The Burial of the Apprentice: A True Story from Life in a Union Workshop, and Other Essays on Present Political and Social Problems (1900)

As an embellisher of handheld teddy bears, crafter Rennie March is certainly not prepared for a brutal murder at an annual crafteras convention. Even after stumbling over the body of a Crafteras Rendezvous judge, she is astonished when her signature teddy bear, found soaked with blood in a nearby trash can, implicates her in his murder, along with her employersa daughter. The arrival of a strange Viking goddess and accusations by an overbearing baby doll maker lead Rennie to intensify her efforts to clear them both of murder. With the help of her employers and an alternative lifestyle doll maker, she discovers a darker side that exists in the home crafting industry. Nothing in her once-quiet life as a crafter could have equipped her for the eventual confrontation with the true killer.