Frank Carlson Library

The quaint Indiana town of Pleasant Creek is bustling with activity as Christmas draws near. Boston native and innkeeper Liz Eckardt is learning to embrace her new home's holiday traditions and welcome the slower-paced life at the heart of Amish country. The little town is brimming with yuletide cheer and the brisk air is filled with the smell of freshly baked Christmas cookies and the merry sounds of carolers. Liz is certain her godson, Steve, coming...

In the twelfth volume of the cozy mystery series, Annie Dawson and her friends from the Hook and Needle Club are going to be extras in a made-for-TV Christmas movie being filmed in Stony Point, Maine. Annie pulls a small leather-bound suitcase from the attic at Grey Gables to donate as a prop. Her prop is nearly stolen in a mugging, after which her best friend is kidnapped, setting the stage for adventure and intrigue.

The Discover Cryptids filming crew heads to Canada to investigate the Turtle Lake monster which is apparently sinking boats--but when the lake front diner burns down, they begin to think that this monster may be a lot more human than cryptid.

Gabe and the other monster hunters arrive in a wildlife management area in West Virginia to investigate reports of a monster called the Mothman--but mostly what they see are owls, until something much larger attacks them in the night.

The Discover Cryptids film crew travel to South Carolina to investigate reports of a Swamp lizard man, which they are convinced is a hoax, just like all the other monsters--but Gabe is not so sure.

Annie Dawson and her friends in the Hook and Needle club are preparing for the social event of the year, a masquerade ball hosted by the Stony Point Historical Society. Searching the expansive attic of Grey Gables to find gowns and accessories for the ball, they discover an antique set of faux-emerald jewelry. The set is the perfect complement to Annie's own gown, but little does she know where the discovery will lead her and her friends.

The members of the Hook and Needle Club have made many exciting and adventurous road trips together through the years, but the opportunity to travel to Texas for a needlecraft convention is more than Annie Dawson and her friends can pass up. For Annie, it's a trip back to her old stomping grounds from her days when she and her late husband, Wayne, ran an automobile dealership. It's been more than three years since Wayne's death and since Annie moved...

Kate Stevens moved lock, stock, and barrel from Maine to charming Sage Hills, Texas, hoping to become a household name to the world of crochet designs. Instead she finds herself thrown into a gruesome murder investigation where she is the prime suspect. Betrugen Publishing in Fort Worth was supposed to be Kate's ticket to the big time. But when her dreams seem to be within her grasp, her contract with Betrugen proves to be nothing but an underhanded...

The residents of Stony Point, Maine, are getting restless over a string of break-ins that have been plaguing the community. The burglars have hit some of the most upscale residences in Stony Point, and they seem to know just when their owners are out of town. Annie Dawson and her best friend, Alice MacFarlane, have solved many mysteries that have originated in the attic of Annie's Victorian-era home, Grey Gables, but this one has no connection to...

Bread on Arrival bakehouse co-owner Molly Ferris has grown used to having an empty nest, but she's thrilled when her daughter, Chloe, comes home to roost a week before Thanksgiving. Chloe delights in exploring the quaint Scottish town of Loch Mallaig, Michigan, where plenty of other out-of-towners are flocking together for some fall fun. Her joy plummets, however, when a series of alarming incidents indicate that Chloe has ruffled someone's feathers--unfortunately,...