduces you to a lot of great old cars like Model Ts, Maxwells, Wintons & Oldsmobiles. Interesting hobby but it requires a lot of money & time. I'd like the old cars but have no interest in being a mechanic.

The author also wrote Sister Frevisse books under the name of Margaret Frazier.
  taurus27 | Jul 24, 2020 |
The murderer was predictable. Nonetheless, I learned a bit about antique cars. ( )
  Reyesk9 | Sep 23, 2019 |
I have been reading this series in order, and so far, this is my least favorite of the series. Why? Because there is hardly any of the needlework I love, and too much about antique cars. I found the car stuff to be interesting, but it is not really why I read this series. I read it to learn more about needlework and to enjoy a nice mystery. I felt that the mystery was too easily solved for me. I figured it out right away and wondered why Betsy was so slow to pick up on things. And since book 4, where she was still reluctant to get involved, she now seems anxious to work on mysteries. I am hoping book 6 goes back to a needlework focus. ( )
  readingover50 | Jun 11, 2019 |
Betsy Devonshire may own a needlepoint shop but she is no stranger to solving murder mysteries!

This time she finds herself sponsoring her friend and his Stanley Steamer in an antique auto rally. That isn't too bad until one of the drivers turns up dead on the side of the road under his car. The mystery is that he didn't die in the fire that fried his car...it was the bullet to the chest that did him in.

The dead man's widow asks Betsy to look into it, as the two ladies spent time together at the time of the man's death. Or did they? Things become more interesting when the oldest son tells Betsy to stay out of his father's death and other siblings want her to continue.

Some help comes from her Stanley Steamer friend as he is one of the local cops, along with her best friend Jill. A little inside information helps to clear up some of the mystery.

This is a cozy mystery that hums along at a nice pace. ( )
  ChazziFrazz | Dec 16, 2017 |
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Fiction. Mystery. Heavens to Betsy Devonshire! She never intended to get so caught up in this year's antique car race. But as sponsor of one of the entrants, she can't help but keep a close eye on the outcomeâ??and it's not pretty. One of the drivers never makes it to the finish line. His car is found exploded in flames. Now Betsy and her crafty friends must determine if it was an accident or the work of a jealous competitor. The answer may be in a piece of needlework, but pinning down a suspect won't be ea

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