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Now that prize-winning photojournalist Callie Cassidy has returned to the mountainside village of her youth, she believes she''s put crime scenes and corpses in her rearview mirror. So why does she end up-once again-focusing her lens on murder?Callie Cassidy is no stranger to dead bodies. Two decades as a photojournalist on a big-city newspaper landed her face to face with so many of them that her colleagues dubbed her Queen of the Dead. Now, Callie believes her days of hanging out with cadavers are behind her. With her lovable golden retriever Woody in tow, she has returned in disgrace to Rock Creek Village, Colorado, where she licks her wounds in a cabin on her parents'' Rocky Mountain ski resort property.But when her mother persuades her to abandon her fetal position beneath the quilts and take a photographer gig at the Snowflake Swirl winter ball, Callie''s foray back into the real world lands her smack in the middle of town drama.Before the first partygoer arrives, Callie stumbles across a deadly scene. A former classmate, one of the "mean girls" from high school, lies lifeless on her office floor. Another woman from Callie''s past crouches above the body, holding a bloody letter opener.The conclusion is obvious-at least to rookie detective Raul Sanchez. But Callie believes there''s more to the picture. With the help of an adopted stray cat named Carl, whose investigative skills may rival her own, Callie sets out to find the real murderer. Because unless she, her pets, and a quirky group of villagers can solve the mystery, Callie''s photos won''t be the only thing being framed.FIRST PLACE IN THE CHANTICLEER INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS MURDER AND MAYHEM DIVISION!

Wedding bells are ringing in Rock Creek Village. But when a venomous villager crashes the nuptials, events take a toxic turn... The long-awaited day has arrived-photographer Callie Cassidy's best friend is tying the knot. With a gentle snow falling outside and family and friends gathered inside, the wedding couldn't be more perfect. Even Callie's golden retriever, Woody, and her tabby cat, Carl, have donned tuxes for the occasion. And the icing on the cake? Callie's trainee, Braden, is acting as official photographer, with the assistance of his twin brother, Banner. Callie is as proud as if she were their mother.But as the ceremony ends, an uninvited and apparently inebriated visitor barges in. The guests are shocked-and more than a little dismayed-to see Brian Ratliff, the twins' absentee father, who slunk out of town two years prior, leaving his teenage boys to fend for themselves. Several volatile confrontations ensue, concluding with an angry altercation between Brian and Braden.When Brian later winds up in a coma, the victim of poisoning, suspicion mounts against Braden. Callie is incensed, certain the boy isn't capable of harming his father. Besides, plenty of villagers despised the man-any of them might have slipped him the toxin that rendered him unconscious.As evidence accumulates against Braden, Callie fears he will end up taking the fall. With Detectives Raul Sanchez and Lynn Clarke stonewalling her, she turns to family and friends-including the town's feisty new cub reporter-for help. Together, can they prove Braden's innocence-and reveal the true culprit?