A Case for the Toy Maker

Name: A Case for the Toy Maker
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Candace Havens
ISBN: 9798855565461

Author: Candace Havens

Series: Ainsley McGregor

Narrator: Kimberly M. Wetherell

Unabridged: 7 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/25/2025

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Cozy, Amateur Sleuth

Synopsis

Ho. Ho. No . . .

It's Christmas in Sweet River, Texas, and the whole town is feeling festive apart from Ainsley McGregor. Ainsley has never enjoyed the holidays and would rather ignore them, but with her shop Bless Your Art busier than ever and filled with happy shoppers, even she's feeling some Christmas spirit. That is, until her Great Dane, George Clooney, sniffs out a dead body in the Santa House at the Christmas Festival.

When one of her favorite crafters becomes the prime suspect, Ainsley is determined to prove his innocence. The case is full of so many twists and turns that even Ainsley begins to fear the truth. Is she protecting a killer?

With help from her friends and some extremely nosy townsfolk, Ainsley and her dog hurry to find the truth—as long as they can outwit and outrun the killer first. Otherwise, this Christmas might just be her last.

Contains mature themes.

About Candace Havens

Bestselling author Candace Havens has written more than thirty-five novels. She has won the Holt Medallion and her books have received nominations for the RITA's and Write Touch Reader Awards. She is the author of the biography Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy and a contributor to several anthologies. She is also one of the nation's leading entertainment journalists and has interviewed countless celebrities, including Tom Hanks, Nicolas Cage, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, and many more. Candace also runs a free online writing workshop for more than 2000 writers and teaches comprehensive writing classes. She does film and TV reviews for Hawkeye in the Morning on 96.3 KSCS, and is a former president of the Television Critics Association.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elaine - Splashes Into Books on November 01, 2020

This is the third book in this brilliant series featuring Ainsley McGregor and her Great Dane, George Clooney, who seems to have an uncanny ability to sniff out dead bodies, much to the chagrin of Ainsley’s brother who is the town’s Sheriff! Ainsley moved to Sweet River, Texas, to escape the violence......more

Goodreads review by mrsljgibbs on October 28, 2020

I would just like to say a very big thank you to Xpresso Tours for arranging this Book Tour and for gifting me a copy in return for an honest review, This book was set in Sweet River Texas, where the main character, Ainsley, is in charge of the towns holiday festival. This was a wonderful murder myste......more

Goodreads review by Sapphyria on October 26, 2020

A Case for the Toy Maker is the third book in the Ainsley McGregor series by Candace Havens. It is Thanksgiving time and Black Friday is going to be a big day at Bless Your Art. The start of the Sweet River Holiday Festival is upon the town. Businesses, local and from afar, are setting up booths and......more

Goodreads review by Sandi on October 26, 2020

What a wonderful Romantic Mystery with some Comedy thrown in at the perfect time in our lives. Come back to visit Sweet River, Texas, and say Hi to all the characters who live in this fun town. I knew when I cracked opened this book I was going to get something mysterious from George Clooney, Ainsle......more

Goodreads review by Jess on April 19, 2025

Was cute and had a good ending! I’ve really enjoyed this little cozy mystery series. Sad I only have one more left.......more