Slay Bells... are You Listening? A Christmas Village Mystery

"twas the week before Christmas and all through the village, the night settled in over swirling-smoke chimneys; the air was alive with pine and with holly, with sugar and cinnamon and cider, by golly! Along snowy lanes and through the shadows it crept, past windows behind which each villager slept; where sleeping dogs lie and cats rest a'purring--Tonight, in Christmas Village, a killer is stirring. Welcome to Christmas Village, a magical hamlet where even in December the roses bloom and bees buzz among the bluebells. It's the week of the Great Christmas Festival and the village is brimming with excitement--except at Plum Cottage where, one by one, the guests are found murdered under seemingly impossible circumstances. It now falls to Maribel Claus to pit her wits against a diabolical villain, restore peace to her beloved community, and save Christmas. Short as a stump, round as a wheel, sweet as a candy cane, and sharp as a whip, Maribel loves a good puzzle. But has she finally met her match at Plum Cottage? (back cover)