Mystery

I'm really enjoying these even if there is no way I'm ever using any of the knitting patterns at the end. I hate knitting. ( )

A quick read. Interesting storyline. Smuggling of ancient artifacts. It seemed like Betsy wasn't in this enough. Don't know why, because she was in the story. Not much information about needlework in this one. ( )

In Thai Die, Betsy Devonshire's customer, Doris Valentine, comes back from a vacation in Thailand. She shows off silk she bought there. She also has a box she brought back as a favor. The rest of the Monday bunch insist on seeing what she'll be handing over to an antique store in St. Paul. The photographer from the local newspaper who is there to get the story uses only the picture he takes of the beautifully carved reproduction Buddha. (I listened, but I don't recall either Officer Mike or Betsy remembering that its photo was in the paper when the St. Paul police need to know about it.)

The statuette was wrapped in a dirty rag that Doris throws away. Betsy rescues it. Doris duly delivers the statuette. What follows is murder, attempted murder, scary situations, and a lot no one in the Monday bunch bargained for. The visit with the woman who spins yarn directly from her giant angora rabbit was a nice interlude.

No, I didn't suspect the killer, although I did get to feel annoyed when Betsy and friends weren't figuring out some things that seemed really obvious. I enjoyed the climax. The afterword was very interesting.

Yes, cat lovers, Betsy's cat (Sophie? Sophia?) does have a few scenes. ( )

Another great one from Crewel World! ( )