{"product_id":"a-christmas-past-due-sofia-nurvale-9798183556995","title":"A Christmas Past Due: A Briar Harbor Book Club Mystery - Book Seven","description":"It's Christmas in Briar Harbor - snow on the harbor, lights on the green, and a death that drags a secret out of the winter of 1962.\u003cp\u003eThe little coastal town of Briar Harbor is at its most beautiful at Christmas: lantern walks, carols on the green, and the library glowing warm against the cold. Then a man is found dead on the church steps on a snowy night, and the holiday turns into the town's most haunting murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLibrarian \u003cb\u003ePenelope \"Pen\" Marsh\u003c\/b\u003e soon realizes this Christmas death is a debt long past due - one with roots in a bitter winter more than sixty years ago. With her one-eared cat \u003cb\u003eMarlowe\u003c\/b\u003e curled by the fire, her steady husband Sheriff \u003cb\u003eBeckett Cole\u003c\/b\u003e at her side, and the town's living memory \u003cb\u003eEdie Wren\u003c\/b\u003e refusing to speak of what she knows, Pen follows a trail of old letters and older grudges through the snow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause some accounts are never truly settled. They only wait for Christmas to come due.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Christmas Past Due\u003c\/b\u003e is the seventh book in the \u003ci\u003eBriar Harbor Book Club Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e - a clean, cozy holiday whodunit of small-town secrets, bookish clues, and one very observant cat. Each mystery stands alone, but readers love starting from Book 1.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA cozy Christmas mystery with no gore and no foul language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA snow-dusted New England seaside town and a beloved library\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA smart librarian sleuth and an unforgettable library cat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA warm holiday atmosphere with a twisty cold-case heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA cozy series perfect for curling up by the fire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLight the lamp, pour the cocoa, and step into a Briar Harbor Christmas you won't forget. \u003cb\u003eScroll up and grab your copy today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sofia Nurvale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798183556995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.51d","brand":"Sofia Nurvale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173867725055,"sku":"9798183556995","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-christmas-past-due-sofia-nurvale-9798183556995","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}