The Christmas Kettle Caper

The Christmas Kettle Caper
Author: C.H. Sessums
Publisher: Cactus Rose Press
Total Pages: 65
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Genre: Fiction
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Christmas festivities are swinging into high gear, but it's the arrival of a stranger connected to their past that has Jenny worried about J.D.'s tenuous sobriety. The year 1937 has been full of ups and downs for my dad and me, but I can look back and see far more good than bad. Still, with holiday revelry comes liquor, and I can't help feeling catastrophe is waiting for us. I'm startled when a mysterious stranger mistakes me for my dead mother, but it's the far-off expression on Dad's face that really frightens me. Will the ghosts of a particular Christmas past threaten our chance for better days in 1938?

The Red Kettle Caper

The Red Kettle Caper
Author: Donna Bender Hood
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2017-02-24
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1524585254

No one expects to be kidnapped. But when Barbara Finley was abducted for the second time, she worried about that old adage about bad things happening in threes. Jonathan J. Silver thought a third time was a good idea.

The Killer Jack Mystery

The Killer Jack Mystery
Author: C.H. Sessums
Publisher: Cactus Rose Press
Total Pages: 175
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Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A trip to state prison puts Jenny on the trail for a stolen necklace and right into the path of a killer… The lights are just about to go out for good in my father's PI office when I get an unexpected call from the state penitentiary. My mother's only brother was sent up for robbery years ago, and now he needs Dad's help to get his daughter out of trouble. It's impossible for me to be sure that the pendant around Cousin Betty's neck is stolen, but one thing's for sure—she doesn't want to talk about where it came from. When my cousin gets gunned down walking home and the necklace disappears, I realize I'm not only looking for a thief . . . I'm dealing with a murderer. Can I track down the identity of a man named Jack in time, or will he disappear into the shadows, only to kill again?

Khan's Christmas Capers

Khan's Christmas Capers
Author: KJ Cornwall
Publisher: Hendry Publishing
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2023-11-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Amateur sleuths Jessie Harper and George Jenkins, of the Dale Street Private Investigations Agency, and Jessie’s companion, the mysterious talking cat Khan set off on another murder investigation in 1930's Liverpool, England. Their old friend and mentor, Detective Sergeant Bill Roberts of the Liverpool City Police asks them to take on a cold case, a dockland murder with supernatural elements. They agree and start their own investigation just before the fifth anniversary of the murder on Christmas Eve. Their suspect is Jack Crawley, a rough dock worker with a quick temper and a history of violence. As they approach him, he denies knowing anything about the murder, but his nervousness suggests otherwise. Following Khan's lead, they investigate further and eventually uncover the truth behind the crime.

Cherry Blossom Capers

Cherry Blossom Capers
Author: Gina Conroy
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 160742732X

Encounter mystery, mayhem, and murder near Washington, DC, alongside four professional females. White House assistant chef Tara Whitley works with an old flame, FBI agent Jack Courtland, to stop a plot to sabotage a state-dinner. Attorney Ciara Turner and her nemesis Daniel Evans have trials tracking down a judge’s murderer. Archeologist intern Samantha Steele and security guard Nick Porter are on the heels of a dangerous forger. Shop owner Susan Holland and renovator Vince Martini turn upside down her late uncle’s mansion while investigating a string of mysterious accidents. Will these sleuthing couples’ machinations move them into matrimony?