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Back from a trip to Thailand, Doris Valentine is eager to show Betsy, owner of the Crewel World needlework shop, her souvenirs. Later when the souvenirs are stolen from Doris?s apartment, Betsy thinks there is something more to some of this exotic embroidery than meets the eye.
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Monica Ferris is the USA Today bestselling author of several mystery series under various pseudonyms.
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4.2 out of 5 stars (14 customer reviews)
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delightful cozy, Dec 4 2008
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Thai Die (Hardcover)
As the owner of a building containing three apartments, one of which she lives in, and where the Crewel World needlework shop is located, Betsy Devonshire is once again in the middle of a murder case. When Doris Valentine returned from Thailand, she is eager to show Betsy and the Monday Bunch all the beautiful things she found in Bangkok especially silk.Doris also promised an American living in Bangkok that she would deliver a package to an antiquities dealer who has a buyer. She opens the box to find a stone Buddha wrapped inside bubble plastic and a filthy cloth. She throws the cloth out but Betsy sees a beautiful design on it and saves it. The dealer is unhappy that she opened his package; when Doris returns to her apartment she finds it ransacked. Needing to get away, she and a few friends stay at an inn only to have a person with a gun demanding she give up the Thai silk. With the antiques dealer murdered and Doris' life threatened, Betsy turns amateur sleuth to uncover who is behind the crime wave and why.
Monica Ferris consistently writes delightful cozies with her latest being another fun bloodless tale. Readers are treated to a wonderful cerebral whodunit with clues out in the open so that audience has a chance to solve the case. Betsy (and the audience) is dealing with a difficult inquiry because of the numerous red herrings, false leads, and the threat to her friend. Doris is glad to have her in her corner.
Harriet Klausner
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
The series seems to be slipping ................, Feb 5 2009
By Karen D. Larry-Moyer "Pages & Print" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Thai Die (Hardcover)
I have read the series since the first and for the most part enjoyed it. I think that Betsy Devonshire is a fun sleuth to follow not to mention I enjoy learning about the various needlecrafts. This one though was too easy to solve - since so many folks had been killed off it was easy to figure out who the bad guy was.I think it was nice to see the characters away from the shop - the trip to the natural wool store etc but it was too little of Betsy in this one. I listened to the audio version of the book - usually makes my long commute more pleasurable BUT alas not only did the plot have holes and was not much of a mind tangler but the woman that read this book was horrible. The cover of the audio case was loaded with accolades for her reading prowess but I have to wonder how hard the publisher had to twist the arms of the reviewers to get these glowing reviews.
This is the 3rd book of Ferris that has been done as an audio book and I wish they had been able to get the lady that read the first two. This one read like every character was over the age of 97 with those light wispy voices of the aged and she seemed to add in a healthy dose of whining in he dialogue. Since the woman reader seemed to have a deeper natural voice she did a better job with giving character to the men in the book but for any woman it was almost painful to listen to - Betsy never really got a "voice" since each paragraph of dialogue for Betsy had a different range - so Betsy either has a voice like a strangled soprano or bordering on being a deep bass male. It was so distracting to listen to this reading that I think that may have taken away from my enjoyment of the text. I did love the scenes in the book with Doris and Phil since I think it is warming to think that love is still fun when you are over 70 ! Here's hoping that book 13 will be a better mystery and that the publishers find a better narrator - and please bring back Jill I love her personality.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great fun, and education in one book, Jun 23 2009
By Plain Jane, - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Thai Die (Hardcover)
There are twists and turns in all of the Ferris books, and the casts of characters are always interesting. Ferris always adds information on subjects in her stories that educate the reader, and Thai Die is no exception. I didn't realize I knew so little about silk until I read this book. Well worth reading, and I truly look forward to her next book.
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