"Free needlepoint pattern included."--Cover.

"The art of needlecraft requires patience, discipline, and creativity. So, too, does the art of detection. sut ask Betsy Devonshire--who's learning that life in a small-town needlecraft shop can reveal an unexpected knack for knitting... and a hidden talent for unravelling crime. When Betsy arrived in Excelsior, Minnesota, all she wanted was to visit her sister Margot and to get her life in order. She never dreamed her sister would give her a place to stay and a job at her needlecraft shop. In fact, things had never looked so good--until Margot was murdered... In a town this riendly, it's hard to imagine who would have committed such a terrible act. But Betsy has a few ideas. There's an ex-employee who wants to start her own needlework store. And there's the landlord who wanted Margot out. Now Betsy's putting together a list of motives and suspects to figureout this killer's pattern of crime..."--Back cover.