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Mary Jean Sargent is a twenty-one-year-old home school graduate. She is an avid mystery reader and enjoys writing fiction in her spare time. Mary Jean is also an accomplished pianist and helps run the music program at her church. She currently resides in Galveston, Texas, with her parents, younger sister, three dogs, and a bird.
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It's Christmastime at the Blackwood residence. Excitement and the aroma of fresh pumpkin pies fill the air, and relatives (both expected and unanticipated) arrive for the festivities. But something is amiss when a venomous viper disappears from nearby Faddington Wildlife Park. Sixteen-year-old Jordan Blackwood is convinced the reptile was stolen, and she quickly convinces her family to help her do a little sleuthing.Jordan, indomitable Grandpa Henry, and Jordan's brother and cousins begin their investigation at the scene of the crime -- Faddington Wildlife Park. The curious clan interrogates park employees and gathers clues and evidence. But when Murder By Defenestration enters the equation, the situation gets dangerous.
Test your crime-solving abilities along with Jordan Blackwood and the irrepressible Grandpa Henry as they solve a murder, chase down the criminal, and try to show cranky Aunt Murial the real reason for Christmas in Murder By Defenestration.
