Sharon Daynard

With one week until Christmas, picturesque Points North, New Hampshire, hasn't seen as much as a token flurry and the temperatures are almost as high as local tempers. The lack of snow, however, is the least of Liesl Alan's worries.Liesl teaches geology, collects rocks, minerals and ex-husbands-three at last count. On the brink of turning forty, she finds herself living amongst a group of eccentric "innmates" at the Muddled Moose, an inn her family has owned for generations. Hardly in the Christmas spirit, the last thing Liesl's looking forward to is a night of wearing a too tight, too ruffled, too plaid gown for the village's annual Home for the Holidays open house celebration.When the event ends in a fiasco and someone from the Muddled Moose is found murdered, Liesl becomes the prime suspect of everyone from the lead homicide detective to her own mother. Fellow residents at the inn are even offering fashion tips for her inevitable perp walk and mug shot.Determined to prove her innocence and find the real killer, Liesl teams up with a private eye wannabe. With a list of suspects that might as well include all of Points North, she has her work cut out for her, especially when each new clue points her in a different direction.

Murder Points North

Mary Mackey

Barbara Metzger

Laird Long

Barb Goffman

Herschel Cozine

Mary Patterson Thornburg

Lesley A. Diehl

Toni Goodyear

Big Jim Williams

Elizabeth Hosang

Randall DeWitt

Sarafina Gravagno

Rhett Shepard

Warren Bull

Lee Hammerschmidt

You can’t keep a good turkey down! In 2010, The Killer Wore Cranberry showed how funny murder and food could be. In 2012, Untreed Reads presented a new installment of the worldwide, bestselling anthology (The Killer Wore Cranberry: A Second Helping) proving that this was a hilarious mystery anthology with legs. Drumsticks, to be exact. It’s 2013 and Killer is back with all new crimes, all new capers and all new laughs that are guaranteed to make you forget the in-laws at this year’s holiday gathering. Join all of these fantastic authors as they make your Thanksgiving holiday murderous and fill you with laughter: Barbara Metzger, Mary Mackey, Toni Goodyear, Barb Goffman, Herschel Cozine, Lesley A. Diehl, Big Jim Williams, Elizabeth Hosang, Randall DeWitt, Sharon Daynard, Sarafina Gravagno, Laird Long, Rhett Shepard, Warren Bull, Lee Hammerschmidt and Mary Patterson Thornburg. This year Killer is also introducing great recipes from vegan cookbook author Lisa Wagner to accompany the stories. After all, you can’t have murder and humor on an empty stomach! So loosen your belt, push out from the table a bit and get ready to devour some of the funniest crimes you’ll ever experience at a Thanksgiving table. There’s always Room for Thirds!

The Killer Wore Cranberry: Room for Thirds

Sharon Daynard

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