Probable Claus: A Storybook Park Short Mystery

Probable Claus: A Storybook Park Short Mystery

Carol E. Ayer

Mystery / Cozy Mystery

When the statue of Santa Claus from StoryWorld's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas set goes missing, owner Ashling Cleary has to figure out whodunit and why. The answers will surprise her.Ashling Cleary, owner and manager of a storybook park in California, is finally recovering from the events of last summer. Katrina Irvine's killer has been locked up, and Ashling's best friend, Donna, is no longer a murder suspect. Ashling and her boyfriend are getting along swimmingly, and the relentless hot days of summer are giving way to cool temperatures and rain. Yes, things are going great, and Ashling is looking forward to the holidays. That is, until the Santa Claus statue--the centerpiece of StoryWorld's Holiday Festival and a valuable and beloved remnant from one of StoryWorld's original sets--goes missing. Now Ashling has to figure out whodunit and why. The answers will surprise her.This is a short story that takes place after the events of The Princess and the Poison.
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Stabbed in the Tart

Stabbed in the Tart

Carol E. Ayer

Mystery / Cozy Mystery

Home bakery owner and Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) Kayla Jeffries has been hired for the Gourmet and Stay Valentine's Weekend at the historic Countryside Inn in Los Robles, CA. When one of her fellow cooks is murdered during dinner service, she becomes a person of interest-and a possible suspect.
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Sourdough Dead

Sourdough Dead

Carol E. Ayer

Mystery / Cozy Mystery

Kayla Jeffries, home bakery owner and Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), once more finds herself involved in a murder case when her boyfriend, restaurateur Jason Banks, is suspected of killing his longtime nemesis.
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Probable Claus

Probable Claus

Carol E. Ayer

Mystery / Cozy Mystery

Ashling Cleary, owner and manager of a storybook park in California, is finally recovering from the events of last summer. Katrina Irvine's killer has been locked up, and Ashling's best friend, Donna, is no longer a murder suspect. Ashling and her boyfriend are getting along swimmingly, and the relentless hot days of summer are giving way to cool temperatures and rain. Yes, things are going great, and Ashling is looking forward to the holidays. That is, until the Santa Claus statue—the centerpiece of StoryWorld's Holiday Festival and a valuable and beloved remnant from one of StoryWorld's original sets—goes missing. Now Ashling has to figure out whodunit and why. The answers will surprise her.This is a short story that takes place after the events of The Princess and the Poison.
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The Princess and the Poison

The Princess and the Poison

Carol E. Ayer

Mystery / Cozy Mystery

Ashling Cleary, the owner and manager of a storybook theme park in Northern California, isn't exactly leading the fairy tale life she'd always dreamed of. She's stress-stuffing herself like Jack Sprat's wife who could eat no lean, her happily-ever-after with her boyfriend isn't going as expected, and her employees are an unruly, if loveable, bunch of teens. Ashling hopes things will turn around when she lands the hot Hollywood actress Katrina Irvine to star in the lead of their summer Sleeping Beauty play. But when Katrina is murdered—right in the middle of a performance!—Ashling's luck goes from bad to worse. And when her best friend becomes the number one suspect, it's up to Ashling to figure out who the true killer is before anyone else comes to a not-so-fairytale ending in her park.
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