A fatal shooting, a vexing vandal, a Christmas conundrum. It's December 1892 and at her father's house party in the Scottish Highlands in the days before Christmas, aspiring photographer, Persi (never call her by her real name, Lady Persephone Millicent Merrit) takes a lucky—or perhaps unlucky—photograph just as a rich financier is shot. Accidentally.
Or was it?
When Persi finds evidence that the shooting was intentional, not a tragic misfire, she realises that one of the party assembled in the mansion house must be a killer! And, of course, just as she discovers this, snow starts to fall, which makes everything look very pretty but blocks their access to the village and any help from the local police.
It's up to Persi, her eccentric Aunt Evangeline, and the rather handsome young Lord Glendinning to piece together the clues and identify the murderer before they can kill again, and—more importantly—before they ruin Christmas. Because nothing is more important than a good, old-fashioned Yuletide, with enough mince pies, mistletoe and marzipan to counteract the manslaughter and mayhem.
Can Persi and her friends pull off a Christmas miracle?
Discover the answer in this festive story, the prequel to the Lady Persephone Historical Cozy Mysteries
eBook Get the eBook months before it's available on retailers, downloadable to any eBook reader.
PRINT Paperback Over 230 pages of page-turning mystery in a 5"x8" paperback.
Hardback This one won't ever be available on retailers: 6"x9", 200+ pages of 100gm coated paper - a deluxe hardbackwith dust jacket... and any upgrades we unlock in Stretch Goals!
To support the campaign, choose a reward level to support - you'll have the option afterwards to select add-ons, eg if you want an additional copy as a gift.
Tierss are divided into digital (printable and ebooks) and physical (books and other physical items), bundles, and special rewards.Â
Digital Tiers:
eBook of Partridges, Pear Trees, and Projectiles
R.B. Marshall Mystery Pack (9 eBooks, including Partridges, Pear Trees, and Projectiles)
Physical Tiers:
Special Backerkit edition paperback
Deluxe hardback
Bundles:
R.B. Marshall Mystery Pack (9 eBooks, including Partridges, Pear Trees, and Projectiles)
Big Roz & pen names Scots Pack (32 eBooks, including 5 that are currently unpublished)
If we meet our campaign goal the books will definitely be produced, but then if we meet our various achievement goals, the books and tiers will be enhanced! How? Read on to find out...
Community Achievement Goals Our goals will include:
Coloured chapter heading designs for all versions (print and digital)
Coloured end papers for the print versions
Colour Map included in all versions
Colour title page for the print versions
Colour title page added to the eBooks
The hardback gets a foiled dust jacket
Sprayed edge design for the hardbacks
Sprayed edges for the paperbacks
Add a ribbon bookmark to the hardback
Pretty up the hardback with head and tail bands
Colour character art will be added to the print books
Colour character art will be added to the eBooks
The first stretch goal will be announced after the campaign funds - watch this space!
Add-Ons Shipping for individual books purchased as add-ons will be similar to above.
Otherinternational countries
We are currently researching options for international shipping. If you are from a country not mentioned above, please send a message and we will see what can be done.
📚 Welcome to Booktopia — a celebration of creativity and collaboration from a vibrant collective of writers, authors and artists collectively running crowdfunding projects from September 5th -September 26th.
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🧧 1 FREE Limited Edition Booktopia 2024 reward if you back FIVE [5] or more projects. Exclusive reward for Booktopia - Black Metal Bookmark (*design coming)
🧧 2 FREE eBook novels if you support both this project, Lady Persephone Investigates, and partner project Sherlock Holmes: Crimes for Christmas. Here's the details:Â
