The Gingerbread Men Murder

By Alice Webb

When Alma hoped for some excitement at a dull Christmas get-together, she did not have a murder in mind. Could the death be linked to someone sabotaging the gingerbread men? And why are there rumours of a thief? Fuelled by shortbread and jam tarts, Alma Easter thinks she knows the answers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alice Webb
• Release date: Nov 29, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005742560

Alice Webb

Alice Webb can be found writing mysteries, eating cake or doing both at the same time.

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The Gingerbread Men Murder

A Christmas Mystery

Alice Webb

Copyright © 2020 by Alice Webb

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Cover illustration © 2020 by Alice Webb

The Gingerbread Men Murder

Alma regretted her decision. An acquaintance of hers called Sandra Saleen had lured her to this intimate sitting-room get-together with the promise of baked goods (her weakness!) but the bounty had yet to live up to expectations. There had, however, been plenty of tone-deaf carolling, miles of popcorn to thread (what a waste of food) and pages of poems read with long significant pauses to show the audience where the insightful bits were. Alma would not have known it was possible to