A Case for the Toy Maker

Candace Havens

Oct 2020 · Ainsley McGregor series Book 3 · Tule Publishing

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Ho. Ho. No…

It’s Christmas in Sweet River, Texas, and the whole town is feeling festive apart from Ainsley McGregor. Ainsley has never enjoyed the holidays and would rather ignore them, but with her shop Bless Your Art busier than ever and filled with happy shoppers, even she’s feeling some Christmas spirit. That is, until her Great Dane, George Clooney, sniffs out a dead body in the Santa House at the Christmas Festival.

When one of her favorite crafters becomes the prime suspect, Ainsley is determined to prove his innocence. The case is full of so many twists and turns that even Ainsley begins to fear the truth. Is she protecting a killer?

With help from her friends and some extremely nosey townsfolk, Ainsley and her dog hurry to find the truth––as long as they can outwit and outrun the killer first. Otherwise, this Christmas might just be her last.

Ratings and reviews

I enjoyed reading A Case for the Toy Maker by Candace Havens book three in her Ainsley McGregor mystery series. Ainsley McGregor, a former, and now part-time, English professor, followed her dream and opened an artisan market in Sweet River, Texas. The market, “Bless Your Art”, would be a central location for local artists to sell their merchandise and teach classes, as well as hopefully bring tourists to the town. Thanksgiving has just passed and as Christmas approaches, the entire town gets into the spirit as well as into the Holiday Craft Fair and Christmas Festival. The town and Ainsley’s shop is busier than ever, filled with lots of happy shoppers. As Ainsley and her Great Dane, George Clooney, walk through the Christmas Festival displays, once again, George sniffs out a dead body. This time, it’s the man who was to be their Santa in the Santa House. When one of her favorite crafters becomes the prime suspect, Ainsley is determined to prove his innocence. The case is full of so many twists and turns that even Ainsley begins to fear the truth; could she possibly be protecting a killer? With the help of her friends and the nosy townsfolk, Ainsley and her dog sniff out the truth, being on the tail of the killer; as long as she can outwit and outrun the killer. I genuinely enjoyed reading this funny, sweet and intriguing book and had trouble putting this book down. Ms Havens kept me on my toes guessing who the killer was, throwing in some challenging red herrings, until I turned the last page. Her writing had me feeling as if I was there, watching the events unfold. I loved seeing Ainsley’s friendship with Jake progressing. I highly recommend A Case for the Toy Maker to other readers and look forward to the next book in this series. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

What a wonderful Romantic Mystery with some Comedy thrown in at the perfect time in our lives. Come back to visit Sweet River, Texas, and say Hi to all the characters who live in this fun town. I knew when I cracked opened this book I was going to get something mysterious from George Clooney, Ainsley McGregor's great Dane who always has a nose for "trouble". It's Christmas time to show you know her shop, Bless Your Art will be filled to the brim with not only her community who fill the shop with art but also the shoppers themselves. Is one the killer? Once again we have a well-written book that reads like a made for tv movie. If you have not read the other books in this series I would highly recommend them to you.

Another fun cosy mystery were once again Ainsley McGregor is at the centre of a murder mystery I tell you Sweet River, Texas, isn't the place to live or visit if you want to stay alive Once again it is the people of the town and the ongoing cast of characters that make this story Davy is the Santa at the centre of the town Christmas celebration that is until someone kills him. Is it someone from his past a visitor to the town or even shock horror one of their own who has killed You will have to read to see Ainsley turn her mind to the mystery with the help of George Clooney (her great dane) and the sheriff who happens to be her brother.