Penguin Random House, Belletristik, Dead and Gondola: A Mystery (Englisch, Ann Claire, 2022)

B>A dead body found outside a snowy Colorado bookshop has the Christie sisters and their cat Agatha calling on all they learned about solving mysteries from their favorite novelist in this new series debut./b>br>br>Ellie Christie is thrilled to begin a new chapter, having recently returned to her tiny Colorado hometown to run her family’s historic bookshop with her elder sister, Meg, and their friendly bookshop cat, Agatha. Perched in a Swiss-style hamlet accessible primarily by ski gondola, the Book Chalet is a famed bibliophile destination known for its maze of shelves and relaxing reading lounge with cozy fireside seats and panoramic views. At least, until trouble blows in with a wintery whiteout, and a man is found dead on the gondola.br>;br>He’s a complete stranger at first, spotted by Ellie lurking around the bookshop and ultimately leaving behind a rare Agatha Christie romance. But when the police get involved, they identify him as a convicted felon notorious for fraudulent behavior. And it turns out, plenty of people in town knew about his identity but stayed tight-lipped.br>;br>Although the only Agatha in their family tree is their cat, the Christie sisters know a lot about mysteries, and they’re not about to let the situation snowball out of control. Now, Ellie and Meg must summon their inner Miss Marples to trudge through a blizzard of clues before the killer turns the page to their final chapter.