Monica Ferris

"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 goods...

"The art of needlecraft requires patience, discipline, and creativity. So, too, does the art of detection. sut ask Betsy Devonshire--who's learning that life in a small-town needlecraft shop can reveal an unexpected knack for knitting... and a hidden talent for unravelling crime. When Betsy arrived in Excelsior, Minnesota, all she wanted was to visit her sister Margot and to get her life in order. She never dreamed her sister would give her a place...

After raising more than $20,000 for charity, the members of the Embroiderers Guild are furious when a representative of the charity vanishes with the check, but with Betsy confined with a broken leg, it falls to her store manager, Godwin, to handle the investigation.

Times are tough lately, financially and personally, in Betsy Devonshire's life. Her Crewel World needlework shop has been struggling, and she's feeling bad about not connecting with the daughter of her new boyfriend, Connor. So when the Larson family, who bought one of Betsy's cabins, invites her to come and help with renovations, she agrees to go. But their work comes to a chilling halt when they discover a human skeleton under the linoleum and evidence...

In the town of Excelsior, Minnesota, it's Halloween, and Betsy Devonshire, owner of the Crewel World needlework shop and part-time sleuth, is haunted by murder as she investigates the mysterious death of Ryan McMurphy, found slain after accusing Wicca practitioner and microbrewery owner Leona Cunningham of real witchcraft.

Betsy Devonshire, the owner of a local needlework shop, helps a newcomer in town research her roots. But when the newcomer is suspected of being involved in a murder, Betsy has to follow some convoluted threads to clear her friend's name.

Betsy Devonshire, owner of the Crewel World needlework shop, doesn't mess around. But when a local hoarder is murdered, she'll need all her wits to dig a new friend out of a heap of trouble. After a tree falls on Tom Riordan's house, landing him in the hospital, the police discover a mountain of junk piled high in his home. Locals in Excelsior, Minnesota including Betsy and her Crewel World Monday Bunch offer to help with the cleanup while Tom recuperates....

A sponsor of one of the entrants in the local antique car race, Betsy Devonshire must put her needlecraft and sleuthing skills to work when one of the drivers turns up dead before he reaches the finish line.