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    Blue for Christmas: A Romantic Christmas Story
    Blue for Christmas: A Romantic Christmas Story
    Blue for Christmas: A Romantic Christmas Story
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    Blue for Christmas: A Romantic Christmas Story

    By Rusty Fischer

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    In Blue for Christmas, a nosy private eye gets more than she bargained for when a suspicious wife suspects her husband of foul play.

    This 4,530-word short story is 29 pages long.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRusty Fischer
    Release dateJul 19, 2011
    Blue for Christmas: A Romantic Christmas Story
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    Rusty Fischer

    Rusty Fischer is a full-time freelance writer, multi-published ghostwriter and the author of dozens of published books across a variety of genres, from nonfiction to fiction, including his popular A Living Dead Love Story series from Medallion Press. Visit him at www.rustyfischer.com to read more!

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      Book preview

      Blue for Christmas - Rusty Fischer

      Blue for Christmas:

      A Romantic Christmas Story

      By Rusty Fischer, author of A Town Called Snowflake

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      Blue for Christmas

      Rusty Fischer

      Copyright 2012 by Rusty Fischer

      Smashwords Edition

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      This is a work of fiction. All of the names, characters, places and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.

      Cover credit: © detailblick – Fotolia

      This story was formerly released under the title Snooping Around in Snowflake.

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      Author’s Note:

      The following is a FREE short story edited by the author himself. If you see any glaring mistakes, I apologize and hope you don’t take it out on my poor characters, who had nothing to do with their author’s bad grammar! Happy reading… and happy holidays!

      Enjoy!

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      Blue for Christmas:

      A Romantic Christmas Story

      She shows up the Monday after Thanksgiving, 9:01 a.m., clutching moist tissues and dabbing dry eyes.

      Welcome to Snooping Around Snowflake, I say, greeting her at my office door before showing her to the seat across from my cluttered desk. What can I do for you, Mrs. Fletcher?

      She smiles, edging crow’s feet from around both of her sad,

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