Claus for Suspicion
(2025)(The second book in the Jingle Bell Mysteries series)
A novel by Kristi Holl
After making a not-so-merry discovery, Kaylee Bleu must unmask a murderer at large in Turtle Cove, Washington.
There’s no time like the present as Kaylee Bleu, owner of The Flower Patch, and the other residents of beautiful Turtle Cove, Washington, prepare for Dickens on Main. The holiday festival promises delightful attractions, including Santa’s workshop and a one-man show based on A Christmas Carol. One of the activities Kaylee is most excited about is an evening carriage ride with her handsome friend Reese Holt—but she receives a horrible shock when she reaches under the seat for a blanket and discovers a dead man dressed in a Santa suit.
The police rule the death a homicide, and the prime suspect is Kaylee’s friend Chet Johnson. Kaylee knows the authorities are barking up the wrong Christmas tree, and she resolves to clear Chet’s name. As Kaylee and Reese attempt to unravel the mystery, blackmail notes begin popping up around town, and they’re written on delivery cards from her shop, The Flower Patch. Now Kaylee must clear her own name too. Will she succeed before two innocent people are raked over the coals?
This clever whodunit is a must-read for fans of cozy mysteries, holiday stories, female friendships, and light romance.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
There’s no time like the present as Kaylee Bleu, owner of The Flower Patch, and the other residents of beautiful Turtle Cove, Washington, prepare for Dickens on Main. The holiday festival promises delightful attractions, including Santa’s workshop and a one-man show based on A Christmas Carol. One of the activities Kaylee is most excited about is an evening carriage ride with her handsome friend Reese Holt—but she receives a horrible shock when she reaches under the seat for a blanket and discovers a dead man dressed in a Santa suit.
The police rule the death a homicide, and the prime suspect is Kaylee’s friend Chet Johnson. Kaylee knows the authorities are barking up the wrong Christmas tree, and she resolves to clear Chet’s name. As Kaylee and Reese attempt to unravel the mystery, blackmail notes begin popping up around town, and they’re written on delivery cards from her shop, The Flower Patch. Now Kaylee must clear her own name too. Will she succeed before two innocent people are raked over the coals?
This clever whodunit is a must-read for fans of cozy mysteries, holiday stories, female friendships, and light romance.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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