Crewel World

Monica Ferris

Table of Contents

Title Page

Dedication

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Bad Intentions ...

“She wants to buy Crewel World,” said Betsy.

“She’ll have to find a new place for it,” warned Mickels.

“Yes, I was afraid of that,” said Shelly to Mickels, coming out of the kitchen. “Are you going to be okay, Betsy?”

“I think so, thanks.”

“But I can make the store the talk of the country,” said Irene, now arguing with all of them. “I’ve wanted to open my own store for years and years, you know that, Shelly; but Margot got hers started first, so there wasn’t anything I could do ‘til she got out of the way.”

“That’s a strange way of putting it, Irene,” said Shelly. “She didn’t exactly decide on her own to step out of anyone’s way. She was murdered ...”

Irene shrugged. “Well, it’s how I think of it. She wouldn’t let me become her partner, so what could I do?”

“What do you mean?” asked Betsy sharply.

Berkley Prime Crime titles by Monica Ferris

CREWEL WORLD
FRAMED IN LACE
A STITCH IN TIME
UNRAVELED SLEEVE
A MURDEROUS YARN
HANGING BY A THREAD
CUTWORK
CREWEL YULE
EMBROIDERED TRUTHS
SINS AND NEEDLES
KNITTING BONES
THAI DIE
BLACKWORK

Anthologies

PATTERNS OF MURDER
SEW FAR, SO GOOD

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CREWEL WORLD

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Berkley Prime Crime mass-market edition / March 1999