Monica Ferris
http://monica-ferris.com
Monica Ferris spent the later part of her childhood and
early adult life in Wisconsin, graduating from high school
in Milwaukee. She was a journalist in the U.S. Navy for six
and a half years (two in London), and later attended the
University of Wisconsin at Madison. She is married to a
museum curator. Monica sold her first short story, "Pass the Word," to
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, in 1983, and has since
sold two dozen short stories to anthologies and magazines,
including some in Germany, England and France. She has two
stories each in the anthologies, The Mammoth Book of
Historical Detectives and The Mammoth Book of Historical
Whodunnits, and a story in Shakespearean Mysteries, Royal
Whodunnits, and Unholy Orders. Her first mystery novel, Murder at the War was nominated
for an Anthony as Best First Novel. The Unforgiving Minutes
and Ashes to Ashes followed in 1988; and in May of 1992
Original Sin and Show Stopper were sold. Berkley published six medieval mysteries Monica wrote in
collaboration with Margaret Frazer: The Novice's Tale, The
Servant's Tale (nominated for an Edgar as Best Original
Paperback of 1993), The Outlaw's Tale, The Bishop's Tale,
The Boy's Tale, and The Murderer's Tale. Margaret Frazer
presently continues the series alone. In 1998 Monica began writing a new series for Berkley
featuring a needleworking sleuth. Crewel World, now in its
ninth printing, came out in March and was followed by
Framed in Lace, A Stitch in Time, Unraveled Sleeve, A
Murderous Yarn, and Hanging by A Thread. Cutwork is her
seventh novel and she is working on a Christmas hardcover
set at the Nashville Needlework Market. These light and
traditional novels are set in her home state of
Minnesota. Monica has taught courses on mystery writing to children
at North Hennepin Commnity College, gifted children in
District #287, and adults at one-evening seminars at
Hennepin and Ramsey County libraries. She does lectures and
signings, and has appeared on panels at mystery and science
fiction conventions. She has won a place on national and
local best-seller lists, including USA Today and the
independent mystery bookstore compilation. She is a member
of Sisters in Crime (a national organization that promotes
women who write mystery fiction), remains a paid speaker on
the life of a mystery author, and is a volunteer at
Westwood Nursing Home and in area public schools. Monica studies the medieval period as an amateur, and
does needlework. She is a lector and usher in The Cathedral
Church of St. Mark in Minneapolis. She collects exuberant
hats and is not afraid to wear them in public.
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Books
Threadbare
(A Needlecraft Mystery #15)
December 6, 2011
In the latest needlecraft novel from USA Today
bestselling author Monica Ferris, Besty gets embroiled in an
embroidery mystery.
When an elderly homeless woman is found dead on the shore of
Lake Minnetonka, she’s Read more...
Buttons and Bones
(A Needlecraft Mystery #14)
December 7, 2010
A new Needlecraft mystery from the USA Today
bestselling author of Blackwork.
Owner of the Crewel World needlework shop and part-time
sleuth Betsy Devonshire heads for the Minnesota north woods
to renovate an Read more...
Blackwork
(A Needlecraft Mystery #13)
October 5, 2010
This Halloween, Betsy Devonshire, owner of the Crewel World
needlework shop and part-time sleuth, is haunted by murder.
After one too many pints, a local blames bar owner and Wicca
practitioner Leona Cunningham Read more...
Sew Far, So Good
(Needlecraft Mysteries)
December 1, 2009
Available for the first time in one volume: three
mysteries from the USA Today bestselling author of
the Needlecraft Mystery series...
Shop owner and part-time sleuth Betsy Devonshire has a knack
for stumbling upon Read more...
Thai Die
(A Needlecraft Mystery #12)
December 1, 2009
Back from a trip to Thailand, Doris Valentine is eager to
show Betsy, owner of the Crewel World needlework shop, her
souvenirs. Later when the souvenirs are stolen from Doris's
apartment, Betsy thinks Read more...
Blackwork
(A Needlecraft Mystery #13)
October 6, 2009
The beloved USA Today bestselling
Needlecraft mystery series continues.
It's Halloween—and Betsy Devonshire, owner of the
Crewel World needlework shop and part-time sleuth, is
haunted by murder...
In the town of Excelsior, Minnesota, Leona Cunningham, Read more...
Thai Die
(A Needlecraft Mystery #12)
December 2, 2008
The USA Today bestselling Needlecraft mystery
series returns to pick up another deadly
stitch—includes a free needlepoint pattern!
As full-time owner of the Crewel World needlework shop and
part-time sleuth, Betsy Devonshire has become Read more...
Knitting Bones
(A Needlecraft Mystery #11)
August 5, 2008
FREE knitting pattern included!
PICK UP A STITCH WITH THE NEW NEEDLECRAFT
MYSTERY—NOW IN PAPERBACK.
The stitchers of the Embroiderers Guild raised over twenty
thousand dollars for charity—but the representative who
accepted the check at Read more...
Knitting Bones
(A Needlecraft Mystery #11)
December 4, 2007
Crime solving is a group project in the latest
installment of this USA Today bestselling series.
The stitchers of the Embroiderers Guild are thrilled to have
raised over $20,000 for charity—but they're less
pleased Read more...
Sins and Needles
(A Needlecraft Mystery)
July 3, 2007
FREE KNITTING PATTERN INCLUDED!
When adoptee Lucille Jones comes to town researching her
roots, Betsy notices that she bears a remarkable resemblance
to local Jan Henderson. Betsy introduces the look-alikes,
and they quickly hit Read more...
Sins and Needles
(A Needlecraft Mystery, #9)
June 27, 2006
FREE KNITTING PATTERN INCLUDED!
When adoptee Lucille Jones comes to town researching her
roots, Betsy notices that she bears a remarkable resemblance
to local Jan Henderson. Betsy introduces the look-alikes,
and they quickly hit Read more...
Embroidered Truths
(A Needlecraft Mystery)
June 6, 2006
Full-time needlework shop owner and part-time sleuth
Betsy Devonshire has already sewn up her share of crafty
conundrums in the USA Today bestselling Needlecraft Mystery
series. Now, Betsy takes on her most difficult, Read more...
Crewel Yule
October 4, 2005
First Time In Paperback
Part-time sleuth and full-time owner of the needlework shop
Crewel World, Betsy Devonshire prepares for a chilling
holiday season filled with mistletoe—and murder. Read more...
Patterns of Murder
(The First Three Needlecraft Mysteries)
July 1, 2005
Crewel World (originally published 03/99)
When Betsy Devonshire arrived in Excelsior, Minnesota, all
she wanted was to visit her sister Margot and to get her
life in order. She never dreamed her Read more...
Embroidered Truths
(A Needlecraft Mystery)
June 1, 2005
FREE COUNTED CROSS STITCH PATTERN INCLUDED!
Full-time needlework shop owner and part-time sleuth Betsy
Devonshire has already sewn up her share of crafty
conundrums. Now, she takes on her most difficult, dangerous,
and deeply Read more...
Murder Most Crafty
April 1, 2005
15 All-new Stories of Criminal Handiwork and The Art of
Deduction
Handicrafts are fast becoming a favorite American pasttime.
Another, of course, is a good mystery. Combine the two and
you have this delightfully Read more...
Crewel Yule
October 5, 2004
Part-time sleuth and full-time owner of the needlework
shop Crewel World, Betsy Devonshire likes to have a hand
in anything crafty-from knitting to solving crime. In this
latest yarn in Read more...
Cutwork
January 6, 2004
After an artisan is murdered at the Excelsior, Minnesota,
art fair, everyone is on pins and needles. It's up to
needlework shop owner Betsy Devonshire to figure out who
had Read more...
Hanging By A Thread
January 1, 2003
A Murderous Yarn
March 1, 2002
Framed In Lace
October 10, 1999
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