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Book Review By Abby White
Unraveled Sleeve by Monica Ferris

Betsy Devonshire, owner of the needlecraft shop Crewel World, is suffering from nightmares after helping solve local murders. To help Betsy recover her friend and policewoman Jill Cross suggests a weekend away at a "stitch-in." There Betsy finds a dead woman in one of the rooms, but when she returns with the manager, the body has disappeared.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Moderately Challenging
Time/era of story:
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 50%
Kind of investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
descript. of violence and chases - 10 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 %
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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