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Blackwork (2009)

by Monica Ferris(Favorite Author)

3.65 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0425229904 (ISBN13: 9780425229903)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Berkley Hardcover

series

A Needlecraft Mystery

review 1: Once again I've jumped around in a series instead of reading through as written. I started with book 2 last year and have gone straight to book 13. One of the reasons I like listening to this series is that it doesn't take much concentration and I can easily continue doing other things without being distracted. These books are light and easy, nothing gory happens , the bad guys are caught and punished the good guys live to fight another day. I like the narrators voice, it suits the story very well. Occasionally a word will sound peculiar but I'm never sure if it has been mispronounced or if it is the difference between American English and British English. To summarise, Betsy Devonshire owns a needle craft shop in the small town of Excelsior, when like any good citiz... moreen she helps out with local events such as the planning of the Halloween parade. She also has a talent for amature detective work and when another local small business owner, who happens to practise Wicca, is accused of killing someone by putting a spell on them Betsy solves the case and clears her friend's name.I thought it all a bit obvious and simplistic but nonetheless entertaining for that, sometimes what is needed is comfort food for the brain and this certainly qualifies.
review 2: Eh, meh. Not bad, not great. Picked it up from a cruise ship library to read on the last when I finshed the books I brought early. It fit the bill of being a quick, relatively mindless read. Don't expect high suspense or intricate plot points. Plus, there seems to be plenty of extraneous filler. Maybe if I was following the series I'd be interested in the character development that doesn't relate to the mystery, but as is, I found it distracting. The solution was moderately interesting, although not difficult to guess. less

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