The Twelve Books of Christmas

Kate Carlisle

Oct 2023 · Bibliophile Mystery Book 17 · Sold by Penguin

About this eBook

The first ever Christmas mystery in the beloved New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series!

San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright and her hunky security-expert husband, Derek Stone, face a locked-room murder mystery during the holidays in Scotland.

In the middle of a wonderful Christmas holiday in Dharma, Brooklyn and Derek receive a frantic phone call from their dear friend Claire in Loch Ness, Scotland. The laird of the castle, Cameron MacKinnon, has just proposed to her! They plan to be married on New Year’s Day, and they want Derek and Brooklyn to be their witnesses. And while they’re visiting, Claire hopes that Brooklyn will be able to solve a little mystery that’s occurred in the castle library—twelve very rare, very important books have gone missing.

Once in Scotland, Brooklyn starts working on the mystery of the missing books but is soon distracted by all of the thumping and bumping noises she’s been hearing in the middle of the night. You’d think the Ghost of Christmas Past had taken up residence. But when one of the guests is poisoned and another is killed by an arrow through the heart, Brooklyn and Derek know this is not the work of any ghost. Now they must race to find a killer and a book thief before another murder occurs and their friends’ bright and happy future turns dark and deadly.

Ratings and reviews

Great Whodunit! Keeps you guessing to the very end! Another great story in the Bibliophile Mystery series. The characters are very likeable or very unlikeable, easy to know who to cheer on. The best part is the number of twists and turns throughout the story. Several mysteries occur with a couple of deaths thrown in. The only snag, one of the mysteries wasn't resolved. Maybe that's for the next book! Can't wait for more from Kate Carlisle.

A Festive Holiday Whodunit The Twelve Books of Christmas by Kate Carlisle has Brooklyn Wainwright and the gang traveling back to Scotland. During the holiday season, she and her husband, Derek are hunting twelve Christmas books missing from the Laird's library as well as solving a murder or two. The hunt for the missing books, the Laird's upcoming wedding and the Scottish holiday culture take center stage in this latest outing. This cozy mystery gives readers a chance to revisit characters introduced in previous books in the series. Don't miss this holiday treat!

I love all of the bibliophile books and this one is no exception. This one starts in San Francisco and then moves to Scotland. I highly recommend it.

About the author

Kate Carlisle is the New York Times bestselling author of the Bibliophile Mysteries, including Little Black Book and The Grim Reader, as well as the Fixer-Upper Mysteries, including Absence of Mallets.