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Foul play doesn't take a holiday. While cookies are baking and carols are sung, Arden Fleming, P.I., accepts Roger Parker's invitation to check in at his famed Christmas Inn in Old Colorado City. Her mission is to quietly find out who pushed Elsa, the matronly head housekeeper, down the stairs, soon resulting in her death. Despite the commotion, questions rise quickly in Arden's mind. Who had the means, the motive, and the opportunity? Someone had them all. So, who lurks about with a heartless grudge? A guest or a staffer? Had Elsa discovered something nefarious? Perhaps she'd interfered with…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Foul play doesn't take a holiday. While cookies are baking and carols are sung, Arden Fleming, P.I., accepts Roger Parker's invitation to check in at his famed Christmas Inn in Old Colorado City. Her mission is to quietly find out who pushed Elsa, the matronly head housekeeper, down the stairs, soon resulting in her death. Despite the commotion, questions rise quickly in Arden's mind. Who had the means, the motive, and the opportunity? Someone had them all. So, who lurks about with a heartless grudge? A guest or a staffer? Had Elsa discovered something nefarious? Perhaps she'd interfered with someone's plans? Or had a former lover sought revenge?Working over Christmas isn't on Arden's wish list, but she sets out for answers amidst the jolly good holiday activities at the inn, which is filled to capacity. Suspects are scarce. Moreover, Roger divulges a bigger mystery that is tearing the family apart. What has happened to Roger's nephew, Edmond, who went missing in September? Partnering up with local homicide detective Lt. Jack Morgan, Arden sticks to her way of digging for truth. Her hunches crystalize. Santa's bag holds homicide, embezzlement, and forgery. Bring it!
Autorenporträt
Karen Hudgins loves good stories in all their forms and began writing her own. Her first, a single-title romance novel, was published in 2001, with 6 more to follow. In 2016 she followed her urge to write mystery novellas, and created the Diane Phipps series available on Amazon and other sources. She has introduced a new P.I., Arden Fleming, to solve whodunit for bringing peace and closure to the surviving families and friends of homicide victims. She likes to set her stories in interesting places, and her intrepid investigator peels away layers of mystery. By the end, her P.I. faces dangers and delivers truth to the law. Then, Karen knows she's done her job as an author.Karen lives in Colorado Springs, is a grandmother, and still has her ginger cat, Bootsie. She engages in life-long learning. nature photography, reading, light hiking, and she knits scarves. She loves spending time with readers and her writing groups. They all inspire her to use her imagination. Malice at The Christmas Inn is her seventh mystery novella.