An Artist's Last Noel
(2026)(Book 1.5 in the Tilly Whitewood Murder Mystery series)
A Story by Penny Fields-Schneider
Bushfires, a missing ring, a dead artist—could this be murder?
Christmas 1912, Bongala. After weeks of raging bushfires, the small town offers refuge—and a fragile sense of peace—to weary rural families. Bush nurse Tilly Whitewood is hoping for a quiet Christmas in her new home. But peace is short-lived.
On Christmas morning, a beloved elderly artist is found dead in the dining room of the Cedar Inn, his final canvas left unfinished. Most are content to call it a gentle passing, but Tilly is not so sure. When a priceless sapphire ring disappears from a guest’s room, she alone suspects the two events are connected.
With whispers of theft threatening to ruin an innocent girl, Tilly must trust her instincts—and her gift for noticing what others overlook—before the guests scatter back into the countryside and the truth slips away.
An Artist'''s Last Noel is a cosy Christmas novella of mystery, art, and quiet courage, returning Tilly Whitewood to centre stage in a tender story of grief, suspicion, and the fragile goodwill of a town recovering from fire.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Christmas 1912, Bongala. After weeks of raging bushfires, the small town offers refuge—and a fragile sense of peace—to weary rural families. Bush nurse Tilly Whitewood is hoping for a quiet Christmas in her new home. But peace is short-lived.
On Christmas morning, a beloved elderly artist is found dead in the dining room of the Cedar Inn, his final canvas left unfinished. Most are content to call it a gentle passing, but Tilly is not so sure. When a priceless sapphire ring disappears from a guest’s room, she alone suspects the two events are connected.
With whispers of theft threatening to ruin an innocent girl, Tilly must trust her instincts—and her gift for noticing what others overlook—before the guests scatter back into the countryside and the truth slips away.
An Artist'''s Last Noel is a cosy Christmas novella of mystery, art, and quiet courage, returning Tilly Whitewood to centre stage in a tender story of grief, suspicion, and the fragile goodwill of a town recovering from fire.
Genre: Cozy Mystery