Dead and Gondola

In this series debut,a mysterious bookshop visitor dies under murderous circumstancescompelling the Christie sisters and their catAgathato call on all theyΓÇÖve learned about solving mysteries from their favorite novelist. ΓÇ£A fair-play plotvivid charactersfascinating facts about Dame Agathaand an intelligent and appealing protagonist make this a winner.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöPublishers Weekly Ellie Christie is thrilled to begin a new chapter. SheΓÇÖs recently returned to her tiny Colorado hometown to run her familyΓÇÖs historic bookshop with her elder sisterMegand their beloved catAgatha. Perched in a Swiss-style hamlet accessible by ski gondola and a twisty mountain roadthe Book Chalet is a famed bibliophile destination known for its maze of shelves and relaxing reading lounge. At leastuntil trouble blows in with a wintry whiteout. A man is found dead on the gondolaand a rockslide throws the town into lockdownΓÇöno one inno one out. The victim was a mysterious stranger whoΓÇÖd visited the bookshop. At the timehis only blunders had been disrupting a book club and leaving behind a first-edition Agatha Christie novelwritten under a pseudonym. Howeveronce revealedthe manΓÇÖs identity shocks the town. Motives and secrets swirl like the snowbut when the police narrow in on the sistersΓÇÖ close friendsthe Christies have to act. Although the only Agatha in their family tree is their catEllie 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.