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Tales and Talismans
(2026)(The ninth book in the Magical Bookstore Mystery series)
A novel by Sue Hollowell
The real Solstice Star vanished thirty years ago. Now someone is willing to kill to find it.
Arabella is hoping for a peaceful holiday season—until sabotage darkens Port Havenwood’s Winter Festival and its beloved decorations coordinator is found murdered. The ceremonial Star displayed nearby is gone, but it was only a replica. Somewhere in town, the genuine magical talisman is still hidden.
With Detective Reed, Danica, Maddie, and her fashionable familiar Marcel at her side, Arabella follows a trail of literary riddles through rare books, carved ornaments, and secrets buried by the town’s Founding Families. Every clue points back to an ancestor branded a thief, a mysterious disappearance, and a magical feud Port Havenwood would rather forget.
But the murderer is following the same trail.
To protect the Star and expose a thirty-year-old lie, Arabella must solve the victim''s final puzzle before the killer reaches the last clue.
This Winter Festival, the most dangerous gift is the one everyone wants.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Arabella is hoping for a peaceful holiday season—until sabotage darkens Port Havenwood’s Winter Festival and its beloved decorations coordinator is found murdered. The ceremonial Star displayed nearby is gone, but it was only a replica. Somewhere in town, the genuine magical talisman is still hidden.
With Detective Reed, Danica, Maddie, and her fashionable familiar Marcel at her side, Arabella follows a trail of literary riddles through rare books, carved ornaments, and secrets buried by the town’s Founding Families. Every clue points back to an ancestor branded a thief, a mysterious disappearance, and a magical feud Port Havenwood would rather forget.
But the murderer is following the same trail.
To protect the Star and expose a thirty-year-old lie, Arabella must solve the victim''s final puzzle before the killer reaches the last clue.
This Winter Festival, the most dangerous gift is the one everyone wants.
Genre: Cozy Mystery