A delightful vacation. An astonishing dispatchment. Will she uncover why the victim was fatally retired? Leta Parker has rest and relaxation on her social agenda. Arriving at a luxurious Cotswold estate with her friends for a winter retreat, the recently engaged fifty-something is happily scouting for a wedding venue. But her peaceful trip takes a shocking turn when a viscount’s brother winds up dead. Stepping in to assist the lead inspector on site, Leta and the Little Old Ladies Detective Agency discreetly follow clues, track down family tensions, and draft an alarming list of suspects. And as a snowstorm rages outside, she hopes to swiftly snare the killer hiding in the household. Can she steer through a blizzard of suspicion and solve the blue-blood’s demise? Paintings, Puppies & Murder is the clever twelfth book in the Dickens & Christie cozy mystery series. If you like endearing friendships, vibrant settings, and charming pets, then you’ll love Kathy Manos Penn’s wintry whodunit. Buy Paintings, Puppies & Murder for a twist of a jeweled dagger today!