Book launch! Ally Carter's IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE MURDER

Join us to celebrate the release of IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE MURDER, by Ally Carter! Moderator details coming soon.

There are two general admission ticket options for this event!

• "General admission with hardcover" includes a pre-signed copy of the HARDCOVER edition of It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder and entry into the event.
• "General admission with deluxe trade paperback" includes a pre-signed copy of the TRADE PAPER DELUXE LIMITED edition of It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder and entry into the event.
• The plus-one ticket option is available as an add-on to a general admission ticket. Plus-one tickets include entry into the event conversation and signing line only. This ticket option does not include a book.

Signing limits: Please limit books brought from home to two :) Ally will be offering optional personalization for the event book ONLY. The two books brought from home will be signed only.

Please note that this event will be held off-site at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 1895 Laurel Ave, St. Paul, MN 55104.

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Details!

• The event includes author conversation, audience Q&A, and signing. All attendees must have a ticket to enter the event. General admission tickets include a copy of the event book.
• The plus-one ticket option is available as an add-on to a general admission ticket. Plus-one tickets include entry into the event conversation and signing line only. This ticket option does not include a book.
• Signing groups will be assigned in order of check-in. Doors open at 6:30; conversation runs 7:00 - 8:00 PM.
• We will scan your QR ticket at check-in, and hand your pre-signed book to you at that point.
• Signing limits: Please limit books brought from home to two :) Ally will be offering optional personalization for the event book ONLY. The two books brought from home will be signed only.
• Limited additional pre-signed copies of Ally's backlist titles will also be available for purchase on-site.
• If there are specific additional titles you want to be sure to snag, it is highly encouraged to preorder through the T&T website, selecting “Offsite event pickup: 10/16 with Ally Carter @ St. Mary's” at checkout. All preordered books will be pre-signed.

Preorder Ally's books here!

• Can’t make it to the event? Order signed copies before October 2, 2026.
• The event will be hosted at Mary’s Episcopal Church (1895 Laurel Ave, St. Paul, MN 55104). St. Mary’s is an ADA-compliant space with an elevator to access the sanctuary room.
• For accommodations (including reserved wheelchair seating), please email events@tropesandtrifles.com.

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About the book:

A billionaire’s grandson and the housekeeper’s daughter square off in this cat-and-mouse holiday romance-mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year.

Ella Chambers didn’t kill Liam Montgomery.

If she had, she certainly wouldn’t have done it outside his family’s mansion during the Christmas party of the year. She definitely wouldn’t have loaded his body into the trunk of her car. And she absolutely would not have announced to the town that the boy who ruined her life ten years ago was “so dead to her.”

But now Liam is missing—nothing but a bloody spot on the drive and a host of unanswered questions—and Ella is the only person who knows he’s still alive.

So it’s up to her to prove it.

Liam Montgomery didn’t want to die.

But, it turns out, when you’re the sole heir to a billionaire, someone might want you dead. Luckily for Liam, being dead works for him.

Now he’s on the hunt for a killer. Unfortunately, Ella is on the hunt for him.

She’ll have to prove he’s still alive to clear her name, but that’s easier said than done in a quaint mountain town where everyone knows your story but no one knows the truth. Can the billionaire’s grandson and the housekeeper’s daughter join forces to catch a killer? Or is their past too steeped in secrets and lies?

As the storm of the century blows in, every step will bring these two childhood rivals closer to a killer—and each other.

Because, this Christmas, only one thing is certain: it’s beginning to look a lot like murder.

Tropes:

• Holiday Romance
• Childhood Enemies-to-Lovers
• Cat and Mouse
• Slow Burn
• Forced Proximity

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About the authors:

Ally Carter writes books about people who fall in love (while trying to stay alive). After more than a decade of writing beloved YA titles like I’d Tell You I Love You, but Then I’d Have to Kill You and Heist Society, she launched onto the adult scene with The Blonde Identity, The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold, and The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year. A long-time lover of the holiday rom-com, Ally is also the writer of the Netflix original movie, A Castle for Christmas.