Cherry Hills Case Files: Holiday Holdup

By Paige Sleuth

Santa knows when he's been naughty . . .

Imogene Little doesn't expect to be held at gunpoint during a routine bank visit, but that's exactly what happens when an opportunistic robber dressed as Santa Claus decides to make an unauthorized withdrawal on Christmas Eve 1999.

Traumatic as it is, Imogene has no time to dwell over the harrowing ordeal. An abandoned black cat needs a helping hand, and animal-loving Imogene has never been one to turn her back on a kitty in crisis. But she may be in for a seasonal surprise when her rescue mission puts her in the path of the Yuletide criminal she had hoped never to see again.

This holiday short story is meant to be a shorter peek into the world of Cherry Hills, Washington and the Cozy Cat Caper Mystery series. It was previously published as part of the Festive Mayhem anthology.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Marla Bradeen
• Release date: Jan 31, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005804817

Paige Sleuth

Paige Sleuth is a pseudonym for mystery author Marla Bradeen (http://www.marlabradeen.com/). She plots murder during the day and fights for mattress space with her two rescue cats at night. When not attending to her cats' demands, she writes.Please join her readers' group so she can keep in touch: http://hyperurl.co/readersgroup

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Cherry Hills Case Files: Holiday Holdup

A Cozy Cat Caper Mystery

Short Book 2

Paige Sleuth

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Santa knows when he’s been naughty . . .

Imogene Little doesn’t expect to be held at gunpoint during a routine bank visit, but that’s exactly what happens when an opportunistic robber dressed as Santa Claus decides to make an unauthorized withdrawal on Christmas Eve 1999.

Traumatic as it is, Imogene has no time to dwell over the harrowing ordeal. An abandoned black cat needs a helping hand, and animal-loving Imogene has never been one to turn her back on a kitty in crisis. But she may be in for a seasonal surprise when her rescue mission puts her in the path of the Yuletide criminal she had hoped never to see again.

This holiday short story is meant to be a shorter peek into the world of Cherry Hills, Washington and the Cozy Cat Caper Mystery series. It was previously published as part of the Festive Mayhem anthology.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

CHERRY HILLS CASE FILES: NEFARIOUS NEW YEAR

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

CHAPTER ONE

Imogene Little gritted her teeth as the soft music piping through the lobby speakers reached her ears. All I Want for Christmas Is You was playing—again. And as much as Imogene enjoyed the song at the start of the holiday season, she was just