Cozy Mystery Author 

Santa, Snowflakes & Strychnine

Will Christmas Eve be a time of joy or will Katie and her beloved retriever be caught in a deathtrap?

Christmas is fast approaching, but the joy and activity of the holiday season is marred by death. There’s a history between Katie’s landlady, Ida Clemashevski, and her neighbor, the elegant Grace Loehr. The two hadn’t spoken in 40 years and had just recently made amends. But when they both bid on the same unusual art piece at the Holiday Gala, the claws come out again. Katie Wilk’s idea is to have the artist simply make another of his intricate creations, something along the same lines, but when she goes to his studio to propose the idea, she discovers he’s been murdered.

Suspects abound, but then Grace also dies unexpectedly. Are the two deaths related? Katie’s landlady is the police chief’s main suspect for the crimes, and the only way to show proof of Ida’s innocence is to find the guilty party. It doesn’t look good. 

The clues mount up, and Katie and Maverick find themselves braving a bitter Minnesota winter storm in order to catch the killer. Will Christmas Eve be a time of joy or will Katie and her beloved retriever be caught in a deathtrap?

PAPERBACK DETAILS:

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Secret Staircase Books, an imprint of Columbine Publishing Group, LLC (September 26, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 306 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1649141084
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1649141088
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.77 x 8 inches

eBOOK DETAILS:

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BFS4ML1Y
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Secret Staircase Books, an imprint of Columbine Publishing Group, LLC (October 12, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 12, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1323 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 271 pages

Santa, Snowflakes & Strychnine Awards

2023 Finalist for Mystery and Mayhem/ Chanticleer International Book Awards

Mystery and Mayhem Finalist

Book Reviews

Karin
December 5, 2023

I enjoyed this story and recommended the book.

Who killed Phillip McCall and why??? Fencing artifacts??? Encaustics (especially in painting and ceramics) using pigments mixed with hot wax that are burned in as an inlay. (I HAD to figure out what it means) I enjoyed this story and recommended the book.

Mandy
December 23, 2022

Wonderful!

I really enjoyed this story, the characters, and the setting. And I love Maverick!