A Stitch in Time

A Needlecraft Mystery

By: Monica Ferris

Narrated by: Susan Boyce

Length: 8 hrs

Publisher's summary

The cold, blustery Midwest winters don't exactly agree with Betsy Devonshire, but since moving to Excelsior, Minnestoa, she sure has met a lot of warm, friendly people. So she isn't too surprised when the town's most talented needleworkers volunteer to restore a damaged tapestry that was found in the basement of a local church. Betsy even offers to donate materials for the project, thinking that the free publicity will boost sales at her financially troubled needlecraft shop. But soon Betsy is afraid of losing more than her business - because her good intentions have unleashed some deadly secrets....

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Enjoyable

Where does A Stitch in Time rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I really enjoy Monica Ferris mystery books because they are not a formulaic as others I have listen to recently. I am now listening to her 4th book in the series.

Still waiting

Where does A Stitch in Time rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is the third in the series with the same narrator. The stories are great but the narration is horrible. You need to have some variation in voice to help those listening along to know who is talking when there are so many characters and scattered settings for dialog in the story. I'm just about ready to give up on this and just go buy the books to read.

What didn’t you like about Susan Boyce’s performance?

She doesn't make enough variation in her voice for the different characters and it gets confusing. When I am done with this series (if I finish it) I will be making a mental note of her name and hope to never come across another story narrated by her.

Monica hit this one out of the park!

Edge of your seat mystery! So many in’s and outs and ups and downs! There were so many possibilities of who might have done it! The storyline was extraordinary. With all the characters involved the web was really tangled! I would highly recommend this book! Susan Boyce did a great job of narration! She made the story very real! Her voice is easy to listen to! I’ll be looking for More Monica Ferris books!

Ending— so so

This ending felt contrived. Betsy and her friends are delightful as always, however. I hope the next book flows better.

Enjoyed & I Didn't Drop a Stitch

Enjoyed the story and relaxed as I finished my fiber project. It was fun to be so engaged in a story that I felt a part of the community. Narrator helped too.

Good story but didn’t like the profanity

The book grabbed my attention throughout story but the profanity hit me like a stone wall. Otherwise, this would have been a five star story. It just isn’t right that the story had faith based elements in it and profanity as well. It’s never right to use God’s name in vain. This is my second book and so far I like the series and the progression of the relationship between Betsy and Joe. I am hoping that Betsy will soften Joe’s attitude and outlook and heart.

Love this series!

I am very much enjoying this series! Very detailed. MUCH going on! Not predictable at all!

BLL

I'm more familiar with her writing now, so was very easy to discern the would be murderer. Her characters are realistic and fun. I enjoy the narrator too!

Twists turns and tapestry

I love a mystery and this book has many twists and turns and is enough different from others. The characters personalities in her series are fun. I love to do handwork and have learned a few new ideas for needlework I will be looking into.

Meh.

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would not recommend this book. It wasn't so bad that I turned it off, but it was farfetched and just...lame. I didn't care about any of the characters, and even the "needlework" element felt odd, like the author wrote with a needlework catalog beside her, so she could "name drop" brands of fibers now and then.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

I knew whodunit long before the book ended; the plot twist of "why" felt forced.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

It took a while to get used to the oddly robotic style of the narrator.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Not a chance.

Any additional comments?

I like both needlework and mysteries, and really wanted to like this, but I won't be bothering with any of the others in the series.