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Donald Jay

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I read traditional mysteries, especially the golden-era classics, and cozies. As a former magician, I like anything with a puzzle to solve or clues to follow. I know, I look like Santa Claus. It’s the beard. My wife likes it so who am I to argue?

I also write mystery, adventure, romance, and inspirational stories suitable for all audiences. I love challenging readers with unusual puzzles and cleverly hidden clues, exciting them with page-turning action, and inspiring them to dream.

I’m also a woodworker, painter, and toymaker. My wife, Linda, says, “it’s like being married to Santa himself.” I make over one hundred Christmas ornaments every year and give them all away to family and friends. Growing up in the snowy winters of the West Virgini
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Book Release: The Toy Shop’s Secret

Release Day! November 15, 2025 for The Toy Shop’s Secret, A Dickens Station Christmas Cozy Mystery. Release Day! November 15, 2025 for The Toy Shop’s Secret, A Dickens Station Christmas Cozy Mystery.

📢Release Day! Nov. 15 📕The Toy Shop’s Secret, A Dickens Station Christmas Cozy Mystery 🔗 Available on Amazon 📚Book 2 of the series 💰Free in KU 🎁Plus, free early Christmas gift 💰Book 1 of the series FREE (11/15 – 11/19) Free ebook🍪Both include recipes 🐈‍⬛and a cat!


One snowy night, in the tiny Christmas-themed village of Dickens Station, Cheyenne Kachina’s cousin, Ryan Upchurch, is badly injured in an “ac

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