RHYS BOWEN: Today I'm delighted to host a good friend, Kate Carlisle. I'm sure she needs no introduction to those of us who love cozier mysteries. Kate and I share a publisher and an agent and seem to wind up doing events together, so I thought it would be a great idea to have her on Jungle Red with her suggestions for holiday gifts.
How is it
that the holidays—dates fixed well in advance—always manage to sneak up on me?!
I've had a deadline looming, which is always a good excuse for neglecting to
pay attention to every other date on the calendar. Yet somehow, despite my
inattention, Christmas is right around the corner. And as my Jewish friends
know, Hanukkah is already upon us.
In case
you're scrambling like I am, I present you with a few Gift Ideas for Mystery
Lovers. Or if there's something on this list that you'd like to unwrap, share this post with someone who might be
looking for gift ideas for you.
A Handmade Mystery Charm Bracelet
Etsy is a
great website for getting clever gifts you can't find anywhere else. One word
of caution, though: if you're intent on committing a crime, this bracelet will
give you away every time. It's going to be a little jingly.
A Mystery T-shirt
This T-shirt
featuring the late, great Edgar Allan Poe would be a conversation starter, for
sure—which could be a bad thing, if people keep interrupting you while you're
trying to read!
GET IT HERE: https://www.californiarepublicclothes.com/products/edgar-allan-poe-portrait-t-shirt-tee-1
A Murder Mystery Jigsaw Puzzle
A story and a
jigsaw puzzle that helps you solve the crime—fun for a couple to do together!
A Mystery Novel—or two—or three—or more!
What a great
gift books are—hours of entertainment in a convenient little package! If you've
missed one or more of these books, then let your loved ones know which titles
so they can get you something you really want. And be sure to check out all the
other books by the Jungle Red Writers.
At the annual Victorian Home and
Garden Tour in Lighthouse Cove, the competition is about to turn deadly....
Contractor Shannon
is in high demand among rival homeowners, who will do anything to win Best in
Show. One-upmanship and even espionage break out among neighbors. When a body
is discovered at one of her home sites, Shannon must nail down the details and
build a case against the killer before the door shuts on someone else—for good.
GET IT HERE: http://katecarlisle.com/eaves-of-destruction.php
Following the
San Francisco earthquake of 1906, private detective Molly Murphy Sullivan and
her husband, Daniel, are invited for Christmas at a mansion on the Hudson, and
they gratefully accept, expecting a peaceful and relaxing holiday season. Not
long after they arrive, however, they learn that the hosts' daughter wandered
out into the snow ten years ago and was never seen again. But Molly slowly
begins to suspect that the occupants of the house know more than they are
letting on. Then, on Christmas Eve, there is a knock at the door and a young
girl stands there. “I’m Charlotte,” she says. “I’ve come home.”
GET IT HERE: http://rhysbowen.com/
In the latest Library Lover’s Mystery,
the library’s big fund-raiser leaves director Lindsey Norris booked for trouble
Lindsey
Norris and her staff are gearing up for the Briar Creek Library’s annual Dinner
in the Stacks fund-raiser. But the night of the fund-raiser, Lindsey finds
Paula, one of her employees, crouched over the villainous library board
president's dead body. As the plot thickens, Lindsey must catch the real killer
before the book closes on Paula’s future . . .
A
middle-of-the-night call wakes Episcopal priest Clare Fergusson and her
husband, Police Chief Russ van Alstyne: a farmhouse has erupted in flames,
killing the couple sleeping indoors – and their eight-year-old foster child,
Mikayla, has disappeared from the wreckage without a trace. A recent transplant
recipient, Mikayla will sicken and die without proper medication.
Can anyone
unpick the trail that leads to Mikayla before her days come to an end?
Wishing you
peace, love, and lots of time to read this holiday season!
What books are on your
wish list this year? Are you giving books, as well?
