Christmas Capers: A Backyard Farming Mystery, #4

By Vikki Walton

A humbugging amateur sleuth. A spree of seasonal capers disrupting a charming mountain town's Christmas cheer. When the clues turn darker than a lump of coal, can Anne find her festive spirit in time to crack the case before her holidays turn disastrous?

 

Despite being surrounded by fresh mountain air and her well-meaning friends, Anne's struggling to trade her "humbug" mood for holiday cheer. The recent move to the charming alpine town of Carolan Springs was supposed to be a festive fresh start, but she just can't seem to shake her inner Grinch.

 

Her excitement finally builds when a series of Christmas capers—holiday light showings gone dark, gift-wrapped packages pilfered from doorsteps—has residents being anything but merry and bright. Anne's amateur sleuthing senses tingle at the chance of solving this very unseasonable crime spree. 

 

But as Anne untangles the tinsel-wrapped clues, it becomes chillingly clear this is no typical case of simple Yuletide pranks. Someone's playing a deadly game of cat-and-mouse, and Anne may be the next bull's-eye on their naughty list.

 

Can this reluctant Scrooge find her Christmas spirit in time to crack the case before the last string of lights goes dark? Or will her holiday turn from bah-humbug to outright disastrous, leaving Carolan Springs blanketed in darker consequences than piles of fresh snow?

 

Filled with eccentric characters, warm and fuzzy feelings, and more twists than a striped candy cane, this Christmas cozy will rekindle your love of classic holiday whodunits. Curl up and indulge in Christmas Capers—a feel-good mystery guaranteeing toasty warm fuzzies all season long!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Morewellson, Ltd.
• Release date: Dec 10, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393193760

Vikki Walton

Vikki Walton loves to travel so it was no surprise when the idea for a travel mystery series germinated. Vikki has also done house and pet sits across the globe so she knew there would be lots of opportunities for fun, new mysteries for senior sleuth, Viviane Masters. In addition to travel, Vikki enjoys design, gardening, and hiking in the beautiful Colorado mountains where she lives.

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