Ghosts of Christmas Past: A Maddie Brooke Mystery

By Nancy M. Wade

Snowed in for Christmas... with a killer from the past.

Christmas in Clarkstown means twinkling lights, steaming mugs of cider, and the warmth of family and friends gathered at the historic Magnolia Blossom Inn. Maddie Brooke has planned the perfect holiday-complete with heirloom ornaments, a tree trimming party, and just enough snow for postcard charm. Friends Lionel and Lily join Maddie with handsome detectives Allen Crawford and Lucas Wampler to celebrate Christmas Eve and perhaps steal a kiss under the mistletoe. Maddie welcomes stranded travelers Evan and Tara McConnell. On their way to share Christmas with family in Pennsylvania, heavily pregnant Tara needed a rest from the road trip so an overnight at Magnolia Blossom Inn seemed like the perfect idea.Guests and friends gather around a delicious Christmas dinner and gaily decorate the inn's Christmas tree with ornaments from the Brooke family's collection. Everyone is having fun until ...A blizzard rolls in, the inn's guests are snowbound, and a man is left hanging in the elm tree behind the inn. One guest carries a secret that could shatter more than the holiday cheer. Claire Jennings arrives looking for the mother who abandoned her as a baby, armed only with a name from long ago. What Maddie doesn't know is that Claire's search will stir up ghosts-both the kind that haunt the living and the kind who don't stay politely in the past.With her ghostly grandmother warning of a second, darker spirit stalking the inn, and tensions rising among the snowbound guests, Maddie must untangle an ancient mystery before someone else ends up dead.Snow is piling high, the roads are closed, and the most dangerous secret in Clarkstown's history is about to be unwrapped.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FTFSYPQG
• ISBN13: 9798991930185
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Garnan Enterprises, LLC
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"