Nettie wanted nothing more than to spend Christmas with her uncle, Javin Granger, her last living relative. It had been forty years since she and her family left her hometown of Ednalee, Oklahoma; now, she was back, hiding from an experience in Atlanta and needing the peace and quiet of the old Victorian house her mother called “the home place.”
As Nettie’s car drove up the long driveway through falling snow, the scene reminded her of a Christmas card. It was beautiful and serene, the house half-hidden by pines. However, something seemed wrong. Where were the lights in the windows? Why wasn’t smoke coming from the chimney? Where was the warm welcome from Uncle Javin?
No one answered Nettie’s knock on the door. She felt an ominous stillness in the snow and trees. It was as if someone or something were watching.
Slowly, she pushed open the heavy front door and stepped into the dark, cold house. Her uncle had known she was coming. Where was he? A cold finger of fear traced its way down Nettie’s back.
Moonlight Can Be Murder by Blanche Day Manos
A note from Blanche: I write cozy mysteries because life is full of disappointments, unresolved issues and uncertainty. In a cozy mystery, problems are solved; friends gather around, hope is front and center, and the negative stuff? Well, a plucky protagonist handles it all.
By the Fright of the Silvery Moon tells what comes after Moonlight Can Be Murder. These two are good Christmas cozies, ending on a positive note and putting us in the mood for Christmas.
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