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Dead and gondola / Ann Claire.

Claire, Ann, (author.).

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"In this series debut, a mysterious bookshop visitor dies under murderous circumstances, compelling the Christie sisters and their cat, Agatha, to call on all they've learned about solving mysteries from their favorite novelist. Ellie Christie is thrilled to begin a new chapter. She's recently returned to her tiny Colorado hometown to run her family's historic bookshop with her elder sister, Meg, and their beloved cat, Agatha. Perched in a Swiss-style hamlet accessible by ski gondola and a twisty mountain road, the Book Chalet is a famed bibliophile destination known for its maze of shelves and relaxing reading lounge. At least, until trouble blows in with a wintry whiteout. A man is found dead on the gondola and a rockslide throws the town into lockdown-no one in, no one out. The victim was a mysterious stranger who visited the bookshop. At the time, his only blunders were disrupting a book club and leaving behind a first-edition Agatha Christie novel, written under a pseudonym. However, once revealed, the man's identity shocks the town. Motives and secrets swirl like the snow, but when the police narrow in on the sisters' close friends, the Christies have to act. Although the only Agatha in their family tree is their cat, Ellie and Meg know a lot about mysteries and realize they must summon their inner Miss Marple to trek through a blizzard of clues before the killer turns the page to their final chapter"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593496343
  • ISBN: 0593496345
  • Physical Description: 322 pages ; 21 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Bantam, [2022]
Subject: Bookstores > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Genre: Detective and mystery fiction.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cass County Library-Garden City F CLA 2022 (Text) 0002206011187 Adult Fiction Available -
Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center F CLA 2022 (Text) 0002206011195 Adult Fiction Available -
Adair County Public Library A F Claire (Text) 34029002698487 Fiction Available -
St. Joseph - Carnegie Library MYSTERY CLA (Text) 32002005772437 Adult Mystery Available -
St. Joseph - Downtown Library MYSTERY CLA (Text) 32002005772429 Adult Mystery Available -
St. Joseph - East Hills Library MYSTERY CLA (Text) 32002005772452 Adult Mystery Available -
St. Joseph - Washington Park Library MYSTERY CLA (Text) 32002005772445 Adult Mystery Available -
Webster County-Main Library-Marshfield MYSTERY Claire (Text) 3991368964 * Adult Mystery Available -

Syndetic Solutions - Publishers Weekly Review for ISBN Number 9780593496343
Dead and Gondola : A Christie Bookshop Mystery
Dead and Gondola : A Christie Bookshop Mystery
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Dead and Gondola : A Christie Bookshop Mystery

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Claire's sparkling debut and series launch introduces resourceful Ellie Christie, who left her hometown of Last Word, Colo., right after high school to travel the world, finding work in bookshops and private libraries, or guiding literary-themed tours. Back in Last Word for a mere three weeks, she's settling into her new role as comanager, along with her sister, Meg, of her family's bookshop, the Book Chalet. A meeting of the store's book club is interrupted by the arrival of a mysterious man, who leaves behind a copy of Absent in the Spring by Mary Westmacott, an Agatha Christie pseudonym. He's subsequently found stabbed to death in one of the gondolas on the line that connects the mountainside hamlet to the larger village below. Meg and Ellie saw him board the gondola alone. Ellie pulls out all the investigative skills she has acquired from reading mysteries to ferret out the truth behind the murder. A fair-play plot, vivid characters, fascinating facts about Dame Agatha, and an intelligent and appealing protagonist make this a winner. Cozy fans will chomp at the bit for more. Agent: Christina Hogrebe, Jane Rotrosen Agency. (Nov.)


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