Download or read book Kate the Cat s Christmas Mystery written by Nicole Nageli and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Author of the 2016 Moonbeam Children's Award-Winning graphic novel, The Adventures of Kate the Cat, comes another exciting and thrilling new graphic novel; Kate the Cat's Christmas Mystery.Kate the Cat's Christmas Mystery, a graphic novel for kids ages 5 and up, is a fast-paced story with a critical mystery to be solved. Set during the festive Christmas season, Kate and her animal friends are back, with some new characters along the way, to solve the mystery behind the Star-lighting on top of Castle Rock. Located in the beautiful town of Castle Rock, Colorado, this inspiring and exciting story will keep you guessing until the very end.

Download or read book The Adventures of Kate the Cat written by Nicole Nageli and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-29 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Adventures of Kate the Cat' is an exciting, fun-filled graphic novel for all ages. Its a thrilling adventure that is sure to keep your eyes glued to the pages! In this graphic novel, Kate and her friend, Sam, are kidnapped from their home. Kate finds herself trapped, with Sam nowhere to be seen. She meets Buck; a dog with a plan. They try to find their way home but are instead confronted with the most unlikely challenge any animal could face...

Download or read book A Whisker of a Doubt written by Cate Conte and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's promising to be a picture-purrfect Christmas at New England's favorite cat cafe . . . but instead of jolly old St. Nick, residents are being visited by murder. The fourth in a mystery series from author Cate Conte, A Whisker of a Doubt is filled with felines and crime. The holiday season on Daybreak Island is a mixed bag for Maddie James. On the one hand, her Christmas spirit is in the doghouse after a break-up. On the other, she’s busy enough that she doesn’t have to pretend to be merry. Business at her cat café is booming, and Maddie’s care-taking of a feral cat colony in one of the area’s wealthiest communities only helps her bottom line. But tensions between the homeowners and animal activists are escalating to catastrophic levels. . .and before long a body is found dead in a snowbank. To prove that her accused friend is innocent of the crime, Maddie will have to prowl the island for clues to the real killer before everyone on the island goes completely hiss-terical—and more than nine lives are lost.

Download or read book Eleven Pipers Piping written by C.C. Benison and published by Doubleday Canada. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The annual Burns dinner at Thornford Regis is an occasion for bagpipes, haggis and scotch. It ends up an occasion for tragedy when Will Moir, one of the pipers, is found alone, in a tower, dead of an apparent heart attack. Father Tom Christmas, the vicar of the town, is privy to all of the secrets of its inhabitants, and is one of the first to find out that Will Moir was poisoned. The town's suspicions go in many directions, and Christmas soon learns secrets that have been kept for generations--illicit trysts, even murders--the ramifications of which may have fallen onto poor Will Moir. Brimming with wit, laced with genuine surprise and featuring one of the most memorable (and unlikely) detectives in the cozy genre today, Eleven Pipers Piping mines the rich history of a small town to solve its most stunning crime.

Download or read book Milo s Christmas Mystery written by Victoria LK Williams and published by Sun, Sand & Stories Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2022-11-10 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you image having your home stolen? The Fairbanks sisters look after each other and their neighbors, and when someone tries to scam her neighbor out of her home, Holly jumps right in to help. Hi, I'm Milo. Cat Extraordinaire to the Fairbanks Sisters. I look out for each of the sisters and help guide the use of their special connection to nature. Take Holly; she senses changes in the air before it happens, but even she's not ready for the coming changes. Fraud, Murder and the return of her Ex. It's a lot to deal with, especially when she would rather enjoy the Christmas preparations going on in town. But friendship, both old and new, push her to become involved and motivated to solve the murder an old friend is being framed for. Holly relies on her knowledge of the small town and its assortment of gossipy residences to solve the mystery and in the process makes a few new special friends. Christmas has never had so much adventure for Holly. But will she and Milo survive the adventure?

Download or read book Christmas in Cherry Hills written by Paige Sleuth and published by Marla Bradeen. This book was released on 2016-11-20 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kat Harper's Christmas reunion with her long-lost mother turns out to be nothing like she envisioned. Maybelle Harper has no qualms about flirting with Kat's police detective boyfriend, and she seems more interested in seeing old friends than her daughter. Worse yet, she hates cats. But Kat might have to put her disappointment aside when bigger problems arise—unwelcome gifts have been showing up on her doorstep, and she has no idea who has added her to his Christmas list.

Download or read book A Highland Christmas written by M.C. Beaton and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2009-11-05 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In dark, wintry Lochdubh, Christmas Cheer is about as welcome as a flat tyre on a deserted road. The Calvinist element in town has always resisted what they view as secular frivolity, so for most of the townsfolk there'll be no carols, feasting, gifts - or even whisky on Christmas Day! And for PC Hamish Macbeth there's no holiday from crime - he finds himself hunting for a missing cat belonging to a lonely spinster. Curt and unfriendly, the woman is convinced her pet has been stolen but once behind her heavily-bolted door, Hamish can spot her true problem - she lives in fear, though of who or what he cannot guess. Then someone steals a Christmas tree and lights from the nearby village of Cnothan. So it is up to Hamish to sort all these problems out - and he had better do it quickly, for the church bells will soon peal on the eve of Christmas. This one-off standalone story is a special Christmas treat for all fans of Hamish Macbeth and can be read at any point in the ongoing series. Also features the first UK publication of a Hamish Macbeth short story, Knock, Knock, You're Dead! Praise for the Hamish Macbeth series: 'First rate ... deft social comedy and wonderfully realized atmosphere.' Booklist 'It's always a treat to return to Lochdubh.' New York Times 'Readers will enjoy the quirks and unique qualities of the cast ... Beaton catches the beauty of the area's natural geography and succinctly describes its distinct flavour.' Library Journal 'Befuddled, earnest and utterly endearing, Hamish makes his triumphs sweetly satisfying.' Publishers Weekly

Download or read book A Cat in the Attic Mystery written by Kathi Daley and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How is one to start again after losing the one thing that speaks to your heart and fuels your passion? After a serious accident leaves Calliope Rose Collins unable to continue with the career that has owned her soul for most of her life, she returns to Foxtail Lake, Hollister House, Great Aunt Gracie, and childhood friend, Officer Cass Wylander, where she begins to rebuild her life from the ashes of what she once had.In book 2 of The Cat in the Attic series - In addition to the time she spends at the animal shelter, Callie has a new sideline writing human interest stories for the regional newspaper. It is a job she loves and hopes to grow until she is asked to reveal the man behind the mask when Secret Santa comes to town and begins committing random acts of kindness. Meanwhile, Cass has a new murder to solve, Gracie has gone crazy with the decorations, and Naomi's friend Hancock comes to town.

Download or read book Christmas at the Edge of the World written by Kate Hewitt and published by Tule Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-04 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Laurel West discovers her estranged sister Abby has checked herself into rehab and wants her to take care of her fourteen-year-old son, she doesn't hesitate to step in. Abby was there for Laurel a long time ago, and she longs to be able to offer the same. However, as a single woman who still dreams of the fairy tale, Laurel isn’t prepared for teenaged Zac’s sullen moods or silent rage. When he’s expelled from school, she decides to take drastic measures and temporarily relocate them to her great aunt's cottage on the windswept hills of the Orkney islands north of Scotland… about as far as she can run from their problems, but will it be far enough? From the moment they step onto the island's shores, everything seems to go wrong... including a run-in with eccentric sheep farmer Archie MacDougall. When Zac gets in trouble at the village pub and is rescued by Archie, Laurel thinks things are only getting worse. But Archie’s suggestion of putting Zach to work on his farm might be the change he needs, and Laurel strikes up a surprising friendship with a man who is about as far from the fairy tale as she can imagine. Can such an unlikely and impractical love bloom in such a brief moment out of reality? And will two lost and lonely souls find each other at the edge of the world?

Download or read book Christmas Cake Murder written by Joanne Fluke and published by Kensington. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s Christmas many years ago, and topping young Hannah Swensen’s wish list is becoming the go-to baker in Lake Eden, Minnesota. But as Hannah finds out, revisiting holiday memories can be murder . . . With her dream of opening The Cookie Jar taking shape, Hannah’s life matches the hectic December hustle and bustle in Lake Eden—especially when she agrees to help recreate a spectacular Christmas Ball from the past in honor of Essie Granger, an elderly local in hospice care. But instead of poring over decadent dessert recipes for the merry festivities, she instantly becomes enthralled by Essie’s old notebooks and the tale of a woman escaping danger on the streets of New York. Hannah’s surprised by Essie’s secret talent for penning crime fiction. She’s even more surprised when the story turns real. As Hannah prepares to run a bakery and move out of her mother’s house, it’ll be a true miracle if she can prevent another Yuletide disaster by solving a mystery as dense as a Christmas fruitcake . . .

Download or read book A Midwinter s Tail written by Sofie Kelly and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kathleen Paulson is snowed under running her library and caring for her extraordinary felines, Owen and Hercules. But when a holiday fund-raiser turns deadly, she’ll have to add sleuthing to her already full schedule... Winter in Mayville Heights is busy and not just because of the holidays. Kathleen is hard at work organizing a benefit to raise money for the library’s popular Reading Buddies program. She has her hands full hosting the event. And when a guest at the gala drops dead, her magical cats, Owen and Hercules, will have their paws full helping her solve a murder. The victim is the ex of town rascal Burtis Chapman, but she hasn’t lived in the area in years. And though everybody is denying knowledge of why she was back in town, as Kathleen and her detective boyfriend, Marcus, begin nosing around, they discover more people are connected to the deceased than claimed to be. Now Marcus, Kathleen, and her uncanny cats have to unravel this midwinter tale before the case gets cold.

Download or read book Christmas Claws written by Jinty James and published by Jinty James. This book was released on with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can Annie the Norwegian Forest Cat save the town’s Christmas Play? It’s almost Christmas in Gold Leaf Valley, but Father Mike is in despair. The person playing Mrs. Claus in his play has pulled out at the last minute. With only three days until opening night, he doesn’t know what to do – until cupcake baker Lauren and her cousin Zoe, suggest Annie play Mrs. Claus! The cast love the idea, and opening night is a huge success - until a backstage crew member is murdered. Mitch, Lauren’s boyfriend and police detective, sets out to find the killer. But Zoe grows impatient, especially when Jay’s brother accuses them of murder! Zoe persuades Lauren to join her in some sleuthing. With Mitch busy with the case and hanging out with his friend Chris, who is temporary roommates with him, Lauren has some free time for once. And of course Annie accompanies them on their adventure. Lauren’s new cupcake is a festive gingerbread creation, and Zoe is busy making her new holiday mugs. But when they encounter the killer in the twilight, can they escape in the nick of time? Or will this be their last Christmas? This is a humorous, clean, cat cozy mystery with female amateur sleuths, cupcake talk – and Annie, the Norwegian Forest Cat! You may also enjoy: Purrs and Peril – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 1 Meow Means Murder - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 2 Whiskers and Warrants - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 3 Two Tailed Trouble – A Norwegian Forest Cat Cafe Cozy Mystery – Book 4 Paws and Punishment – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 5 Kitty Cats and Crime – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 6 Catnaps and Clues - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 7 Pedigrees and Poison – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 8

Download or read book Cat Noel written by Mollie Hunt and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lynley finds a new meaning of Christmas when a Wiccan's familiar is catnapped, and Lynley becomes her only hope. Lynley Cannon is dreading the Holidays. The sixty-something cat shelter volunteer would rather hang out with cats that brave her daughter's soulless Christmas gala, so when a witch's beloved kitty is catnapped, Lynley grabs the excuse to skip out on her social obligations. Though Lynley knows little about the white witchcraft, Wicca, she does know cats and can't decline a plea for help when one goes missing. Then the witch disappears as well. Lynley, compelled by her cat-like curiosity, sets out to search for the pair, but the task is more difficult than she'd thought. A freak snow storm and a crazed captor take things in a dangerous direction. As Lynley endures the cold dark of confinement, the Christmas spirit brings a strength she never knew she possessed.

Download or read book The Twelve Books of Christmas written by Kate Carlisle and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 321 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 locked-room 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! They 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 very 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 Christmas Corpses and Clockwork Kittens written by L. A. Nisula and published by L. A. Nisula. This book was released on 2016-12-11 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A short Christmas mystery set in the world of the Cassie Pengear Mysteries. While preparing their tinkering/ haberdashery shop for the Christmas season, Kate and Ada find a body on their doorstep. When Inspector Wainwright is sent to investigate, they start looking into the crime themselves before he can scare away all of their Christmas patrons. A short Christmas mystery of approx. 5000 words.

Download or read book Six Cats a Slayin written by Miranda James and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlie Harris and his Maine Coon cat, Diesel, are busy decking the halls for the holidays when an unexpected delivery and a shocking murder conspire to shake up the season in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series. December twenty-fifth is right around the corner, and Charlie is making his list and checking it twice. He is doing his best to show some peace and goodwill toward his nosy neighbor Gerry Arbitron, a real estate agent who seems to have designs on his house (and maybe on him, as well), while preparing for a very important role, indeed--his first Christmas as a grandfather. The last thing Charlie expects is to gain several new additions to his family. Charlie finds a box on his doorstep with five kittens inside and a note begging him to keep them safe. With Diesel's help, Charlie welcomes the tiny felines into the Harris household just as Gerry decides it is time to throw a lavish holiday party. Determined to make her mark on Athena, Gerry instead winds up dead at her very own party. Though attempts to dig into her past come up empty, Charlie and his girlfriend, Helen Louise, witness two heated exchanges involving Gerry before her death: one with a leading citizen and another with the wife of a good friend. Will one of these ladies wind up on the sheriff's naughty list? Charlie and Diesel have to wrap up the case before the special season is ruined by a sinister scrooge.

Download or read book Homicide in Hardcover written by Kate Carlisle and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-02-03 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book expert Brooklyn Wainwright discovers that murder is always a bestseller in the first novel in the New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series. Brooklyn Wainwright is a skilled surgeon. Sure, her patients might smell like mold and have spines made of leather, but no ailing book is going to die on her watch. The same can’t be said of Abraham Karastovsky, Brooklyn’s friend and former employer. On the eve of a celebration for his latest book restoration, Brooklyn finds her mentor lying in a pool of his own blood. With his final breath Abraham leaves Brooklyn with a cryptic message, “Remember the Devil,” and gives her a priceless—and supposedly cursed—copy of Goethe’s Faust for safe-keeping. Brooklyn suddenly finds herself accused of murder and theft, thanks to Derek Stone, the humorless—and annoyingly attractive—British security officer who found her kneeling over the body. Now she has to read the clues left behind by her mentor if she is going to restore justice...