Cherry Hills Case Files: Nefarious New Year

By Paige Sleuth

New year, new attempted murder.

Imogene Little thinks nothing of organizing a New Year's gathering between a few neighbors on the eve of the millennium. But when Josh Barnaby ends up deathly ill, she can't help but wonder if one of her other guests might be guilty of trying to end Josh's life.

Much to Imogene's chagrin, Josh's wife doesn't seem to be all that concerned about her husband's turn for the worse. But is Nicole Barnaby a would-be killer, or does that honor belong to one of the other partygoers? Imogene's not sure, but, with a helping paw from her foster cat Cleopatra, the amateur sleuth hopes she can solve this holiday "whodunit" before the clock strikes midnight.

This seasonal 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 2 anthology and also includes a recipe, plus an excerpt from the first book in the main series, Murder in Cherry Hills.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Marla Bradeen
• Release date: Feb 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005834753

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: Nefarious New Year

A Cozy Cat Caper Mystery

Short Book 3

Paige Sleuth

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New year, new attempted murder.

Imogene Little thinks nothing of organizing a New Year’s gathering between a few neighbors on the eve of the millennium. But when Josh Barnaby ends up deathly ill, she can’t help but wonder if one of her other guests might be guilty of trying to end Josh’s life.

Much to Imogene’s chagrin, Josh’s wife doesn’t seem to be all that concerned about her husband’s turn for the worse. But is Nicole Barnaby a would-be killer, or does that honor belong to one of the other partygoers? Imogene’s not sure, but, with a helping paw from her foster cat Cleopatra, the amateur sleuth hopes she can solve this holiday whodunit before the clock strikes midnight.

This seasonal 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 2 anthology and also includes a recipe, plus an excerpt from the first book in the main series, Murder in Cherry Hills.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

RECIPE

NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

MURDER IN CHERRY HILLS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

CHAPTER ONE

Have you lost your ever-lovin’ mind?

Imogene Little lifted her chin, her auburn hair falling away from her face. Defiance flashed through her as she stared up into Kenny Davenport’s incredulous face. I’ll have you know, my mind is fully intact, thank you very much. And this news can hardly be much of a surprise. I’ve been cutting back on my meat intake for months now.

"Yeah, but this is the first I’ve heard of you going full-blown vegetarian." Kenny puckered