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Murder, She Wrote: A Little Yuletide Murder
Donald Bain, Jessica Fletcher
Spend the holidays with America's favorite sleuth...
A Slay Ride For Santa Jessica Fletcher unwraps a deadly puzzle when she sets out
to discover who killed “Santa Claus” – a.k.a. her neighbor
Rory Brent, who played St. Nick at the town’s yearly
Christmas Eve celebration. Cabot Cove, Maine’s most famous mystery writer had been
planning on spending a cozy Christmas at home, but murder
never takes a holiday. Brent was found shot to death on
his farm, and there will be no peaces on earth until his
killer is found. Everyone assumes the culprit is Brent’s
longtime enemy, Jake Walther, the meanest man in town.
Jake is crazy as a coot, sour as green apples, and as bad
tempered as a cat with its tail caught in a screen door.
But Jessica soon uncovers evidence that makes her believe
the sheriff has arrested the wrong person. Snooping into
the small town’s past for a motive, Jessica is determined
to deliver the real killer before Christmas. The trouble
is, the next sound she hears this silent night may be a
scream – her own. Originally published October
1998
Signet (Mystery), November 2005
304 pages ISBN: 0451194756 Paperback (reprint) $6.50
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