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The Needlecraft Mysteries is a series of cozy mystery novels by American author Monica Ferris (Mary Monica Pulver). The series is set in Excelsior, Minnesota and follow a needlecraft shopowner named Betsy Devonshire.

Peter & Kori Brichter is a series of cozy mystery novels by American novelist Mary Monica Pulver (also known as Monica Ferris). Peter Brichter is a detective who has been described as “a hardboiled sleuth who’s somehow landed in a cozy mystery.” Luckily, Peter isn’t on his own, and has his wife Kori to assist […]

Sister Frevisse is the main character in a series of historical mystery novels by Margaret Frazer (Gail Frazer & Mary Monica Pulver). The series is set in a convent during the 15th century in Oxfordshire. The series often has an “English village” quality to it, looking at everyday life during the time period, whereas others […]

Margaret Frazer is the pen name of American author Gail Frazer (1946-2013), who wrote historical mysteries and other historical fiction. Margaret Frazer is best known for her Sister Frevisse and Joliffe the Player mysteries. Her first novel was published the same summer that she was first diagnosed with breast cancer. She fought for over twenty […]

Monica Ferris is the pen name of American author Mary Monica Pulver, who writes cozy and historical mysteries. Mary has also written under her maiden name, Margaret Frazer, Mary Kuhfeld (her married name) and Margaret of Shaftesbury. She sold her first short story, entitled Pass the Word to Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine in 1983 and […]