{"product_id":"the-elf-did-it-a-suzanne-bolden-9781948064576","title":"The Elf Did It, A Katie Murphy Cozy Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeaside Cove's first Christmas Market has transformed Main Street into a twinkling winter wonderland.\u003c\/strong\u003e Strolling paths are lined with cheerful booths run by local artists, crafters, and food vendors, while the sounds of live music and the sweet scents of peppermint fudge, cinnamon-roasted nuts, and buttery shortbread drift on the breeze. The town's children pose for photographs with Santa Claus while telling him their Christmas wishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut the holiday cheer comes to a crashing halt when Clara, the cantankerous woman running the market, is found dead\u003c\/strong\u003e behind the Santa's sleigh photo station. Suspicion quickly lands on Reed, the grumpy part-time actor playing one of Santa's elves, who'd been seen arguing with the victim that very day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWitness accounts don't add up, and the mystery deepens\u003c\/strong\u003e when children's drawings depict a shadowy figure near the sleigh. They insist it was an elf. Or was it a leprechaun? The confusion only grows thanks to a vendor in an Irish getup peddling questionable \"authentic\" wares.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith the help of pint-sized witnesses, a few quirky holiday traditions, and Ella Winchester's sixth sense, \u003c\/strong\u003e Katie must untangle this tinsel-covered mystery before the killer strikes again. Because in Seaside Cove, it's beginning to look a lot like... murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Suzanne Bolden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 194806457X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948064576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Laughing Deer Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.49d","brand":"Suzanne Bolden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852835500287,"sku":"9781948064576","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-elf-did-it-a-suzanne-bolden-9781948064576","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}