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The Christmas Letter: A Cozy Mystery (A Tess and Tilly Cozy Mystery Book 1) by [Kathi Daley]

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Book 1 of 14: A Tess and Tilly Cozy Mystery

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If you love small towns, endearing relationships, food, animals, and a touch of murder, you will love this new mystery series by Kathi Daley, author of the popular Zoe Donovan Cozy Mystery Series.

Set in the small town of White Eagle Montana, the series features Tess and her dog Tilly, who spend their days delivering the latest gossip along with the daily mail. When a close friend is murdered, Tess and Tilly join forces with the reclusive genius in town to sleuth out the truth behind the shocking murder that is rocking the community as it prepares for the annual Christmas Festival.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B075RR9JX3
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kathi Daley Books (December 1, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 1, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2705 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 156 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 197750079X
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #16,853 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #98 in Cozy Culinary Mystery
- #99 in Cozy Culinary Mysteries
- #225 in Cozy Animal Mystery

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USA Today Bestselling Author Kathi Daley lives in the beautiful alpine community of Lake Tahoe with her husband Ken. When she's not writing she enjoys hanging out on the beach with her children and grandchildren. During the summer she enjoys hiking, kayaking, mountain biking, wakeboarding, and sunset cruises on the lake. During the winter she enjoys cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and curling up by a fire with a good book.

Kathi uses her mountain home as inspiration for her books, all which include appearances by the wildlife she shares her life with.

For weekly updates and contests sign up for her newsletter The Daley Weekly at (http://eepurl.com/NRPDf)or by accessing the link on her Facebook page or website.

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Barbara Kelley

Three Dogs, Two Kittens, and Two Eligible Good-looking Men!

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2022

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In Book 1 of the Tests and Fully Cozy Mystery series, we find Tess, a 27 year old female mail carrier in White Eagle, Montana, her golden retriever Tilly, a pretty little orange kitten Tangletoe (Tang for short), as well as a hunky cutie-pie new veterinarian, Brady, and his German Shepherd Dog Tracker, who is also a former Search and Rescue dog. Also, there is Tony, a friend of Tess's since 7th grade, who supposedly always has Tess's back. This book also introduces Bree, Tess's best friend since grade school. Then, on the day of the animal shelter fair, a man brings a German Shepherd dog that he found to the shelter. Tess takes the bedraggled dog with the injured, scratched up feet to Brady's clinic. This dog winds up with one of the two gorgeous guys. These two guys both like Tess, but she just thinks of them as friends. I love all the old characters in this novel, especially Hattie and Hap. The mystery in this book is, "Who killed Old Pike Porter, who was in his 90s, and why?" Tess investigates, mainly with Tony because he is a computer genius. Old maps, letters, and papers are found, as well as information on Pike's laptop computer. This was a really good book and I gave it 5 stars.

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Kathi Detamore

A wonderful NEW series!

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2017

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Kathi Daley has given us all a Christmas treat! This is book one, The Christmas Letter, A Tess and Tilly Cozy Mystery. Tess and her wonderful dog Tilly live in the small town of White Eagle Montana. Tess is a local gal that carries the mail to the residents in town. She is a friend to all the town folks and shop owners and she checks on them every day as she brings them the mail. Tess delivers the mail to a 92 year old man and finds him murdered in his house. After calling her brother on the police report she rescues a kitten that is caught in fishing line. She takes the kitten to the new very handsome vet and takes him home. Yes that would be Tilly! So we now have a murder, a new kitten and a new handsome vet. Tess suddenly is very busy before Christmas as she tries to help solve the murder. She has a wonder friend that is a computer genius helps her. I am fond of all the new characters. If you have not read Kathi Daley's work before, this is a great series to start with. Where is Book 2? - I cant wait!

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LibbyListener

Another great new cozy series

Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2022

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Tess is a 2-legged female and Tilly is a 4-legged female of the canine variety. They live in a small town in Montana where Tess delivers the US Mail and Tilly delivers affection and slobbery kisses to residents. The town started as a mining camp back in the day. And mines can lead to greed, dissatisfaction and secrets. One, in particular is guarded by someone who doesn't want the secret to get out, and is willing to kill for it.

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2017

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I love all things Montana and this series set in Montana made me curious. The main character is Tess Thomas who works for the U.S. Postal Service. She delivers the mail with her dog, Tilly in White Eagle Montana. Tess is making her usual rounds when she discovers her good friend Pike Porter dead in his home. Pike was 91 years old and was an active part of White Eagle community so his death is shocking. Tess is determined to find the killer as she follows the clues and discovers many secrets in the process. I really like Tess as a character. Her friend Tony who is a computer whiz and multi millionaire comes in handy with his tech skills and private jet. Tess also has a good time with the new vet Brady Baker. Brady helps Tess with an injured kitty who they name Tangletoe or Tang for short. Tess is busy with a possible new flame, a new kitten or 2 and plenty of clues. There is lots going on in this new series. Pick up this mystery today!

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Marissa

Tess finds herself in the middle when her ex boyfriend is accused of the murder and is now dating her best friend. She promises her friend to find out ...

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2017

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In this new series we meet Tess a postal deliver in a small town in Montana and her dpg whp sometimes accompany her on her delivery. One day while delivering mail to a resident, she and her dog finds him murder.

Tess finds herself in the middle when her ex boyfriend is accused of the murder and is now dating her best friend. She promises her friend to find out who really killed the dead man. Who really want him dead and why? Some secrets are best not known. Will the past come to light or will it remain in the past?

This is another enjoyable series by the writer.

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Sherrylrae

A new series is revealed

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2017

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Again a great new series by Kathi. Tess now has a darling dog named Tilly to assist her on her daily task as a letter carrier delivering letters to the residents of this small town. As it should happen when she delivers letters to her last resident she finds him murdered. Her task with her friend Tony is to find the murderer and solve the mystery. In her snooping she also finds many secrets that when reveled could hurt the residents of this small town and she must make the choice of keeping the secrets to herself or to reveal them. Along this journey she adds two kittens to the mix and maybe some romance. A great new series I am sure you will enjoy.

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Jo Anne Vincenti

awesome new series

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2017

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A great Christmas cozy mystery and new series. You are going to love Tess and Tilly and the small town they live in. Tess is the perfect person to go sleuthing and solve mysteries as she and her faithful companion, Tilly, deliver mail with a personal touch so they really get to know what is going on in the community and gather tidbits of information throughout the day. Kathi Daley's great weaving of stories makes it very easy for her readers to find themselves totally immersed in the story and fast friends with the awesome characters. Definitely a good beginning to what is going to be an awesome series.

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Joyce Day

The Christmas Letter.

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2017

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An exciting new series by our favorite author Kathi Daley is a wonderful read that you will most certainly enjoy. It's the holiday season in White Eagle., Tess the local mail carrier is out delivering the mail. She decides to deliver an old friend's letter last so she and Tilly and the new kitten they found could visit. When she got to Pike 's place a 92 year old resident she finds he has been murdered. Now she has a mystery to solve. Come solve the mystery with Tess and enjoy a wonderful cozy mystery.

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Nikkib

Lovely cozy mystery story...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 18, 2021

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The 1st in a new series by an author I like very much.

Tess and Tilly, Tess, the local post lady in the small town of White Eagle, Montana and her trusty dog Tilly who accompanies her on her post round every day.

Tess is more than the local post lady though, she keeps an eye on the locals, helps out where she can and is a friend to all.

When one of her favourite people doesn't answer his door, and when Tilly refuses to move from his doorstep, she becomes worried, and when she finds his body, she has to find out what has happened to him, why and more importantly, who did it!

I can see this is a series I'm going to devour quickly!

Searchfamilies

A Good Cosy Mystery

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2018

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I read this on the Kindle

This was the first time i had read anything by this author & found her writing one that can draw you in so after reading the sample i wanted to read the story & i have even already got the next 2 books

After Tess finds Pike dead on her mail delivery round her best friend's boyfriend is arrested she starts to investigate it
There is a Hunk in the form of a Vet & there also her Friend Tony who a genius & helps her investigate
I am hoping in future books she goes with Tony while Brady the Vet is nice
I sort of guessed who it the murderer was but that was because i didn't like them

jussara

Outra série de mistério

Reviewed in Brazil on October 1, 2021

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Achei médio... Dá para ler, se passa na época do natal, numa cidadezinha pequena, a heroína é simpática, é a carteira da cidade, tem uma cadela que a acompanha, adota um gatinho, há um veterinário bonitão que chegou para trabalhar e morar ali, e aí acontece o crime. Bem no estilo dessas séries que estão fazendo tanto sucesso, mas para mim, há melhores... E aqui, ainda acontece que o crime não ficou totalmente esclarecido, porque a autora termina o livro com um outro mistério, que vai continuar na sequência de sabe-se lá mais quantos livros. Engenhoso para ela, mas não fiquei com vontade de ler o segundo livro...

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Enjoyable cozy mystery with pets

Reviewed in Canada on September 3, 2021

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I love pets in stories and this one has a dog (Tillie) and a rescued kitten (Tangletoe) that accompany Tess on her postal route. Tess’s friends jump in to help her solve the mystery of an elderly man on her route who she found murdered. Is it her best friend’s boyfriend, a gambler who needed money or was the murder for an entirely different reason? A great read and recipes as a bonus at the end.

CB

The Christmas Letter: A Cozy Mystery (A Tess and Tilly Cozy Mystery Book 1)

Reviewed in Canada on March 28, 2019

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This cozy mystery series of Tess and Tilly is a nice read. I enjoy reading books from writer's who are animal lovers like myself. I'am always wanting to continue the read and the suspense to follow. I did not suspect who was the killer, so that is a good book. I have bought the and read the next two in the series,and will continue to read Kathi Daley books. Thank you for the comfy fun, suspenseful books. PS. I hope Tony and Tess get together.

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