{"id":255970,"date":"2026-07-13T14:26:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/christmas-cupcakes-and-a-caper-elaine-spaan\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T14:26:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:26:19","slug":"christmas-cupcakes-and-a-caper-elaine-spaan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/christmas-cupcakes-and-a-caper-elaine-spaan\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Cupcakes And A Caper &#8211; Elaine Spaan"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"text-align:center;margin:0 auto 1.5em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/da3f662a236c1c6a.jpg\" alt=\" - Unknown book cover\" style=\"max-width:300px;width:100%;height:auto;box-shadow:0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.25);border-radius:4px;\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Ben opens his mouth to respond, but the man behind him speaks before he has a chance. \u201cDetective Evers, we\u2019ll take it from here.\u201d My man nods, but his jaw stiffens and a vein in his neck throbs. He crosses his arms over his chest and moves to lean against the wall next to the back door. He may agree to keep his mouth shut, but he\u2019s not leaving.<\/p>\n<p>I decide to act like an adult and ask, \u201cHow can I help you?\u201d \u201cI\u2019m Detective Flanigan and this here is Detective O\u2019Hare.\u201d I nod and motion for them to proceed. \u201cWe need to ask you some questions about the morning you found Donald Griffin.\u201d \u201cAsk away.\u201d Detective Flanigan\u2019s eyes move through the room and stop briefly on Anna and Kristie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan we do this somewhere private?\u201d \u201cNo.\u201d I shake my head. \u201cWe need to get the caf\u00e9 open and finish this morning\u2019s baking.\u201d A timer dings and I nearly smile. I couldn\u2019t have planned that better if I tried. The detective grunts before beginning his thousand questions. \u201cHow did you know the victim?\u201d \u201cHe was a student in my Introduction to World Literature class.\u201d \u201cWhat can you tell us about him?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I cross my arms over my chest and lean on the table behind me. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing more to tell.\u201d No way am I telling them anything we\u2019ve learned since Don\u2019s death. \u201cHe was one student in a class of over one hundred students.\u201d \u201cWhat kind of student was he?\u201d I shrug. \u201cI\u2019d have to review my grade reports to answer you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I act like I didn\u2019t run to check the grades for the class as soon as Don\u2019s body was found. \u201cCan you do that?\u201d \u201cSure. I\u2019ll email you the information.\u201d He hands me his business card. The other detective leans forward to ask, \u201cYou can\u2019t tell us anything else about him? Did he ever skip class? Was he always on time?\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t keep attendance in the larger classes,\u201d I explain.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you\u2019re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return it and purchase your own copy.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. Christmas Cupcakes &#038; a Caper is a work of fiction. Names, characters, and events are the product of the author\u2019s imagination and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead is entirely coincidental. The incidents depicted are pure imagination. 1kitap1.com\/en NEWSLETTER SIGN UP Do you love cozy mysteries? Join The Cozy Catch Up for all things cozy. Each month I\u2019ll share everything cozy including reviews of whatever cozy I\u2019ve read that month as well as recommendations for other cozy mysteries to read.<\/p>\n<p>Sound good? Exercise your clicking finger here. You will never be spammed and, if on the off chance I bore you, you can unsubscribe at any time. Easy peasy. 1kitap1.com\/en INTRODUCTION It\u2019s all candy cane cupcakes and peppermint coffee until you find a dead elf on your doorstep. Only the elf wasn\u2019t a real elf, because elves don\u2019t actually exist \u2013 not even at Christmas time.<\/p>\n<p>A college student dressed like an elf decided taking a nap nap on the stoop of Callie&#8217;s Cakes in sub-zero winter temps was a good idea. It wasn\u2019t. Anna, the pink-haired baker extraordinaire, is convinced the student\u2019s death was not an accident. She drags Callie and Kristie along with her as she attempts to discover who killed the elf \u2026 um\u2026 student. Will the gals of Callie\u2019s Cakes find the killer before Christmas is ruined? Cupcakes not included, although you\u2019ll find recipes for all the delicious Christmas cupcakes Anna baked.<\/p>\n<p>1kitap1.com\/en This one is for all the wonderful readers out there who love Christmas and cupcakes!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>This is a short excerpt from the opening of &ldquo;&rdquo; by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. 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