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Slay Bells - (Special Pennyfoot Hotel Myst) by Kate Kingsbury (Paperback)

Slay Bells - (Special Pennyfoot Hotel Myst) by  Kate Kingsbury (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>To ring in the holiday season, Cecily Sinclair Baxter is hosting a party at the Pennyfoot Hotel for the children of Badgers End to meet Father Christmas. It soon becomes a working holiday for Cecily when the man who is supposed to appear as Father Christmas is found murdered instead.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Cecily Sinclair Baxter's Christmas becomes a working holiday when the man she hired to play Santa Claus is murdered in this Pennyfoot Hotel mystery. <p/></b>To ring in the holiday season, Cecily Sinclair Baxter is hosting a party at the Pennyfoot Hotel for the children of Badgers End to meet Father Christmas. Unfortunately, the jolly old man fails to appear. Instead, his body is discovered--clearly a victim of foul play--and his helper has had a fatal fall. <p/> The police believe the two men had a tragic rooftop tangle, but Cecily has her doubts. The murder weapon is still missing, and since no one has left the hotel since the crime, she's making a list of suspects--and checking it twice...<b><br></b><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for <i>Slay Bells</i></b> <p/>"Anytime a Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery is published is a time for rejoicing."--Midwest Book Review <p/>"A true holiday gem."--<i>Mystery</i> <i>Scene Magazine</i> <p/>"The author draws as much from <i>Fawlty Towers</i> as she does from Agatha Christie, crafting a charming...cozy delicately flavored with period details of pre-World War I rural England."--<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <p/>"A return visit to the Pennyfoot Hotel brings a great mystery for the holiday season...Cecily Sinclair Baxter is a delightful heroine...The secondary characters add great texture and richness to the setting. This book has it all: a great mystery, wonderful characters and a charming setting."--<i>RT Book Reviews</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Kate Kingsbury</b> is a full-time writer and the author of the Pennyfoot Hotel Mysteries, set in Edwardian England; the Manor House Mysteries, set in an English village during World War 2; and the Merry Ghost Inn Mysteries, a contemporary series set at a bed and breakfast on the Oregon coast. Born in London, England, she now lives in the United States.

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