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Cozy Mysteries for the Cold December 2019
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A cup of holiday fear
by Ellie Alexander
It’s Christmastime and everyone is heading to Torte, the most cheerful bakery in town. There’s no place like home for the homicide….
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A legacy of murder
by Connie Berry
American antique dealer Kate Hamilton's Christmastime jaunt to a charming English village leads to an investigation of a missing ruby...and a chain of murders.
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A midwinter's tail
by 1958- Kelly, Sofie
When a guest drops dead at a gala to raise money for the library's popular Reading Buddies program, Kathleen Paulson and her detective boyfriend must shovel through a wealth of suspects before the case gets buried. By the best-selling author of Final Catcall.
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Aunt Dimity and the heart of gold
by Nancy Atherton
Joining friends for an annual holiday bash at Emma Harris' manor that turns into an overnight stay because of stormy weather, Tilly Trout tours her host's home and discovers a hidden compartment filled with a treasure in gold.
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Buried in the stacks
by Allison Brook
Librarian Carrie Singleton is building a haven, but one of her neighbors is misbehavin'. Can resident spirit Evelyn help Carrie catch the culprit who made her a ghost?
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Deck the hallways
by 1951- Carlisle, Kate
While trying to transform a Victorian mansion into apartments for homeless families in time for the holidays, contractor Shannon Hammer investigates the murder of a miserly bank president, in which her father is the chief suspect.
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Due or die
by Jenn McKinlay
When Carrie Rushton is accused of murdering her husband, library director Lindsey Norris and the Briar Creek crafternoon club launch their own investigation during a nor'easter that has left the police otherwise occupied.
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Let it snow
by 1943- Thayer, Nancy
Scrambling through the last-minute holiday rush at her Nantucket toy shop, Christina bonds with the family of her miserly landlord, forging unexpected ties along the way.
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Murder in the first edition
by Lauren Elliott
When someone steals her first edition of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, and the organizer of the charity auction is found dead, bookstore owner Addie Greyborne is faced with two mysteries — both of which are linked to her late fiance’s father.
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Penny for your secrets
by Anna Lee Huber
The Great War may be over, but for many, there are still obstacles on the home front. Reconciling with her estranged husband makes Verity sympathetic to her friend Ada’s marital difficulties. Bourgeois-bred Ada, recently married to the Marquess of Rockham, is overwhelmed trying to navigate the ways of the aristocracy. And when Lord Rockham is discovered shot through the heart with a bullet from Ada’s revolver, Verity fears her friend has made a fatal blunder.
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Ripped from the pages
by 1951- Carlisle, Kate
"When book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright temporarily relocates to her parents' place in Northern California, she finds that wooden barrels aren't the only things buried in the wine caves of Sonoma... Excited to explore the secrets of wine country, Brooklyn attends an excavation of the caves hidden deep under her parents' commune-and the findings are explosive. A room is unearthed, and it contains a treasure trove of artwork, rare books, a chest of jewelry ... and a perfectly mummified body. A closer examination of the murdered man's possessions reveals a valuable first edition of Jules Verne's A Journey to the Center of the Earth. Hidden in the book is a secret map that unveils an even greater hoard of treasures brought to California by Frenchwinemakers fleeing the Nazi invasion with the commune leader's grandfather, Anton, among them. As reporters and art appraisers flock to Sonoma to see the precious bounty, questions begin to rise-did Anton hide these items to protect them, or did he steal them for himself? Who is the mysterious man left for dead inside the cave? But not all crime is buried in the past. When a new presence threatens the town's peace, Brooklyn decides to do a little excavating of her own and solve the mystery of the treasure before anyone else is written off"--.
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The art of theft
by Sherry (Sherry M.) Thomas
When Mrs. Watson resolves to uncover long-kept secrets on behalf of a friend, Charlotte Holmes infiltrates a glamorous Yuletide ball to prevent the sale of a priceless work of art.
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For additional reading ideas, talk with your library staff!
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