[PDF] Eggnog Murder eBook

Author : Leslie Meier
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 21,26 MB
Release : 2023-09-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1496743342

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Christmas past meets Christmas present in this holiday whodunit set in Tinker’s Cove, Maine, featuring reporter and sleuth Lucy Stone—and a not-so-cold case of murder. For fans of cozy mysteries and the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author’s ever-popular Lucy Stone series. When a gift-wrapped bottle of eggnog—allegedly from the Real Beard Santa Club—proves to be a killer concoction for a Tinker’s Cove local, all Lucy Stone wants for Christmas is to find the murdering mixologist who’s stirring up trouble. [Originally published in Eggnog Murder]

Author : Lee Hollis
Publisher : Kensington
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 15,83 MB
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1496724488

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Desperate Housewives meets Murder, She Wrote, in Lee Hollis’s new mystery series, where a housewife and a female private eye solve murders together in their small Maine town! Someone is trying to turn Portland High into a school for scandal with a gossipy website called Dirty Laundry. The latest target of ruinous rumors is newly elected PTA president Sandra Wallage. After a heated meeting with outraged parents, Sandra runs into fellow school mom and private investigator Maya Kendrick, who's discovered the person behind the website. But when the women storm into the venomous gossip columnist’s office they find a lifeless body—along with a confession. Although the police rule the death a suicide, Maya suspects an injured party hung the Dirty Laundry creator out to dry. Maya already has a PI partner—but she's pregnant, and sonograms and stakeouts tend to conflict. So when Sandra volunteers for a crash course in sleuthing, Maya accepts the help. But as these unlikely partners study the clues, a killer plans to teach them a lesson . . .

Author : Alex Erickson
Publisher : Kensington Cozies
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,68 MB
Release : 2017-09-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1496708881

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It’s beginning to look a lot like murder at the Pine Hills Christmas extravaganza… Krissy Hancock is staying in her adopted hometown of Pine Hills, Ohio, for Christmas this year—and she even has a whole week off from her combination bookstore-café. But a killer is about to dampen her spirits. Unfortunately, Krissy’s been roped into filling in for a sick elf in the local holiday musical extravaganza. With a demanding director, backstage gossip, and two men in fierce competition for the starring role, it isn’t all sweetness and Christmas lights. Then a murder puts a stop to the production, and Krissy is faced with a pageant of suspects. Could her ex-boyfriend, a fellow elf, really be the culprit as the police are claiming? Or will the actor playing Santa be trading his red suit for an orange jumpsuit? When her behind-the-scenes investigation starts getting dangerous, the only thing Krissy really wants is to make it to Christmas dinner alive. But first she’ll have to finish wrapping up this case…

Author : Lee Hollis
Publisher : Kensington Cozies
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 24,64 MB
Release : 2023-09-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1496743954

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Hayley Powell, a small-town Maine food-and-wine columnist turned sleuth finds herself caught in another murderous mystery, this time at Christmastime. Food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell has never cared much for Bar Harbor’s grouchy town librarian, Agatha Farnsworth. But that doesn’t mean she wishes this Christmas would be her last! Unfortunately, after the Scroogy senior has a fatal—and suspicious—allergic reaction to supposedly non-dairy eggnog. And now it’s up to Hayley to put her sleuthing skills to work and ladle out some justice . . . [*Previously published in Eggnog Murder]

Author : Joanne Fluke
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 15,55 MB
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1617730599

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The holidays are the icing on the cake for bakery owner Hannah Swensen. Surrounded by her loved ones, she has all the ingredients for a perfect Christmas—until murder is added to the mix . . . When it comes to holidays, Minnesotans rise to the occasion—and the little town of Lake Eden is baking up a storm with Hannah leading the way. The annual Christmas Buffet is the final test of the recipes Hannah has collected for the Lake Eden Holiday Buffet Cookbook. The recently divorced Martin Dubinski arrives at the buffet with his new Vegas showgirl wife—all wrapped up in glitter and fur. His ex-wife, however, seems as cool as chilled eggnog. And when Hannah’s mother’s antique Christmas cake knife disappears, its discovery in the décolletage of the new—and now late—Mrs. Dubinski puts the festivities on ice. With everyone stranded at the community center by a blizzard, Hannah puts her investigative skills to the test, using the ingredients at hand: half the town of Lake Eden—and a killer. Now, as the snowdrifts get higher, it’s up to Hannah to dig out all the clues—and make sure that this white Christmas doesn’t bring any more deadly tidings . . . “Wacky and delightful characters, plus tempting recipes from appetizers to desserts, make this lighthearted offering sure to please the palate of any cozy fan.” —Publishers Weekly “Fluke’s talent for spinning a mesmerizing tale carries on in this sixth book, and its holiday recipes are an added treat for readers.” —Times News Record INCLUDES OVER 50 ORIGINAL RECIPES FOR YOU TO TRY!

Author : Summer Prescott
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,81 MB
Release : 2015-12-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781519655431

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A newlywed couple comes to the Inn for their honeymoon and gets an unexpected visit from the bride's sister, who doesn't seem to want to give the new couple any time alone. When the bride disappears, everyone is baffled until Kel remembers a series of unsolved murders that may be related. The new husband behaves strangely, and Chas embarks upon one of the most intense cases of his entire career.

Author : Lee Hollis
Publisher : Kensington Cozies
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 38,10 MB
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1496730925

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Maya and Sandra are friends, fellow moms, and private-detective partners in the picturesque waterfront city of Portland—where sometimes their cases can get as rocky as the Maine coast . . . While private investigator Maya Kendrick is still mentoring her new partner, PTA president Sandra Wallage, in the detective game, the two women don’t need incredible powers of deduction to know their marriages are on the rocks. With Maya’s ex-cop husband in prison and Sandra’s senator spouse separated from her, both find themselves investigating the dating scene. Until Diego Sanchez turns up dead. The flirtatious high school Spanish teacher who had eyes for Maya was poisoned by cookies from a bake sale fundraiser for a Portland High school class trip to Spain. Hired by the students to find out who killed their popular and beloved teacher—including their own children—Maya and Sandra get a real education in parenting, relationships, and murder as their search for whodunit leads them deep into the unpleasant realities found in the small town politics and gossip of their Maine community . . .

Author : Lee Hollis
Publisher : Kensington Cozies
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 20,51 MB
Release : 2018-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1496713907

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Lee Hollis begins a delightful new series in which Poppy Harmon and her friends find that life after retirement can be much busier—and deadlier—than any of them ever anticipated . . . When Poppy goes from complacent retiree to penniless widow in a matter of weeks, the idea of spending her golden years as the biggest charity case in Palm Springs renders her speechless. With no real skills and nothing left to lose, Poppy uses her obsession with true crime shows to start a career as a private eye . . . But after opening the Desert Flowers Detective Agency with help from her two best friends, Violet and Iris, Poppy realizes that age brings wisdom, not business—until she convinces her daughter's handsome boyfriend, Matt, to pose as the face of the agency. It’s not long before Matt’s irresistible act snags a client desperate to retrieve priceless jewelry burglarized from an aging actress at the Palm Leaf Retirement Village. Or before Poppy stumbles upon the bloodied body of the victim’s arch rival . . . In a flash, Poppy’s innocent detective gig is upstaged by a dangerous murder investigation riddled with slimy suspects and unspeakable scandal. As she and her team uncover the truth, Poppy must confront the secrets about her late husband’s past and swiftly catch a killer lurking around the retirement community—even if it means turning her world upside down all over again.

Author : Summer Prescott
Publisher :
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 46,52 MB
Release : 2019-06-23
Category :
ISBN : 9781075760105

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'Til death does them part...Bed and breakfast owner, Melissa Beckett, who just so happens to be a cupcake baker and an amateur sleuth extraordinaire, has her hands full this holiday season. Business is booming at the Inn, and love is in the air when a wedding party books the entire facility.A newlywed couple comes to the Inn for their honeymoon and gets an unexpected visit from the bride's sister, who doesn't seem to want to give the new couple any time alone. When the bride disappears, everyone is baffled until Missy's internationally renowned artist pal, Phillip "Kel" Kellerman, remembers a series of unsolved murders that may be related. The new husband behaves strangely, giving Missy cause for concern, and bringing back haunting memories for her best friend, Echo. Her dashing hubby, Detective Chas Beckett, soon embarks upon one of the most intense cases of his entire career. What he discovers, with the help of his sleuthing friends, will touch them all.

Author : Amy Pershing
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 38,80 MB
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0593199170

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Christmas is coming to Cape Cod, but when Sam Barnes finds a very dead Santa in a very hip restaurant, it’s up to her to sift out suspects who have been naughty vs. nice…. Professional foodie Samantha Barnes has a simple Christmas list: a quiet holiday at home with her dog and a certain handsome harbor master; no embarrassing viral videos; and no finding dead bodies. Unfortunately she’s got family visiting, she’s spending a lot of time in front of the camera, and she’s just stumbled over the lifeless body of the town’s Santa Claus. Plus, Sam’s plans for Christmas Eve are getting complicated. There’s the great eggnog debate among her very opinionated guests. There’s the “all edible” Christmas tree to decorate. And there’s her Feast of the Five Fishes prepare. Nonetheless, Sam finds herself once again in the role of sleuth. She needs to find out who slayed this Santa—but can she pull off a perfect feast and nab a killer?