Christine Husom

Biography

Christine Husom is a national best-selling author from Minnesota. She pens the suspenseful police procedural Winnebago County Mysteries, and the cozy, but not too cozy, Snow Globe Shop Mysteries where bad guys demonstrate not everyone is "Minnesota Nice." She has stories in six anthologies and co-edited one. Her latest titles are Death To The Dealers and Cold Way To Go. Husom served with the Wright County Sheriff where she gained valuable firsthand knowledge for her stories. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, active with the Twin Cities Chapter. She loves meetings readers at Speaking Engagements, Art and Craft Fairs, Book Events, Author Panels at libraries and other venues, and Book Clubs. www.christinehusom.com.

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Books

Frosty The Dead Man
Series: A Snow Globe Shop Mystery, Book 3. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 70,520. Language: English. Originally Published: March 2, 2024 by Christine Husom. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
Mayor Lewis Frost, Frosty to his friends, has controversies swirling around him. City council members wonder if Frosty is trying to snow them. After one councilman storms off in a huff, the mayor asks curio shop manager Camryn Brooks to consider a seat on the council. Later, Cami goes to his office to discuss the proposal and her blood runs cold when she finds Frosty dead, and the snow globe...
The Iced Princess
Series: A Snow Globe Shop Mystery, Book 2. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 80,900. Language: English. Originally Published: March 2, 2024 by Christine Husom. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
It's that time of year again—the Christmas rush is about to begin and Curio Finds Manager Camryn Brooks and her friend Alice "Pinky" Nelson need to hire help. Their former high school classmate is not exactly who they had in mind. Has the rich socialite worked a day in her life. But Molly practically begs for the job. On her first day Molly seems to be in her own little world and Cami worries...
Snow Way Out
Series: A Snow Globe Shop Mystery, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 77,000. Language: English. Originally Published: March 2, 2024 by Christine Husom. Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » Chick lit, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
Since childhood Camryn has loved the sparkling beauty of snow globes, and now sells them. They're so popular, Cami and her friend-coffee shop owner Alice "Pinky" Nelson decide to host a snow globe making class. After everyone has gone off with their own handmade snow globes, Cami spots a new globe left behind on a shelf that features an odd tableau-a man asleep on a park bench. On her way home...
Deputy #714 Is Down
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 87,190. Language: English. Originally Published: December 14, 2023 by Christine Husom. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural
A deputy is gunned down in a cafe, and responders work to save his life. When a deputy in another MN county is killed, the FBI is called in to lead the investigation. They follow leads then set a trap for the suspect. No one could've predicted the stunning way it would end.
Cold Way to Go
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 74,210. Language: English. Originally Published: November 26, 2022 by Christine Husom. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
Curio Finds Manager Camryn Brooks gets appointed Brooks Landing Mayor and is given the assignment to talk to the police chief about his extensive absences. She's about to meet with Chief Newel when he drops dead before her eyes. A Buffalo County detective is called in to look into the death, but Cami feels compelled to conduct her own investigation, and finds herself face to face with a killer.
Death To The Dealers
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 83,450. Language: English. Published: November 20, 2021 by Christine Husom. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural
When a woman dies of a drug overdose, her widowed husband goes on a quest to flush out the ones responsible to avenge her death.
Remains In Coyote Bog
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 81,170. Language: English. Originally Published: November 5, 2019 by Christine Husom. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
Bodies marked with religious symbols are recovered from Coyote Bodies sending Sergeant Corinne Aleckson and Detective Smoke Dawes on a quest. Who buried them in the bog? They pore through missing persons’ files, consult an FBI profiler, and are soon in pursuit of an angel of death. They'll stop at at nothing until they end the evil one's reign.
Firesetter in Blackwood Township
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 89,630. Language: English. Published: November 16, 2017 by Christine Husom. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
Barns are burning in Blackwood Township, and the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office realizes they have a firesetter to flush out. The investigation ramps up when a body is found in one of the barns. Meanwhile, deputies are getting disturbing deliveries.It leaves Sergeant Corinne Aleckson and Detective Elton Dawes to wonder, what is the firesetter’s message and motive?
Secret in Whitetail Lake
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 90,190. Language: English. Published: November 17, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
An old Dodge Charger on the bottom of a lake turns into a homicide investigation when human remains are found inside the car. Then Sheriff Twardy disappears that same day, leaving everyone to wonder where he went. Sergeant Corinne Aleckson and Detective Elton Dawes investigate both mysteries. Little do they know they’re being closely watched by the keeper of the Secret in Whitetail Lake.
A Death in Lionel's Woods
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 90,730. Language: English. Originally Published: November 16, 2015 by Christine Husom. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural
Investigating a unidentified woman's death uncovers a human trafficking ring all to close to home in rural Winnebago County, and spurs Sergeant Corinne Aleckson and Detective Elton Dawes to track down the offenders and expose their evil deeds before anyone else gets caught in their trap.
The Noding Field Mystery
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 82,200. Language: English. Originally Published: December 3, 2012 by Christine Husom. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General
When a man’s naked body is found staked out in a farmer’s soybean field, Sgt Corinne Aleckson and Detective Elton Dawes are called to the scene. The cause of death is not apparent, and the significance of why he was placed there is a mystery. The Winnebago Sheriff’s Department investigates and hits one dead end after the other. Then an old nemesis escapes from jail and plays in the shocking end.
An Altar by the River
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 86,810. Language: English. Originally Published: November 30, 2012 by Christine Husom. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General
A man phones the Winnebago County Sheriff's Department, frantically reporting his brother is armed with a large dagger and on his way to the county to sacrifice himself. Sergeant Corinne Aleckson takes the call, learning the alarming reasons behind the young man's death wish. The department investigates and plunge into the alleged criminal activities of a hidden cult, and disturbing cover-up.
Buried in Wolf Lake
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 63,940. Language: English. Originally Published: November 30, 2012 by Christine Husom. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General
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When a family’s dog brings home the dismembered leg of a young woman, the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department launches an investigation unlike any other. Who does the leg belong to, and where is the rest of her body? Sergeant Corinne Aleckson and Detective Elton Dawes discover they are up against an unidentified psychopath who targets women with specific physical features. Who is next?
Murder in Winnebago County
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 79,800. Language: English. Originally Published: November 28, 2012 by Christine Husom. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General
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An unlikely serial killer plagues a rural Minnesota county. The clever murderer leaves a growing chain of apparent suicides among criminal justice professionals. As her intuition helps her draw the cases together, Winnebago County Sergeant Corinne Aleckson enlists help from Detective Elton Dawes. What Aleckson doesn’t know is the killer is keeping a close watch on her. Will she be the next victim?