Download or read book The Mystery at Christmas Castle written by Lisa A. Maddock and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-27 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Molly doesn't know what or where her newest mystery is, but Tweets is definitely sending a new Morse code message. That, plus glorious Christmas time, is exciting enough, but Molly has to leave Nora in charge of finding a mystery on the home front. Why? Because her family is heading out of town (and so are you!) Get ready to leave snowless muddy Westerfield for a few days with Wally, Amelia, Mom Jane, Dad, Molly, Teddy and Pip. They are heading for a wintery adventure in a big old house in the country. Computer and phone service is a bit crackly, but the charm makes up for it (at least that's what the owners say). Get ready to discover a creepy closet, a new music machine for Pip, a cool princess tower, and some fishy clues, pets and people. Is the house actually haunted? Will Teddy, Pip or both be the hero and Knight in Shining Armor and save the day? Will Pip be able to write new hit singles so far from his home? Will there be Christmas miracles this year (or will the Grinch steal it like last year?). What will Tweets' mystery turn out to be?

Download or read book Trouble on the Books written by Essie Lang and published by Crooked Lane Books. This book was released on 2019-03-13 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essie Lang’s series debut is perfect for fans of Lorna Barrett, Vicki Delany, and book lovers everywhere. Rookie bookstore owner Shelby Cox must hit the books to learn the ropes before she loses a killer in the stacks. Shelby Cox never intended to become a bookseller, so when the former editor returns to her hometown of Alexandria Bay, nestled in upstate New York’s breathtaking Thousand Islands region, to take over her aunt’s bookstore, she has no idea what to expect. To her amazement, she discovers that she now owns a fifty-percent share in Bayside Books, and will also run the store’s second location in the majestic castle on nearby Blye Island. But just as Shelby is gearing up for the start of the tourist season, the Castle volunteer coordinator is found murdered in the nearby Grotto. Castle caretaker Matthew Kessler is suspect number one, but Shelby thinks the killing may be connected to an earlier era, when violence among Prohibition-era smugglers was rampant in the region. As Shelby launches her own investigation, handsome and unnerving Special Agent Zack Griffin of the Coast Guard Investigative Services tries to quell her smuggling theory and keep her safe. But Shelby is determined to summon all her savvy as a book editor to plot the murder—and find the killer before he strikes again—in Trouble on the Books, Essie Lang’s clever and captivating series debut.

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 The Mystery of the Christmas Dollhouse written by James F. Bixby and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Has Christmas ever seemed too much to grasp with its rushing here and there to buy and exchange gifts, to visit and feast with all the relatives and friends, and to celebrate until your heart is so worn out that it can no longer find any meaning in the feast at all? Then read The Mystery of the Christmas Dollhouse and see how a single gift given so tenderly by an innocent child can change the routine of gift giving ever after. If you truly wish to appreciate Christmas and to understand a little more its deeper meanings, then see it from nine year old Melanie Wassel's little heart when she comes to live with her new parents, Emil and Ruth Wassel for Christmas 1956. By understanding the mysteries surrounding Melanie Wassel and her aloofness for what her new parents believe Christmas ought to be, you will come to realize with her how Christmas, the greatest of Christian feasts, is a feast of children, about children and for children, no matter how old or young they may be!

Download or read book Death by Mistletoe A 1920s English Castle Christmas Mystery written by Brittany E. Brinegar and published by Britt Lizz Publishing. This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder is the guest no one expected this Christmas. Bellbrooke Abbey, 1924 When Penelope van Kessler and her Heist Society team are summoned to England to investigate Lord Bellbrooke’s mysterious disappearance, they expect a routine case. But upon arriving at the snow-covered estate in the Yorkshire Dales, they find the lord dead—poisoned by a festive cup of tea. With Christmas approaching and a snowstorm threatening to trap everyone inside, Penelope and her team must unravel a web of deceit. Lady Anne, their host, is desperate to protect her family's reputation, while Bellbrooke's eccentric relatives harbor secrets—and motives. As tensions rise over long-buried rivalries and the estate's future, the detective team is running out of time to catch a killer. Can Penelope unwrap the killer before Christmas Day? Or will the secrets of Bellbrooke Abbey remain buried in the snow? Death lurks among the mistletoe... ----------------------------------------------- Death by Mistletoe is the sixth installment in the Heist Society Investigates 1920s cozy mystery series. If you enjoy the glittering world of flappers, an adorable poodle sidekick, and glamourous deceit, this jazz-age whodunit is for you! Heist Society Investigates Series Order Book 1: Death by Flapper Book 2: Death by Fortune Book 3: Death by Matchmaker Book 4: Death by Railway Book 5: Death by Midnight Book 6: Death by Mistletoe Book 7: Death by High Seas

Download or read book The Mystery of Mistletoe Hall written by Benedict Brown and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-14 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a group of apparently unconnected guests arrive for a Christmas party and a corpse is discovered in the snow, it's down to Lord Edgington to solve "The Mystery of Mistletoe Hall" and outwit the killer before his goose is cooked.

Download or read book The Twelve Clues of Christmas written by Rhys Bowen and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the sixth mystery in the New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness series, Lady Georgiana Rannoch cannot wait to ring in the New Year—before a Christmas killer wrings another neck… Scotland, 1933. While her true love, Darcy O’Mara, is spending his feliz navidad tramping around South America and her mother is holed up in a tiny village called Tiddleton-under-Lovey with droll playwright Noel Coward, Georgie is quite literally stuck at Castle Rannoch thanks to a snowstorm. It seems like a Christmas miracle when she manages to land a position as hostess to a posh holiday party in Tiddleton. The village should be like something out of A Christmas Carol, but as soon as she arrives things take a deadly turn when a neighborhood nuisance falls out of a tree. On her second day, another so-called accident results in a death—and there’s yet another on her third, making Georgie wonder if there's something wicked happening in this winter wonderland... Includes an English Christmas companion, full of holiday recipes, games, and more!

Download or read book The Christmas Mystery written by Jostein Gaarder and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty years ago a girl disappeared from her home in Norway. She ran after a lamb and found herself travelling right across Europe to Palestine, and back through 2000 years to meet the Holy Family in Bethlehem. There she met angels, shepherds, wise men and other biblical characters who joined her on her pilgrimage; and she heard of many of the things that happened in the world in the last 2000 years. In present-day Norway, a boy acquires a strange old Advent calendar. Hidden in each of the windows is a tiny piece of paper. Little by little these pieces unfold the girl's story and as we learn what happened to her, another story is revealed - that of the strange old man who made the calender.

Download or read book Murder Most Festive written by Ada Moncrieff and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect cozy Christmas murder mystery! Imagine being stuck indoors with your family, waiting for something to happen... and then disaster strikes. Christmas 1938. The Westbury family and assorted friends have gathered together for another legendary Christmas at their Sussex mansion. As family tensions simmer on Christmas Eve, the champagne flows, the silver sparkles and upstairs the bedrooms are made up ready for their occupants. But one bed will lie empty that night... Come Christmas morning, guest David Campbell-Scott is found lying dead in the snow, with only a hunting rifle lying beside him and one set of footprints leading to the body. But something doesn't seem right to amateur sleuth Hugh Gaveston. Campbell-Scott had just returned from the East with untold wealth—why would he kill himself? Hugh sets out to investigate... and what he finds is more shocking than he ever could have expected.

Download or read book The Twelve Books of Christmas written by Kate Carlisle and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2024-09-03 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first-ever Christmas mystery in the beloved New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series! San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright and her hunky security-expert husband, Derek Stone, face a puzzling murder mystery during the holidays in Scotland. In the middle of a wonderful Christmas holiday in Dharma, Brooklyn and Derek receive a frantic phone call from their dear friend Claire in Loch Ness, Scotland. The Laird of the castle, Cameron MacKinnon, has just proposed to her! Cameron and Claire plan to be married on New Year’s Day, and they want Derek and Brooklyn to be their witnesses. And while they’re visiting, Claire hopes that Brooklyn will be able to solve a little mystery that’s occurred in the castle library—twelve rare, very important books have gone missing. Once in Scotland, Brooklyn starts working on the mystery of the missing books but is soon distracted by all of the thumping and bumping noises she’s been hearing in the middle of the night. You’d think the Ghost of Christmas Past had taken up residence. But when one of the guests is poisoned and another is killed by an arrow through the heart, Brooklyn and Derek know this is not the work of any ghost. Now they must race to find a killer and a book thief before another murder occurs and their friends’ bright and happy future turns dark and deadly.

Download or read book One More Christmas at the Castle written by Trisha Ashley and published by Random House. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The ultimate in feelgood fiction reads, it will fill your heart with Christmas spirit.' Milly Johnson, author of Woman in the Middle This Christmas will be the most special of them all... Elderly widow Sabine knows this will be her last Christmas in her beloved home, Mitras Castle. Determined to make it just like the ones she remembers from her childhood, she employs Dido Jones of Heavenly Houseparties to help with the big day. Dido is enchanted by the castle as soon as she steps through the imposing front door. And as Christmas day approaches, her feeling of connection to the old house runs deeper than she first thought. But when the snow begins to fall and Sabine's family arrive at the house - including Dido's teenage crush Xan - tensions rise around the castle's future and long-buried mysteries begin to unravel... As past secrets come to light, can this still be a magical Christmas to remember? _________ Praise for Trisha Ashley: 'One of the best writers around' Katie Fforde 'Full of down-to-earth humour' Sophie Kinsella 'A warm-hearted and comforting read' Carole Matthews Readers are falling in love with One More Christmas at the Castle: ***** 'Trisha's Christmas stories are the perfect start to the festive season' ***** 'Pure Christmas escapism with plenty of mulled wine and mince pies' ***** 'This is cosy, festive, fun and so much more. I wanted to move into the castle and join in all the festivities!'

Download or read book Holiday Heist at Dunhaven Castle written by Nellie H. Steele and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cate knew she had seen those jewels before.As her eyes scanned the newspaper article from 1925, she is shocked to read about the theft of two priceless necklaces from her family's home. When Cate recognizes one of the stolen necklaces from when she traveled back in time to the year 1856 to solve a murder mystery, Cate knows there's only one thing left for her to do. Despite the hectic holiday season approaching, complete with two grand holiday events, Cate must travel to 1925 and unravel the mystery surrounding the jewelry theft. However, things take an unexpected turn when she arrives. As Cate discovers more unanswered questions, she starts to wonder if there's a piece to the puzzle she has yet to uncover. While Cate and estate manager, Jack, try to unravel the puzzle in the past, another mystery brews in the present for Cate. Strange and eerie nightmares centered around a bookcase in Dunhaven Castle's library disrupt Cate's sleep, rattling her mind even during her waking hours. She wonders if these are connected to the jewelry theft or if something darker lurks in Dunhaven's halls.Can Cate solve the mysterious theft of her family's jewelry? Will the bookcase hold the secrets to the past? If it does, will Cate be able to decipher the clues on its shelves? Or is there something more sinister at work in Dunhaven Castle? Find out if Cate has what it takes to solve the newest mysteries at Dunhaven Castle in Holiday Heist at Dunhaven Castle, book three of the riveting cozy mystery series Cate Kensie Mysteries.

Download or read book The Mystery of Castle MacGorilla written by David Bentley Hart and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the treasure of the ancient MacGorilla clan is stolen from their castle, it seems that one or more of the soft toys gathered there must surely be the culprit. Trapped in the castle by an unexpected snow storm, one small bear, with the aid of an even smaller pig and an easily distracted ape, must discover where the treasure is and who took it.

Download or read book A Castle in the Clouds written by Kerstin Gier and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witty and charming, New York Times-bestselling author Kerstin Gier's contemporary young adult novel A Castle in the Clouds follows a girl as she navigates secrets, romance, and danger in an aging grand hotel. Way up in the Swiss mountains, there's a hotel steeped in tradition and faded splendor. Once a year, when the famous New Year's Eve Ball takes place and guests from all over the world arrive, excitement returns to the vast hallways. Sophie, an intern at the hotel, is tasked with ensuring everything goes as planned. But the unexpected seems to lurk in every corner, and she soon realizes that not all the guests are as they appear to be. As Sophie finds herself embroiled in a thrilling adventure, risking not just her job but her heart, readers will be captivated by this whimsical tale of romance and mystery. Find yourself lost in the winding hallways of our grand Swiss hotel where secrets, romance, and danger coalesce into one unforgettable experience.

Download or read book Ryan s Christmas written by L. J. Ross and published by DCI Ryan Mysteries. This book was released on 2020 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas can be murder... After a busy year fighting crime, DCI Ryan and his team of murder detectives are enjoying a festive season of goodwill, mulled wine and, in the case of DS Phillips, a stottie cake or two--that is, until a freak snowstorm forces their car off the main road and into the remote heart of Northumberland. Their Christmas spirit is soon tested when they're forced to find shelter inside England's most haunted castle, where they're the uninvited guests at a 'Candlelit Ghost Hunt'. It's all fun and games--until one of the guests is murdered. It seems no mortal hand could have committed the crime, so Ryan and Co. must face the spectres living inside the castle walls to uncover the grisly truth, before another ghost joins their number... Murder and mystery are peppered with romance and humour in this fast-paced crime whodunnit set amidst the spectacular Northumbrian landscape. "LJ Ross keeps company with the best mystery writers" - The Times "A literary phenomenon" - Evening Chronicle

Download or read book The Christmas Caper written by Gigi Pandian and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tempest Raj’s next puzzle is wrapped in a festive, Scottish Yuletide package. The Christmas Caper is a locked-room mystery short story from multiple award-winning author Gigi Pandian, and includes two holiday recipes! A baffling art heist. A mysterious Christmas Market. A thief in the shadows of Edinburgh Castle. With Secret Staircase Construction taking well-earned time off for the holidays, Tempest Raj travels across the pond, looking forward to a renewed family tradition: celebrating Christmas in Scotland. Tempest’s grandmother has even booked an artist’s flat with a stunning view of Edinburgh Castle. But in the city’s snow-covered, historic Old Town, a recent museum art heist has made chilling headlines. No one can figure out how the thief pulled off the crime. When a family friend asks for help, Tempest agrees to look into the impossible theft—before the festive city’s holiday mood darkens and the Christmas lights fade for good.

Download or read book The Christmas Castle written by Megan Runkle and published by . This book was released on 2021-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A whimsical children's book about a Christmas Castle and all the magical things within.