Yule be Sorry
(2025)(The second book in the Kayla Brodie Holiday Murder Mystery series)
A Story by Vivian Vale
A Kayla Brodie Christmas Mystery
'Tis the season for murder in this charming holiday cozy mystery!
Travel photographer Kayla Brodie arrives in picturesque Skaneateles, New York, expecting nothing more than quaint Victorian decorations, hot chocolate, and a heartwarming Dickens Christmas Festival to document for her blog. What she gets instead is a front-row seat to murder.
When her college friend's brother Jason'''the festival's nervous but endearing Scrooge—is found dead behind the stage on opening night, the entire town is shocked. Jason was beloved by everyone... or so it seemed. With her loyal black Labrador Nox by her side, Kayla discovers that behind the twinkling Christmas lights and festive caroling, someone has been stealing from the festival's charity accounts. And Jason found out.
As the investigation unfolds, Kayla uncovers:
• A four-generation legacy of family fraud and rationalized theft
• A missing antique pocket watch that holds the key to solving the crime
• Secret financial records hidden in a hollowed-out copy of "A Christmas Carol"
• A killer who will do anything to protect their reputation and stolen fortune
With Detective Melissa Winters initially skeptical of her help, a grieving friend desperate for answers, and a theatrical festival director determined that the show must go on, Kayla must use her photographer's eye for detail to catch a murderer before they can destroy the evidence—and escape justice.
Can Kayla solve the mystery before Christmas, or will this holiday season end in tragedy?
Genre: Mystery
'Tis the season for murder in this charming holiday cozy mystery!
Travel photographer Kayla Brodie arrives in picturesque Skaneateles, New York, expecting nothing more than quaint Victorian decorations, hot chocolate, and a heartwarming Dickens Christmas Festival to document for her blog. What she gets instead is a front-row seat to murder.
When her college friend's brother Jason'''the festival's nervous but endearing Scrooge—is found dead behind the stage on opening night, the entire town is shocked. Jason was beloved by everyone... or so it seemed. With her loyal black Labrador Nox by her side, Kayla discovers that behind the twinkling Christmas lights and festive caroling, someone has been stealing from the festival's charity accounts. And Jason found out.
As the investigation unfolds, Kayla uncovers:
• A four-generation legacy of family fraud and rationalized theft
• A missing antique pocket watch that holds the key to solving the crime
• Secret financial records hidden in a hollowed-out copy of "A Christmas Carol"
• A killer who will do anything to protect their reputation and stolen fortune
With Detective Melissa Winters initially skeptical of her help, a grieving friend desperate for answers, and a theatrical festival director determined that the show must go on, Kayla must use her photographer's eye for detail to catch a murderer before they can destroy the evidence—and escape justice.
Can Kayla solve the mystery before Christmas, or will this holiday season end in tragedy?
Genre: Mystery
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