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By: Daryl Wood Gerber | Series:A Literary Dining Mystery
Personal chef and caterer Allie Catt combines her love of fiction with her love of food in the scenic North Carolina mountainsbut amid her latest themed event, based on Dickenss beloved classic, A Christmas Carol, a rare-book experts goose is cooked
In the charming town of Bramblewood, not far from Asheville, Allies preparing for a special seasonal soiree: a literary-themed dinner party thats a tribute to Charles Dickenss A Christmas Carol. Itll take place at the Amber Lantern, the quaint inn recently opened by her best friends mother, Noelineand the holiday spirit has even led a Scroogelike local businessman to lend his prized first edition of the nineteenth-century novella for the event.
With the voices of carolers ringing in the air and the community theater staging a special performance, it looks like it will be a happy Christmasuntil the priceless book disappears and someone murders the expert who authenticated it. And if the police have their way, Allies lawyer friend Freddy will be dragged away in chains like Marleys ghost
The crime has also cast a shadow over Noelines fledgling business, so Allie feels doubly obliged to find the real killer among the gathered guests and local visitorsand put an end to this nightmare. Its time to investigate them all, every one . . .
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