Dead and Gondola: A Christie Bookshop Mystery

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.

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.

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.

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.