Thai Die

by Monica Ferris

Book Overview

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 there is something more to some of this exotic embroidery than meets the eye.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425231569
• ISBN13: 9780425231562
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 3.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Great fun, and education in one book

There are twists and turns in all of the Ferris books, and the casts of characters are always interesting. Ferris always adds information on subjects in her stories that educate the reader, and Thai Die is no exception. I didn't realize I knew so little about silk until I read this book. Well worth reading, and I truly look forward to her next book.

Thai Dye

Monica Ferris always writes exceptional books. This one is be best so far!! I hope she keeps up the good work! I love the fact that she has so many different types of needlework in her writtings. I let all my friends know of her books and when the are released. Waiting for the next one in Oct.

Monica Ferris getting better all the time!

I love this series of books. In this one Ferris takes you to Thailand and never once leaves MN. She expands the world nicely ... and I think there's a little romantic intrigue being set up too!

An excellent novel of needlework intrigue

Monica Ferris' THAI DIE tells of one Betsy, who runs a needlework shop and is a store-owner and part-time sleuth. Just back from a trip to Thailand, Doris is eager to show her needlework friends some special souvenirs. When a burglary results and some of her things are taken, murder enters the picture and Betsy is drawn to wonder about Doris' foreign treasures in this excellent novel of needlework intrigue. Excelling in unusual settings and plots that go above and beyond your usual 'whodunnit', this is a highly recommended pick for any discriminating mystery library.

delightful cozy

As the owner of a building containing three apartments, one of which she lives in, and where the Crewel World needlework shop is located, Betsy Devonshire is once again in the middle of a murder case. When Doris Valentine returned from Thailand, she is eager to show Betsy and the Monday Bunch all the beautiful things she found in Bangkok especially silk. Doris also promised an American living in Bangkok that she would deliver a package to an antiquities dealer who has a buyer. She opens the box to find a stone Buddha wrapped inside bubble plastic and a filthy cloth. She throws the cloth out but Betsy sees a beautiful design on it and saves it. The dealer is unhappy that she opened his package; when Doris returns to her apartment she finds it ransacked. Needing to get away, she and a few friends stay at an inn only to have a person with a gun demanding she give up the Thai silk. With the antiques dealer murdered and Doris' life threatened, Betsy turns amateur sleuth to uncover who is behind the crime wave and why. Monica Ferris consistently writes delightful cozies with her latest being another fun bloodless tale. Readers are treated to a wonderful cerebral whodunit with clues out in the open so that audience has a chance to solve the case. Betsy (and the audience) is dealing with a difficult inquiry because of the numerous red herrings, false leads, and the threat to her friend. Doris is glad to have her in her corner. Harriet Klausner