The Twelve Books of Christmas - (Bibliophile Mystery) by Kate Carlisle (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

"Kate Carlisle never fails to make me laugh, even as she has me turning the pages to see what's going to happen next."--Miranda James, New York Times bestselling author of the Cat in the Stacks Mysteries

"Another superb entry....Quirky characters and an intriguing cookbook with a fabulous history add to the fun. Highly entertaining."--Carolyn Hart, New York Times bestselling author of the Death on Demand Mysteries

"A gently paced, intelligently plotted tale that educates while it entertains."--Crimespree Magazine

"Another suspenseful and humorous mystery full of quirky characters [who] you'll want to visit again and again."--Fresh Fiction

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