An Aunt Bessie Cold Case: Books 7-9
(2025)(A book in the Aunt Bessie Cold Case Mystery series)
An omnibus of novels by Diana Xarissa
The seventh, eighth, and ninth books in the series in one collection.
The Goodman File
Elizabeth Cubbon, called Bessie by nearly everyone, has many friends on the Isle of Man. She’s called the island home for more years than she wants to remember. When one of her friends, Mary Quayle, asks for a favour, Bessie is quick to agree. Mary is hoping that Bessie can track down Walter Bolton, a man who was once friends with her husband, George.
While doing her best to find Walter, Bessie is also busy with the cold case unit’s next investigation. Eleven years ago, Lance Goodman was stabbed to death while wearing a Santa suit and sitting inside Santa’s sleigh in a department store in a small town in the US. As the unit begins to go through the case file, they quickly discover that a lot of things were missed during the initial investigation.
Can Bessie and the cold case unit discover who killed Lance Goodman? Can Bessie’s network of friends across the island track down Walter Bolton? Can the Seaview’s new pastry chef come up with more than a half-dozen different types of fairy cakes?
The Howard File
Police Inspector Andrew Cheatham is back on the island with another murder investigation for the cold case unit. On paper, it seems as if the case should have been solved decades earlier. Craig Howard was stabbed to death in a small pub, leaving behind only four possible suspects in the case.
Elizabeth Cubbon, Bessie to her friends, finds the new case frustrating. As if that weren't enough to worry about, her friend Maggie Shimmin is convinced that someone is trying to kill her. Maggie knows exactly who is behind what she insists are attempts on her life, but Bessie isn’t anywhere near as certain.
Can Bessie and the cold case unit find Craig’s killer? Can Bessie convince Maggie to go to the police with her suspicions? And, after eight months of working together, can Bessie and her friends actually start to get to know Charles and Harry, the other two members of the unit?
The Irving File
It’s time for Bessie and her friends to consider another cold case. This time, one of Andrew’s work colleagues has come over to the island to observe the cold case unit at work. He’s going to be starting his own unit soon, and he wants to learn all that he can about what makes the unit on the island so successful.
As it’s the beginning of tourist season on the island, Bessie has trouble helping Andrew''s friend find a place to stay. Eventually he ends up in a small hotel in Lonan, one that is owned by one of Bessie’s friends. But there’s a stranger staying at the hotel, a man who claims to be a long-lost relative of the owner. Bessie can’t help but suspect a con.
Can the cold case unit solve another case and keep their perfect record intact? Can Bessie investigate her friend’s ‘nephew’ without upsetting that friend? And does Andy Caine really want to buy a mansion with twelve bedrooms when he’s going to be living alone?
Genre: Cozy Mystery
The Goodman File
Elizabeth Cubbon, called Bessie by nearly everyone, has many friends on the Isle of Man. She’s called the island home for more years than she wants to remember. When one of her friends, Mary Quayle, asks for a favour, Bessie is quick to agree. Mary is hoping that Bessie can track down Walter Bolton, a man who was once friends with her husband, George.
While doing her best to find Walter, Bessie is also busy with the cold case unit’s next investigation. Eleven years ago, Lance Goodman was stabbed to death while wearing a Santa suit and sitting inside Santa’s sleigh in a department store in a small town in the US. As the unit begins to go through the case file, they quickly discover that a lot of things were missed during the initial investigation.
Can Bessie and the cold case unit discover who killed Lance Goodman? Can Bessie’s network of friends across the island track down Walter Bolton? Can the Seaview’s new pastry chef come up with more than a half-dozen different types of fairy cakes?
The Howard File
Police Inspector Andrew Cheatham is back on the island with another murder investigation for the cold case unit. On paper, it seems as if the case should have been solved decades earlier. Craig Howard was stabbed to death in a small pub, leaving behind only four possible suspects in the case.
Elizabeth Cubbon, Bessie to her friends, finds the new case frustrating. As if that weren't enough to worry about, her friend Maggie Shimmin is convinced that someone is trying to kill her. Maggie knows exactly who is behind what she insists are attempts on her life, but Bessie isn’t anywhere near as certain.
Can Bessie and the cold case unit find Craig’s killer? Can Bessie convince Maggie to go to the police with her suspicions? And, after eight months of working together, can Bessie and her friends actually start to get to know Charles and Harry, the other two members of the unit?
The Irving File
It’s time for Bessie and her friends to consider another cold case. This time, one of Andrew’s work colleagues has come over to the island to observe the cold case unit at work. He’s going to be starting his own unit soon, and he wants to learn all that he can about what makes the unit on the island so successful.
As it’s the beginning of tourist season on the island, Bessie has trouble helping Andrew''s friend find a place to stay. Eventually he ends up in a small hotel in Lonan, one that is owned by one of Bessie’s friends. But there’s a stranger staying at the hotel, a man who claims to be a long-lost relative of the owner. Bessie can’t help but suspect a con.
Can the cold case unit solve another case and keep their perfect record intact? Can Bessie investigate her friend’s ‘nephew’ without upsetting that friend? And does Andy Caine really want to buy a mansion with twelve bedrooms when he’s going to be living alone?
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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