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When the historic Hopkins ferry was raised from the bottom of the lake, who would have thought they were literally raising the dead? But there it was-a skeleton-right before their eyes. Unfortunately, the evidence is slim and soggy: the boat sank in 1949, the victim on board was a woman, and near the body is a piece of unidentifiable lacelike fabric. Sounds like a job for Betsy Devonshire. Betsy knows there's more to this story than what's on the...
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Betsy Devonshire has settled into her new home in Excelsior, Minnesota, as owner of the town's needlecraft shop. So why is she suffering from terrifying nightmares? She hasn't a clue-but thinks maybe it would help to get away for a while. With her friend Jill in tow, she heads north for a "stitch-in" at a remote, rustic lodge. But her nightmares only get worse-especially after she finds a dead woman no one else had seen. Then the body disappears-and...
3) Crewel world
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Newly-divorced Betsy Devonshire moves in with her sister, a popular needlework shop owner living in a small town in Minnesota, to begin her emotional recovery. Tragically, her sister is murdered and the grieving Betsy becomes obsessed with finding her sister's killer. Needlepoint pattern included.
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The stitchers of the Embroiderers Guild are thrilled to have raised over $20,000 for charity-but they're less pleased when the representative who accepts the check disappears with it. After breaking her leg in a fall from a horse, Betsy's confined to her apartment and loopy on pain killers-she can't possibly investigate. But Godwin, her store manager, insists that he can do the legwork. Little do they know that a man across town has a similar injury-and...
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Lucille Jones and Jan Henderson meet when Lucille comes to town researching her roots. An immediate friendship is made. When Jan's wealthy great-aunt is found dead, and Jan is the prime suspect, Lucille begs Jan's friend, Betsy, to help clear Jan's name. Could Jan's Aunt's death have anything to do with an embroidered pillow that Jan found in her Aunt's belongings with a map of Lake Minnetonka stitched in the lining? It's a secret that someone would...
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While needlecraft shop owner Betsy Devonshire and her stitching friends try to repair a damaged tapestry found in a local church, Betsy falls victim to a series of nasty accidents. Is it coincidence or does the appearance of her ex-husband have something to do with it? Cross-stitch pattern included.
9) Cutwork
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When a talented sculptor is murdered at a craft fair, Betsy Devonshire, owner of the Crewel Word needlework shop, must choos2 all the right threads to pull in an investigation soon puts her in the center of the crime's unexpectedly complex pattern.
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"Even though running Crewel World keeps Betsy plenty busy, a little extra cash on the side doesn't hurt. So when the local senior complex, Watered Silk, asks her to teach a class on the tricky punchneedle technique, Betsy jumps at the opportunity to win over some new customers. Unfortunately, the business that Betsy drums up is not of the needlework variety. A young woman is found floating in Watered Silk's therapy pool, and Betsy's sleuthing skills...
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"In the USA Today bestselling Needlecraft Mysteries, Betsy Devonshire has her hands tied between running her needlework shop and turning her sharp eye for deduction to solving crimes ... The Monday Bunch and other local knitters are participating in a fund-raising auction to save a community center, creating a growing pile of stuffed animals and toys right in front of the auctioneers as the audience bids. Among those contributing the most knitted...
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Full-time needlework shop owner and part-time sleuth Betsy Devonshire takes on her most difficult, dangerous, and deeply personal case yet. After her friend Godwin has a quarrel with his significant other, John, he moves in with her. When John's found dead and Godwin's arrested for murder, Betsy must untangle a complex knot of lies to save Godwin and before the murderer decides to cut off his loose ends for good. Also writes as: Margaret of Shaftesbury,...
13) Blackwork
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Part-time sleuth, Betsy Devonshire, investigates the murder of alcohol aficionado Ryan McMurphy, but has reservations about the guilt of Wicca member Leona Cunningham, who has been accused of the crime by some townspeople of Excelsior, Minnesota.
14) Crewel yule
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Betsey Devonshire, part-time sleuth and full-time owner of a needlework shop, unravels a case of untimely death at a needlework convention. A free pattern is included.
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Betsy Devonshire, experiencing financial and personal difficulties, agrees to help the Larson family renovate a cabin they bought from her, and, when they discover a human skeleton they believe was a World War II German soldier, Betsy decides to start her own investigation into how he died and why he was in Minnesota.
16) Thai die
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Betsy Devonshire, owner of the Crewel World needlework shop, steps in to investigate when one of her regular customers, Doris Valentine, returns from a trip to Thailand with a cache of small treasures which, judging from the resulting number of threats and deaths, must be much more valuable than Doris realized.
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