A snowcovered cottage is nestled in the hills, all ready for Christmas but inside a body lies dead upon the floor. Melissa Craigis enjoying her first winter in the Cotswolds, taking brisk walks through the snowy fields and basking in the winter sunshine. The only thing Melissa is plotting is her Christmas shopping. But after the unexpecteddeath of local writer Leonora Jewell,Melissa is asked to complete Leonoras final book. However, on her first visit to the cottage, she finds a gruesome object overlooked by the policea metal bar covered with dried blood. Terrified,Melissarushes to the nearest telephone box to call the police. But by the time they reach Leonoras cottage,the murder weapon has mysteriously vanished. With no murder weapon, the detective in charge of the case scoffs at Melissas suspicions. Furious and frustrated, Melissa focuses on finishing Leonoras novel. But as she reads Leonoras notes for the book, she starts to wonderdid Leonora accidentally plot out her own murder? As Melissa does some investigating of her own, she uncovers some prettysuspicious local characters. But with the police unwilling to help, can Melissa solve this vicious crime alone?By hook, by crook, or by the book, Melissa must find the killers before they strike again If you adore Faith Martin, Joy Ellis and P.D. James, youre in for a treat with this unputdownable mystery novel! This book was previously published asDeadly Legacy. What readers are saying about Betty Rowlands Hooked from the...

Binding: Paperback;198 pages; Publisher: StoryFire Ltd; Classification: N/A; Weight: 320.03 g; Dimensions: N/A

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