Dusty’s Christmas Surprise

A holiday mystery with a dark twist in the mode of 1940s Christmas noir like Coverup, Lady on a Train, and Lady in the Lake. 

 

’Twas three weeks before Christmas, 1948, when Dusty the cat revealed a deadly surprise beneath Jessica and James’s Christmas tree.  What’s in the mystery gift?  Who left it there?  How does it endanger Jessica?  Those questions are the start of an adventure Jess must face with her husband, plunging them into a world of secret identities, a past murder,  a family’s vengeance, and a harrowing skate down a frozen pond in Central Park.  Join Jessica Minton, her husband James Crawford, her sister Liz, and Liz’s husband Detective Leo McLaughlan, plus colleagues on a radio suspense program, in unraveling a deadly mystery that ends in a terrifying New Year’s Eve blizzard.  All set in motion by Dusty and a shattered Christmas ornament. A holiday mystery with a dark twist in the mode of 1940s Christmas noir like Coverup, Lady on a Train, and Lady in the Lake.

Dusty says, “This mystery is the cat’s meow when it comes to Christmas presents!”

 

 

 

 

 

Take a sneak peek by clicking here.   Dusty says, “Don’t be a scaredy cat!”TBA

 

 

Enjoy a fun report on my adventures researching the New York City settings and events that provide the background for Jessica and Company’s exciting adventures.  Click here for my blog.

 

Keep checking back for more sneak peeks, blogs on the novel, discussion questions, etc to be posted over the following weeks.

 

To order Dusty’s Christmas Surprise:

Click on Amazon Paperback or on Kindle.
Click here to purchase from Bookshop.org. TBA
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If you want a signed copy, come see me at one of my upcoming appearances.  Click here for my schedule.

 

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Last Edited:  11/06/26