Secret of the Holiday Traveler

A Whispering Pines Short Mystery

Ornaments made from twigs, feathers found on the forest floor, and antlers dropped by a generous buck. Lucy O’Shea’s Yule tree is almost done. She just needs to add dried orange slices and the popcorn-and-cranberry garland. Perfection. Then comes a knock at her door and she finds a half-frozen young woman in a threadbare coat standing on the other side.

Deja Isaac’s car broke down and she’d like to borrow Lucy’s phone to call for service. A situation that could happen to anyone. Except Whispering Pines tends to summon people . . . especially when their lives are missing something.

What does Deja need? Other than a mechanic. And why did the village bring her to Lucy’s doorstep? Maybe this time the village brought someone to help Lucy remember what’s missing from her life?