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In this series debut a mysterious bookshop visitor dies under murderous circumstances compelling the Christie sisters and their cat Agatha to call on all theyve learned about solving mysteries from their favorite novelist

A fairplay plot vivid characters fascinating facts about Dame Agatha and an intelligent and appealing protagonist make this a winnerPublishers Weekly

Ellie Christie is thrilled to begin a new chapter Shes recently returned to her tiny Colorado hometown to run her familys historic bookshop with her elder sister Meg and their beloved cat Agatha Perched in a Swissstyle hamlet accessible by ski gondola and a twisty mountain road the Book Chalet is a famed bibliophile destination known for its maze of shelves and relaxing reading lounge At least until trouble blows in with a wintry whiteout A man is found dead on the gondola and a rockslide throws the town into lockdownno one in no one out

The victim was a mysterious stranger whod visited the bookshop At the time his only blunders had been disrupting a book club and leaving behind a firstedition Agatha Christie novel written under a pseudonym However once revealed the mans identity shocks the town Motives and secrets swirl like the snow but when the police narrow in on the sisters close friends the Christies have to act

Although the only Agatha in their family tree is their cat Ellie and Meg know a lot about mysteries and realize they must summon their inner Miss Marple to trek through a blizzard of clues before the killer turns the page to their final chapter