The Drowning Spool (Needlecraft, Bk 17)

by Monica Ferris | Mystery & Thrillers |
ISBN: 978042527008 Global Overview for this book
Registered by HI77 of Fort Myers, Florida USA on 10/6/2021
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2 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by HI77 from Fort Myers, Florida USA on Wednesday, October 6, 2021
It's all about the smoothness of technique,

whether it's the slash of a murder
or a punch of thread and needle moving.

Journal Entry 2 by HI77 at Fort Myers, Florida USA on Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Released 2 yrs ago (10/14/2021 UTC) at Fort Myers, Florida USA

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

This lucky little book has become part of a mini-trade! :)

May it provide some fun and entertainment with it's new reader! ;)

Journal Entry 3 by wingGoryDetailswing at Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Monday, October 18, 2021
The box of trade books arrived today - many thanks for knocking off so many of my wishlist books at once! I've enjoyed many of the books in this series, and am glad to finally have a copy of this one.

Later: This one picks up after the events of And Then You Dye, though the books are largely stand-alone. The plot here involves the discovery of a young woman, drowned, in the therapy pool at a seniors care center, where Betsy has been giving classes in a simple punch-needle form of crafting. I admit that this book struck me as less interesting than most from the get-go - not sure why, though the tone seemed a bit brittle and the plotting a bit heavy-handed. There's a chaotic sequence near the end where several plot-threads are going on at once, including one where Godwin and his boyfriend Rafael are staking out a suspect - and enjoying a little picnic as they do so {wry grin} - and while it does convey a sense of tension and liveliness, it still didn't quite work, IMO. Oh, and the solution to the mystery was a rather convoluted yet not terribly interesting one, so all in all not my favorite of the series.

The series continues with Darned if You Do, which I liked better, so maybe this was a one-off! (Though I do give the author credit for emphasizing some of the problems of running a small business, especially the scene in which customers browse the store's goods - and then whip out their phones to order things cheaper online. Sigh!)

Released 2 yrs ago (12/21/2021 UTC) at Little Free Library, Green Needles Rd. in Littleton, Massachusetts USA

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

Guidelines for safely visiting and stocking Little Free Libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic, from the LFL site here.

I left this book in the barrel-shaped Little Free Library; hope someone enjoys it!

[See other recent releases in MA here.]

*** Released for the 2021 D for December challenge. ***

*** Released for the 2021 Keep Them Moving challenge. ***

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