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The Twelve Books of Christmas
The Twelve Books of Christmas | Kate Carlisle
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The first ever Christmas mystery in the beloved New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series! San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright and her hunky security-expert husband, Derek Stone, face a locked-room murder mystery during the holidays in Scotland. In the middle of a wonderful Christmas holiday in Dharma, Brooklyn and Derek receive a frantic phone call from their dear friend Claire in Loch Ness, Scotland. The laird of the castle, Cameron MacKinnon, has just proposed to her! They plan to be married on New Years Day, and they want Derek and Brooklyn to be their witnesses. And while theyre visiting, Claire hopes that Brooklyn will be able to solve a little mystery thats occurred in the castle librarytwelve very rare, very important books have gone missing. Once in Scotland, Brooklyn starts working on the mystery of the missing books but is soon distracted by all of the thumping and bumping noises shes been hearing in the middle of the night. Youd think the Ghost of Christmas Past had taken up residence. But when one of the guests is poisoned and another is killed by an arrow through the heart, Brooklyn and Derek know this is not the work of any ghost. Now they must race to find a killer and a book thief before another murder occurs and their friends bright and happy future turns dark and deadly.
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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Finishing up my Christmas Stack.

I love books and Scotland, you would think I would love this book. But it was incredibly inane. Plus I know about First Footing, the way it's used here is silly. You're going to let someone disrupt your wedding because you like to keep the old traditions? And the caviler attitude of 'we'll just move the wedding'.

But hey, managed to get pretty much every Scottish stereotype in.

Crinoline_Laphroaig I feel like I've been very snarky lately about what I'm reading. 4mo
LeahBergen I read one book in this series and it irritated me to no end. 😆 4mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig @LeahBergen I'm glad to know it was just me! 4mo
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Traci1
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Pickpick

Cute and festive mystery. My only real complaint is that the narrator is different from the last one of these I read, and while she does a fine job, it was a little jarring, the difference in the secondary characters particularly.
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Catsandbooks 🍭❄️❤️ 5mo
Ruthiella Sounds cute! 5mo
BookmarkTavern I love the cozy cover! 5mo
bthegood 🎁🎄 5mo
Andrew65 Excellent 🎄🎄🎄 5mo
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Aimeesue
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Fun, but also disappointing in that the Twelve Books conceit doesn‘t actually tie in very well with the rest of the mystery.
Drink a lot of scotch while you‘re reading it, I guess. Plenty of opportunities if you drink along with the MC!

I did enjoy the descriptions of how the MC repaired the books, so that‘s a plus.

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Preciouz29
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Another great read in the series! Brooklyn and Derek are #couplegoals. Actually, every couple in this series is #couplegoals! The mystery is fun and the journey to the ending is always a delight.

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ReadingOver50
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Brooklyn and her husband Derek head to Loch Ness Scotland to attend the wedding of their friends. Such a great location. This book is a mystery within a mystery. Who is stealing books from the castle library, and a murder or two also. I loved the setting and learning about the castle and the local village. I also learned a few new Scottish customs. This book made me happy. The main characters are wonderful and make you want to spend time.

mabell I‘ve only read the first one in this series. I remember it being very unique! 6mo
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