One Cookie Short of Christmas

Anna Maple Cozy Mysteries: Book 3

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Christmas, Rural Suspense, Amateur Sleuths, Women Sleuths, Cozy Murder Mystery, Cozy Animal Mystery, Canadian Fiction, Culinary Cozy Mystery, and Novellas

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Anna Maple Cozy Mysteries — Book 3

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Oct 1, 2025

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92 pages

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One Cookie Short of Christmas

Anna Maple Cozy Mysteries: Book 3

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Blurb

For those who like their murders sweet.

When retired nurse Anna Maple hears the school’s Christmas baking table is short on cookies, she volunteers to help. But her holiday cheer quickly crumbles when she discovers one of Santa’s elves, murdered. It’s up to Anna to sift through the suspects and serve up justice before the killer strikes again.

This is a heartwarming, small-town, Canadian mystery with no gore, swearing, or sex. Filled with festive fun, a dash of danger, and cookies.

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Genres

Christmas, Rural Suspense, Amateur Sleuths, Women Sleuths, Cozy Murder Mystery, Cozy Animal Mystery, Canadian Fiction, Culinary Cozy Mystery, and Novellas

Type of Ending

Series

Anna Maple Cozy Mysteries — Book 3

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is not required

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Publication Date

Oct 1, 2025

Page Length

92 pages

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Author

Jo-Ann Carson is an award-winning author who loves the magic of storytelling. She writes moody settings, strong characters, and fast-paced plots. Her current projects are Fangsters, a six book, urban fantasy series featuring a witch blackmailed into running an academy for delinquent, teenage vampires, and The Nanaimo Bar Christmas Mystery, a cozy designed to warm your heart on the coldest days of winter.

To date, Jo-Ann Carson has published over thirty stories. Her latest series are: Fangsters, the Dial Witch Trilogy, The Perfect Brew Trilogy, the Ghost & Abby Mysteries, and the Gambling Ghosts Novellas.

A firm believer in the magic of our everyday lives, Jo-Ann loves watching sunrises, walking the beaches with her poodle near her home in the Pacific Northwest, and reading books by a crackling wood fire. You can find more about her on her website.