The Christie sisters and their bookshop cat, Agatha, flirt with coldhearted crime when bookish matchmaking turns into a date with death. Sisters Ellie and Meg Christie share a love of books, reading, and their new roles as co-caretakers of the Book Chalet, their familys historic bookshop tucked midway up a scenic Colorado mountain. But romance? Thats another story. Ellie and Meg joke that theyre in sisterly competition for worst relationships. So when their cousin signs them up for her newest business endeavormatchmaking based on bookish tastesthe sisters approach their blind double dates with foot-dragging dread. While Ellies date meets her low expectations, Megs match, a book-loving romantic straight out of classic literature, charms her over a lovely dinner. The next morning, Meg is giddy with anticipation of a second dateuntil shes stood up without a word. She fumes that she should have known better. However, her date had a good reason for ghosting her: Hes dead. Murdered, the police later confirm. As the last known person to see the victim alive, Meg becomes a prime suspect in his death. She grimly quips that at least her dating record cant get any worse. But it does. A thorn from Megs romantic past returns to their little town of Last Word, espousing motives too sweet to believe. To sleuth out the truth, the sisters must sift through secrets deeper than the February snowfall. Clues accumulate, but so do suspects, crimes, and betrayals. Ellie and Meg cant afford to leave any page unturned. Romance may not be their forte, but hearts and lives are on the line, and the Christies know how to solve a mysteryespecially when murder is involved.
- | Author: Ann Claire
- | Publisher: Bantam
- | Publication Date: Oct 03, 2023
- | Number of Pages: 336 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0593496388
- | ISBN-13: 9780593496381
