Advent Secret

The Thursday Book Club Mysteries: Book 2

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Genres

Women Sleuths, Cozy Murder Mystery, Rural Suspense, Amateur Sleuths, Christmas, Clean, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

None

Type of Ending

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Series

The Thursday Book Club Mysteries — Book 2

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is not required

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Reader Spots Remaining

100

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Dec 1, 2026

Page Length

340 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Advent Secret

The Thursday Book Club Mysteries: Book 2

Advance Reader Copy

Blurb

A season of giving. A secret worth killing for.

Beverly Chase has Christmas baskets to pack and baking to finish—not a murder to solve.

Then an adoption search reopens the story of a newborn found at Kettle Creek Community Church twenty-six years ago. Helena Ostrowski knows something about that night. When she’s found dead below the church’s icy rear steps, Beverly isn’t convinced it was an accident.

With her Thursday Book Club friends beside her, Beverly follows the clues through Christmas preparations and conflicting accounts of Helena’s final days. Her estranged son has already lied about his movements. But his secrets aren’t the only ones worth examining.

As Christmas Eve approaches, the women must discover why Helena’s attempt to tell the truth ended in murder—before the wrong person takes the blame.

Advent Secret is book 2 of The Thursday Book Club Mysteries, a standalone holiday cozy featuring mature amateur sleuths, enduring friendship, and small-town Ohio charm.

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