An Automated Murder

"It's Christmastime in Wallace Point--but that doesn't mean the town's getting a vacation from murder! Mr. Yamamoto's Toy Shop is famous for handcrafted wooden automata. Shingo Yamamoto is a modern day genius, crafting whimsical clockwork toys capable of a wide range of movements. But on the day of his toy shop's grand reopening, things go from wondrous to murderous when one of Shingo's automata kills a man in a locked room. Abigail and Grandma just so happen to be at the scene of the crime. They doubt that Shingo would commit such a heinous murder, not when he has a successful small business and loving family to lose. But who else could have possibly crafted the murderous automaton, and why? Abigail, Grandma, and their trusty dogs will have to pull out all the stops to figure this murder out, and they must solve it in time for Christmas! The Whodunit Antiques series is fun, quirky, and, most importantly, cozy! So settle into your favorite chair, preferably with a freshly-baked cookie in hand, and get ready to escape into a town whose residents are always up to mischief, and where mysteries run amok"--Page 4 of cover.