Download or read book A Killer Christmas Wish written by Lynn Cahoon and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " Santa's on his way, but the house Cat shares with her best friend and a monthly writing retreat isn't even decorated yet. Christmas is coming early to Cat Latimer's Writers Retreat. Cat and the gang aren't feeling the Christmas spirit. First up on her to do list, the last retreat of the year. A group of non-fiction authors dying to get into the Covington library. When one writer is found dead before the first retreat session, Cat must find the killer before he puts her on his naughty list"--

Download or read book A Killer Christmas Wish written by Lynn Cahoon and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " Santa's on his way, but the house Cat shares with her best friend and a monthly writing retreat isn't even decorated yet. Christmas is coming early to Cat Latimer's Writers Retreat. Cat and the gang aren't feeling the Christmas spirit. First up on her to do list, the last retreat of the year. A group of non-fiction authors dying to get into the Covington library. When one writer is found dead before the first retreat session, Cat must find the killer before he puts her on his naughty list"--

Download or read book A Killer Christmas Wish written by Lynn Cahoon and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cat Latimer and the Aspen Hills gang are back. This time the writers are all about the non-fiction side of writing. And so is the murder. From NYT bestselling author, Lynn Cahoon, comes a new Cat Latimer mystery. Santa's on his way, but the house Cat shares with her best friend and a monthly writing retreat isn't even decorated yet. Christmas is coming early to Cat Latimer's Writers Retreat. Cat and the gang aren't feeling the Christmas spirit. First up on her to do list, the last retreat of the year. A group of non-fiction authors dying to get into the Covington library. When one writer is found dead before the first retreat session, Cat must find the killer before he puts her on his naughty list.

Download or read book We Wish You a Murderous Christmas written by Vicki Delany and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A grinch is spoiling the holiday cheer and causing fear in the second Year-Round Christmas mystery from the author of Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen... It’s Christmastime three hundred sixty-five days a year in Rudolph, New York, and as Christmas Day approaches, shop owner Merry Wilkinson is enjoying a rare evening off at the Yuletide Inn when she runs into owners Grace and Jack Olsen. With Jack's health failing, Merry is relieved to hear that his son Gord will be taking over the day-to-day running of the Inn. But then Gord reveals that his new plans have no room for Christmas at the Inn, and Merry and the other shopkeepers start to fret about the effect a bland franchise hotel could have on their livelihoods. When Gord is found stabbed to death, there’s an entire town of potential suspects—and it’s up to Merry to find whoever brought homicide home for the holidays...

Download or read book A Killer s Christmas in Wales written by Elizabeth J. Duncan and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With A Killer's Christmas in Wales, Elizabeth J. Duncan delivers a delightful holiday-themed mystery. As the townsfolk of the Welsh valley town of Llanelen settle in for the snowiest winter in twenty-five years, an American stranger arrives. Harry Saunders charms the ladies, one of them in particular: Evelyn Lloyd, the town's former postmistress, who was left comfortably off after the death of her husband. After Mrs. Lloyd invests a good deal of money with him, Harry goes missing, as does her money. His body is soon discovered outside the walls of Conwy Castle, and Mrs. Lloyd is implicated in the murder. Although Penny Brannigan and her business partner, Victoria Hopkirk, are busy overseeing the grand opening of their new spa, that doesn't stop Mrs. Lloyd from desperately seeking Penny's help to prove her innocence. It's quite possible that Harry made other enemies while in Llanelen and Penny's investigation unfolds while she juggles her work at the spa, her growing relationship with Detective Inspector Davies, and the Christmas window competition that she signed up to judge.

Download or read book The Christmas Killer DI James Walker series Book 1 written by Alex Pine and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most chilling read of the Christmas season.

Download or read book Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake Off written by Darci Hannah and published by Kensington Cozies. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tucked away inside an old lighthouse in Beacon Harbor, Michigan, bakeshop café owner Lindsey Bakewellis ready to make her first Christmas in town shine bright. But her merry plans crumble fast when murder appears under the mistletoe . . . With the spirit of the holidays wafting through the Beacon Bakeshop, Lindsey thinks she has the recipe for the sweetest Christmas ever—winning the town-wide cookie bake-off. Unfortunately, striving for a picture-perfect December in Beacon Harbor is a lot like biting into stale shortbread. Low on staff and bombarded by visits from family, Lindsey can barely meet demands at work, let alone summon the confidence to face fierce competition . . . Self-appointed Christmas know-it-all Felicity Stewart is determined to take the top spot in the bake‐off, and she’s not afraid to dump a little coal in everyone’s stocking to do it. Just as the competition heats up, everything falls apart when the judge is found dead—and covered in crumbs from Lindsey’s signature cookie! Solving a murder was never on Lindsey’s wish list. But with her reputation on the line during the happiest time of the year, she’ll need to bring her best talents to the table in order to sift out the true Christmas Cookie culprit. Includes Delicious Recipes!

Download or read book A Field Guide to Homicide written by Lynn Cahoon and published by Kensington Cozies. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cat Latimer and her writer’s retreat group go on a hiking trip—but a murderer has been lurking off the beaten path . . . Cat’s sweetheart, Seth, is going all out on an outing into the local mountains—for the benefit of the writing group Cat’s hosting at her Colorado B&B. But when they try to identify some plant and animal life, they find death instead. The body belongs to a man with a gold claim a few miles away. Instead of striking it rich, he’s been struck down. To his surprise, Seth recognizes the victim from his military days—and up to now believed he’d already died during his last tour of duty. Now Cat has to solve this mystery before the killer takes a hike . . . Praise for Lynn Cahoon “Better get your flashlight handy, A Story to Kill will keep you reading all night.” —Laura Bradford, author of the Amish Mysteries “Lynn Cahoon has created an absorbing, good fun mystery in Mission to Murder.” —Fresh Fiction

Download or read book His Christmas Wish written by Melissa McClone and published by Cardinal Press, LLC. This book was released on 2022-07-06 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carly Bishop loved Christmas...until tragedy struck. Carly Bishop doesn’t want to come home for Christmas. Hood Hamlet is filled with nothing but heartbreaking reminders of the fiancé and brother she lost six years ago. But her family needs her, so Carly must dig deep to unearth her Christmas spirit so she can give her niece and nephew the best holiday ever. Mountain rescuer Jake Porter believes he could have saved his two friends that fateful day and kept the Bishop family from experiencing such a heart-wrenching loss. He hopes helping Carly rediscover the magic of Christmas will allow him to finally move forward with his life, but he's not certain anything can relieve the guilt that's kept him stuck all these years. As Jake and Carly spend more time together, attraction grows, but toe-curling mistletoe kisses aside, his late best friend would never think Jake is good enough for his little sister. But maybe he can open her heart to something else she’s given up on...love. Fans of Hallmark Christmas movies will love this heartwarming Christmas romance by USA Today bestselling author Melissa McClone. Scroll up and one click to start reading today and see why readers can’t wait to visit the quaint town of Hood Hamlet again! Previously published as Rescued by the Magic of Christmas. Mountain Rescue Romance series Book 1: His Christmas Wish Book 2: Her Christmas Secret Book 3: Her Christmas Kiss Book 4: His Second Chance Book 5: His Christmas Family

Download or read book A Story to Kill written by Lynn Cahoon and published by Kensington Cozies. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Colorado B&B spells murder for a famous writer in this cozy mystery series debut by the New York Times bestselling author of Who Moved My Goat Cheese? English professor Cat Latimer thought she’d left Colorado behind for good—along with her carousing ex-husband. But now, much to her surprise, she’s inherited their former home in Aspen Hills. Turning the old Victorian into an ideal writers’ getaway is a dream come true for Cat. And with bestselling author Tom Cook joining her first writers’ retreat, her cozy bed & breakfast is off to a great start. But that all changes when Tom meets an untimely end. Now Cat’s other guests—a colorful group of aspiring writers—are suspects in a shocking murder. Plenty of plots are uncovered when Cat’s uncle, the local police chief, starts asking questions. But when Cat’s own backstory gets tangled up in the investigation, she’ll have to act fast to clear her name…and keep a killer from getting the last word.

Download or read book Murder at an Irish Christmas written by Carlene O'Connor and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder rearranges the Yuletide carols into unexpected eulogies... The O’Sullivans are spending Christmas in West Cork with brother James’s fiancée Elise’s family, including her grandfather, the famous orchestral conductor Enda Elliot. When they learn everyone will choose a name from a hat to buy a music-related Christmas gift for someone else at the gathering, it seems like their greatest concern–until the cantankerous conductor is discovered crushed under a ninety-pound harp in a local concert hall. With the extended family–including Enda’s much-younger new wife Leah, a virtuoso violinist–suspected in his murder, it’s up to Siobhán to ensure the guilty party faces the music. But as a snowstorm strands both families in a lavish farmhouse on a cliff, Siobhán had better pick up the tempo–before the killer orchestrates another untimely demise... A charming Christmas cosy mystery, perfect for fans of Margaret Mayhew and Dee Macdonald.

Download or read book His Christmas Wish written by Kay Lyons and published by Kindred Spirits Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-22 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widowed, a single mom, it’s Christmas…and she's just lost her job. Can it get worse? Apparently, it can. When Santa asks Jenna Darlington if he can help her she knows it's a cruel joke. Because Santa--Chance McKenna--is a member of the Rock Gods, a group of rock climbers who live off of adrenaline and stupidity. Been there, done that. Buried her husband because of it. She has no respect for a man who doesn't respect life--even if he is offering her a job. Chance knows exactly how Jenna feels about him and the rest of the Rock Gods. She lost her husband, he lost his best friend. So why does he feel the way he does around her when he knows they're polar opposites? Like they always say, opposites attract?

Download or read book The Christmas Murder Game written by Alexandra Benedict and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Curl up by the fire (and lock all the doors) for this Christmas cracker of a book." —C.S. Green, author of Sleep Tight Twelve clues. Twelve keys. Twelve days of Christmas. But how many will die before Twelfth Night? Agatha Christie meets Clue in this delightful, tense manor house murder mystery. The annual Christmas Game is afoot at Endgame House, the Armitages' grand family home. This year's prize is to die for—deeds to the house itself—but Lily Armitage has no intention of returning. She hasn't been back to Endgame since her mother died, twenty-one years ago, and she has no intention of claiming the house that haunts her dreams. Until, that is, she receives a letter from her aunt promising that the game's riddles will give her the keys not only to Endgame, but to its darkest secrets, including the identity of her mother's murderer. Now, Lily must compete with her estranged cousins for the twelve days of Christmas. The snow is thick, the phone lines are down, and no one is getting in or out. Lily will have to keep her wits about her, because not everyone is playing fair, and there's no telling how many will die before the winner is declared. Including additional scavenger hunts for the reader, this clever murder mystery is the perfect gift for fans of classic mysteries, festive Christmas books, and armchair detective work.

Download or read book His Christmas Wish written by Allie Pleiter and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-11-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All he wants for Christmas is a family… To make his little nephew happy, this bachelor will need help… After his nephew, Cole, is orphaned, Jake Sanders vows to give the little boy the best Christmas possible…except Jake doesn’t know the first thing about kids! So when Cole’s preschool teacher, Emma Mullins, offers to pitch in, Jake’s grateful for her guidance. But while Jake and Emma share an immediate connection, their blossoming love must first survive the secret she’s hiding… From Harlequin Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope. Wander Canyon Book 1: Their Wander Canyon Wish Book 2: Winning Back Her Heart Book 3: His Christmas Wish

Download or read book His Christmas Wish written by Sierra Cartwright and published by Sierra Cartwright. This book was released on 2022-11-23 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It will take more than a Christmas miracle to unlock the chains around this billionaire scrooge's heart. For single-father billionaire Hayes McCall, the holidays aren’t the most wonderful time of the year. Not only has his ex-wife made off with half his fortune, she’s taken his son to Aspen, leaving him to brood alone. Then he meets Abigail Chapman, a gorgeous submissive with troubled blue eyes, and feels decidedly more ho-ho-ho. Preschool teacher Abigail has one wish—a family of her own. She came close once, only to have her dream snatched away. When she meets Hayes, New Orleans’s biggest scrooge, at a holiday party, the gorgeous Dominant tempts her…but she can’t fall for another man who already has a child of his own. As Abigail’s tenderness unlocks the chains around his heart, can Hayes let go of the past in order to make Abby’s dearest holiday wish a Christmas miracle come true? ***Welcome to a very special, magical night at New Orleans's premier BDSM club....

Download or read book When Elves Attack written by Tim Dorsey and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The undisputed king of the comic crime novel.” —Providence Journal Nobody does Florida weirdness quite like Tim Dorsey! Case in point: When Elves Attack, the New York Times bestselling author’s twisted Christmas present to his legion of adoring fans who can’t get enough of thrill-killer and Sunshine State historian Serge A. Storms, the most endearing psychopath since Dexter. Dorsey offers the perfect antidote for all those sappy feel-good holiday stories with this zany blockbuster extravaganza in which his wonderfully deranged serial killer Floridaphile delivers his special brand of Christmas cheer. More outrageous than Santa Claus in a Speedo, When Elves Attack serves up a Yuletide feast of the “pure gonzo humor” the New York Times Book Review enthusiastically attributes to this fearlessly funny writer. Think Bad Santa and National Lampoon’s Family Vacation, blend in Dorsey’s trademark appetite for destruction, and you’ve got hilarious crime fiction black comedy that anyone would be thrilled to discover stuffed in their Christmas stocking.

Download or read book Of Murder and Men written by Lynn Cahoon and published by Kensington Cozies. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Colorado writers’ retreat is interrupted by a murder plot in this cozy mystery by the New York Times bestselling author of A Story to Kill. Ever since her business partner, Shauna, fell for a wealthy landowner in town, Cat Latimer has been working double time to keep her Aspen Hills writers’ retreat running. And with the January session almost underway, that spells trouble. As if scheduling mishaps aren’t disastrous enough, Shauna skips out on kitchen duties one morning, forcing Cat to serve unsuspecting guests store-bought muffins… But best laid plans go seriously awry when Shauna’s beau goes missing from their bed. When his body turns up in the horse barn, they quickly discover that the victim’s scandalous lifestyle left many dying for revenge. While balancing an eccentric group of aspiring writers and a suspect list for the record books, Cat works to catch a killer before someone writers her a death sentence.