Mary Monica Pulver Books in Order
Explore Margaret Frazer's books with Mary Monica Pulver, with reading order, collaboration background, and simple guidance on where to start.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
30 books
Murder at the War
by Mary Monica Pulver
1987
Ashes to Ashes
by Mary Monica Pulver
1988
The Unforgiving Minutes
by Mary Monica Pulver
1988
Original Sin
by Mary Monica Pulver
1991
Show Stopper
by Mary Monica Pulver
1992
The Novice's Tale
by Margaret Frazer
1992
The arrival of the blaspheming dowager Lady Ermentrude shatters the quiet of St. Frideswide. When she dies suddenly, novice Thomasine is at risk and Frevisse starts picking apart a careful trap.
The Servant's Tale
by Margaret Frazer
1993
A winter stay in Prior Byfield exposes Frevisse to the hard lives of servants, villagers, and a traveling company of players. Poverty, grievance, and fear gather until death makes the trouble impossible to ignore.
The Bishop's Tale
by Margaret Frazer
1994
At Thomas Chaucer's mourning feast, a hated man dies after a shocking last cry. Frevisse and Bishop Beaufort suspect that God's judgment had help from a very human killer.
The Outlaw's Tale
by Margaret Frazer
1994
Violence on St. Frideswide's borders brings fear, blame, and the shadow of an outlaw into the priory's world. Frevisse has to sort rumor from truth before anger leads to more killing.
The Boy's Tale
by Margaret Frazer
1995
A desperate noblewoman reaches St. Frideswide with two small boys and a plea for sanctuary. With deaths behind them and scandal close ahead, Frevisse has to learn what kind of danger she has admitted.
The Murderer's Tale
by Margaret Frazer
1996
Hoping for a peaceful pilgrimage, Frevisse instead joins a troubled household led by a man believed possessed. At Minster Lovell, jealousy, resentment, and a blackened heart lead her toward murder.
Crewel World
by Monica Ferris
1999
Betsy Devonshire arrives in Excelsior hoping for a fresh start, then finds her sister murdered in the Crewel World shop. Taking over the store means untangling a whole town's secrets before the killer slips away.
Framed in Lace
by Monica Ferris
1999
When the historic Hopkins ferry is raised from the lake, a woman's skeleton comes up with it, along with a scrap of lace-like fabric. Betsy and the Crewel World regulars start piecing together a cold case that would rather stay buried.
A Stitch in Time
by Monica Ferris
2000
A damaged tapestry found in a church storeroom looks like good publicity for Betsy's shop, until its restoration stirs up dangerous old secrets. As the stitchers work, Betsy realizes someone would kill to keep the past covered.
Unraveled Sleeve
by Monica Ferris
2001
Bad nightmares send Betsy and her friend Jill to a remote northern stitch-in for a change of scene. Instead Betsy sees a dead woman nobody else saw, and when the body vanishes, the whole trip turns eerie.
A Murderous Yarn
by Monica Ferris
2002
Betsy sponsors a friend in an antique car race and expects a fun local event, not a fiery death. When one driver is killed, she and her crafty circle have to decide whether it was an accident or murder.
Cutwork
by Monica Ferris
2003
An artisan is murdered at the Excelsior art fair, leaving exhibitors, rivals, and onlookers on edge. Betsy steps in to find out who had designs on the dead designer, and why the fair turned deadly.
Hanging by a Thread
by Monica Ferris
2003
After Betsy hires roofer Foster Johns, she learns the whole town blames him for an old unsolved double murder. She believes him, but reopening a five-year-old scandal means tugging at threads many people want left alone.
Crewel Yule
by Monica Ferris
2004
Betsy heads to a Nashville needlework convention during the holiday rush, where a shop owner falls to her death from nine stories up. It looks like an accident at first, but too many people had reason to want her gone.
Embroidered Truths
by Monica Ferris
2005
After a fight with John, Godwin winds up staying with Betsy, then the two find John dead and Godwin under arrest. To clear her friend, Betsy has to sort through lies, money, and John's shady dealings.
Sins and Needles
by Monica Ferris
2006
Jan Henderson becomes the obvious suspect when her wealthy aunt is killed with the kind of knitting needle Jan uses herself. An embroidered map hints at treasure, or at a secret worth killing to protect.
Knitting Bones
by Monica Ferris
2007
A charity check vanishes after a guild convention, and the man who accepted it disappears too. With Betsy laid up by a broken leg, the Monday Bunch has to do the legwork on a case full of missing money and shaky loyalties.
Thai Die
by Monica Ferris
2008
Doris comes home from Thailand with unusual textiles and a favor she agreed to do for someone she met abroad. When the souvenirs are stolen and violence follows, Betsy finds a far messier mystery hidden inside the embroidery.
Blackwork
by Monica Ferris
2009
On Halloween, a hard-drinking local blames Wiccan bar owner Leona Cunningham for a string of bad luck around town. When he winds up dead without a mark on him, Betsy has to look past gossip, superstition, and fear.
Buttons and Bones
by Monica Ferris
2010
Helping friends fix up a summer cabin, Betsy discovers a human skeleton hidden in the walls. The bones may belong to a long-dead WWII prisoner, and solving the case means digging into history that never stayed buried.
Threadbare
by Monica Ferris
2011
An elderly homeless woman is found dead wearing a blouse embroidered with her own will, naming one of Betsy's friends as heir. When a second homeless woman dies, Betsy starts asking who is being targeted, and why.
And Then You Dye
by Monica Ferris
2012
Hailey Brent's hand-dyed fibers are some of Betsy's favorite stock, so her murder hits close to home. Digging into Hailey's workshop reveals theft, dangerous shortcuts, and plenty of enemies in a very colorful business.
The Drowning Spool
by Monica Ferris
2014
A teaching gig at the Watered Silk senior complex seems like easy extra income until a young woman turns up drowned in the therapy pool. Betsy faces a tangle of lovers, grudges, and false leads before the wrong man takes the blame.
Darned if You Do
by Monica Ferris
2015
After a tree crushes Tom Riordan's house, Betsy and the Monday Bunch help clear the hoard he left behind. Then Tom is murdered in his hospital bed, and the clues are buried in a lifetime of clutter.
Knit Your Own Murder
by Monica Ferris
2016
At a fundraiser auction, local knitters pile up handmade toys while tempers simmer around businesswoman Maddy Hanover. When Maddy is poisoned mid-event, Betsy has to sort through rivalries and resentments to find the real killer.
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