Tinsel, Tumbleweeds & Murder: An Oscar the Doxie Detective Mystery
About Tinsel, Tumbleweeds & Murder: An Oscar the Doxie Detective Mystery
A pet-filled holiday cozy mystery packed with southern Arizona charm and a heartwarming whodunit that proves Christmas magic shines brightest in the most unexpected places. Christmas in Happy Hills, Arizona is anything but ordinary. There are glowing luminarias, decorated cacti, twinkling porch lights, and a beloved Holiday Home Decorating Contest that set the stage for a festive season full of cheer, secrets, and suspense.
Oscar the Doxie Detective and the Happy Hills Canine Detective Club are busy helping their humans prepare for the community’s annual holiday tradition, where golf carts become sleighs, patios sparkle with handmade ornaments, and every front yard competes to shine brightest. But when seasonal contractor Blaine Merrimaker is found dead beneath a toppled ladder in the cactus garden, the celebration takes a chilling turn. At first, the death looks like a tragic accident.
But Oscar quickly notices suspicious details. As the Happy Hills Canine Detective Club investigates, they uncover a tangled web of holiday secrets, including a long-lost letter and a forgotten promise. Meanwhile, someone is tampering with decorations, leaving prickly warning notes, and threatening to expose a scandal before the community’s big holiday open-house night.
With the help of clever dogs, nosy neighbors, and plenty of Christmas spirit, Oscar must follow a trail of tinsel, tumbleweeds, and suspicious alibis to uncover who wanted Blaine silenced and why. In this holiday cozy mystery, the residents of Happy Hills discover that the greatest holiday treasure isn’t the brightest decoration, but the friendships that shine year after year. Tinsel, Tumbleweeds, & Murder is perfect for fans of cozy mysteries, holiday whodunits, and animal sleuths, this charming Christmas mystery delivers community secrets, festive suspense, and a clever canine detective who won’t rest until the truth is uncovered.
The main mystery is solved in each book in the Oscar the Detective Series. You will enjoy the stories more if you read the books in order, as some storylines thread from book to book.