The Ghost of Christmas Sweet: 15 (Samantha Sweet Mysteries)

USA Today bestselling author Connie Shelton introduces her newest Samantha Sweet cozy mystery. With nearly 2 million books sold and downloaded in more than 110 countries find out what the fuss is all about!Samantha Sweet is back at Sweets Sweets turning out her amazing cakes and pastries for the busy holiday season when Emily Plankhurst the new young librarian in town stops in. Emily tells Sam a strange story involving a hidden niche in the library revealed to her in a vision supposedly by her dead grandmother. Would anyone believe this farfetched story? Possibly not anyone but Sam who has had more than a few unexplained occurrences in her own life.It turns out the hidden space contains a rare painting The Ghost of Christmas which was believed to have been destroyed in a fire twenty-five years ago at the luxury home of a hedge fund billionaire. A young man died in the fire and the insurance company paid the claim for the valuable painting. But now that the painting has turned up how can Emily prove that her own grandfather wasnt the one behind the arson?Its a sticky situation when she approaches Sam with the case. If she turns the painting over to the authorities they will almost certainly believe that her grandfather was involved in the theft of the piece and most likely complicit in insurance fraud as well. Would the police actually take him out of the Alzheimer care facility where he now resides and throw him in jail? Emilys only chance of saving her grandfathers life and the reputation of the family-founded library is to investigate the old crime and find out who really stole The Ghost of Christmas. And Samantha is the only person she can trust to help her one of the few who remembers when the fire started and the insurance claim was paid. Its a Christmas mystery with a lot of twists and turns!Readers are raving about these lighthearted relaxing well-written books-Samantha may not be young beautiful or have the perfect body but she is intelligent independent and hard working the kind of person you feel you already know. Praise for Connie Sheltons previous mysteries: The best yet!! Not only was Sweet Magic fantastic it left me dying to see where life is headed for Samantha and her family! Heart-gripping fast-paced and amazing. - J.J. 5-stars online reviewLOVE LOVE these books! -5 stars online reviewFantastic! Impossible to put down! - 5 stars Amazon readerShelton again has done a superb job in bringing New Mexico to life. -Albuquerque JournalConnie Shelton gets better with every book she writes. -The Midwest Book Review