15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
You will not be disappointed!, December 5, 2007
Reviewed by Stephanie Boyd
In Monica Ferris's eleventh Needlecraft Mystery, Knitting Bones, featuring the intrepid Betsy Devenshire and her friends from Crewel World, Betsy isn't able to get around and do her usual sleuthing because she has a broken leg. So this time her lovable employee Goddy decides to do the "leg work."
The mystery involves a missing check for over twenty-thousand dollars raised for the National Heart Coalition by stitchers-and the man who accepted the check for the charity is missing, too. Allie Germaine, the local Embroiders Guild president and the missing man's wife both insist that something horrible has happened to her husband-he would never steal that check.
It is Allie who gets Betsy and Goddy involved, and something about Allie's story makes Betsy think that her husband may not be the perpetrator, but a victim. Goddy on the other hand has a much harder time staying neutral and keeps jumping to conclusions that may cause them to miss crucial clues. Can Betsy solve this mystery without talking to people herself while laid up in bed, and can she teach Goddy how to interview people without telling them what he wants to hear?
I love this series! Often by the time an author gets to the eleventh book of a series, the story line is getting stale and they are running out of new ideas, not so for Monica Ferris and her Needlecraft Mystery series!
Goddy has always been a funny character in this series, and putting him in charge of the trying to find the information Betsy needs to solve the crime, is hilarious. And of course if you are a needleworker the story is full of tips, new needlework ideas, and a knitting pattern.
I've noticed in Ferris's last few books in this serie,s she has introduced new police officers from other jurisdictions who like and listen to Betsy. I think it is time for her to introduce a new love interest for Betsy-and wouldn't a police officer be a great match! Unfortunately, the one in this story is married but he is still quick to pick up on the fact that Betsy is really good with details and solving mysteries.
This entry in the series does not disappoint, and I can't wait to go look for a crossstitch pattern mentioned in the story.
Armchair Interviews says: If you love these needlework mysteries-and Betsy and the gang from her shop Crewel World, then add this 4-Star read to your collection!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointed, June 15, 2008
I've read all the books in this series & have enjoyed all of them until now. I liked this book the least of all in the series. Betsy gets hurt right at the beginning of the book & the rest of the book is devoted to Betsy coaching Godwin on how to be an amateur detective. It was alright enough to finish reading and the end of the book was actually enjoyable and the mystery within was good - but the whole center about coaching Goddy the basics of sleuthing skills was nerve racking for me.
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