Teresa Michael

Mistletoe & Missing Persons Teresa Michael

It's the holidays, and Libby Marshall and the Mariposa Café have a new neighbor - gallery owner Steve Devereaux. But, as the Mariposa Beach shopkeepers begin decorating their stores for the holidays, there's a lot more than crystal ornaments with mistletoe to focus on. Mr. Devereaux has a skeleton in his closet...literally. Could it be the remains of a teenage girl who disappeared from the town over forty years ago?A former prosecutor, Libby finds herself in the middle of yet another murder investigation. And no worries, she's still involved with super-hot detective Jack Seiler. Will they be able to solve the identity of the skeleton before ringing in the new year? With the help of their quirky, but talented friends, they just might be able to figure it all out. Mistletoe & Missing Persons - A Mariposa Café Holiday Mystery Novella - is Friends meets Miami Vice. Welcome back to the Mariposa Café Mystery Series where it's all about fun Florida mysteries featuring fearless, female sleuths. PRAISE FOR MISTLETOE & MISSING PERSONS: "Teresa Michael has done it again with her first holiday cozy mystery novella! What a fantastic trip through the holiday season - Mariposa Café-style, meaning there's another dead body and a brand new murder to solve. The Mariposa Beach shopkeepers are not only hanging mistletoe, they're all abuzz about a missing person from forty years ago, and the skeleton now in one of their closets. What fun!" --- D. D. Scott, International Bestselling AuthorABOUT THE AUTHOR: Teresa Michael has always loved a good mystery and has turned her love of writing and mystery stories into her first mystery novel. She loves to travel and has visited forty-nine states. The Director of Health Information Management at a large health care system in Florida, she also spent many years as the Team Manager of the U. S. Archery team for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia and the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia as well as other international tournaments all over the world. She lives in Sarasota, Florida with her husband and two cats, Lily and Lido. She enjoys visiting her children and grandchildren and loves spending time with her family creating new memories. She's busy working on the next Mariposa Café mystery and planning her next trip, hopefully to that fiftieth state.