Friday, October 18, 2019

SIX MERRY LITTLE MURDERS


Title:  SIX MERRY LITTLE MURDERS

            Lee Strauss - MURDER BY PLUM PUDDING

            Karen MacInerney - SLAY BELLS RING

            CeeCee James - CHRISTMAS AT BAKER STREET

            Nancy Warren - CAT'S PAWS AND CURSES

            Molly Fitz - MEOWY CHRISTMAS MAYHEM

            Addison Moore - CHRISTMAS FUDGE FATALITY

Publisher:  La Plume Press

Publish Date:   10.15.2019

Category /Genre:  Cozy Mysteries, Christmas

Recommended for:  14+ due to romantic content

Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC

Received from:  Molly Fitz

Goodreads link: Six Merry Little Murders

Date completed: 10.17.2019



Description from the publisher:

SIX MERRY LITTLE MURDERS includes brand new stories from Lee Strauss, Karen MacInerney, CeeCee James, Nancy Warren, Molly Fitz, and Addison Moore.

Reserve your copy of this limited edition holiday collection today...  Recipes included!


Lee Strauss - MURDER BY PLUM PUDDING
There's nothing more fun than a festive holiday dinner party and Ginger Reed, the former Lady Gold, has Hartigan House decorated and the gramophone playing.  Dressed in her finest Parisian low-waisted gown, feather-topped tiara, and T-strapped Italian leather shoes, Ginger is ready to host the delectable event.

It's a jolly good time, until someone chokes on the pudding.

Is it an accident or is it murder?  And can Ginger unravel the mystery before the church bells ring and New Year's Day dawns?

Karen MacInerney - SLAY BELLS RING
It's Christmastime on Dewberry Farm, and homesteader Lucy Resnick is busy bundling mistletoe bunches and cedar swags for the Buttercup Christmas Market when a neighbor's houseguest keels over right next to her peach orchard.  Was it a stray bullet from a hunter that took him out?  Or did a guest at the fancy ranch next door decide to scratch somebody off his or her Christmas list?  It's up to Lucy to unwrap the mystery… before the holiday killer strikes again.

CeeCee James - CHRISTMAS AT BAKER STREET
In this Baker Street spin-off, Oscar and Cecelia find themselves and the guests snowed in this Christmas holiday.  What should be all sugar cookies and hot cocoa takes a drastic turn when one of the guests turns up cold—as in stone cold dead.  With no help in sight, the two hope to find the killer before anyone else gets iced out, including them.

Nancy Warren - CAT'S PAWS AND CURSES
In this classic closed room mystery, someone is murdered during a knitting class.  But how was it possible?  Lucy Swift and her band of undead knitters must catch the culprit before there's a second Christmas catastrophe!

Molly Fitz - MEOWY CHRISTMAS MAYHEM
It's Angie's first Christmas as a pet owner, and she can't wait to celebrate with Octo-Cat, Paisley, and Nan.  All it takes is a little finely-crafted trickery to get her crabby tabby into the local pet supply store for a special photo opportunity with Santa.  Unfortunately, the jolly old soul is found dead in the stock room before he ever gets the chance to say "cheese."  Angie and her motley crew of sidekicks need to work fast to find the culprit and prevent any further suspicious holiday slaying...  Otherwise, the most wonderful time of the year could end up becoming the most murderous season Blueberry Bay has ever seen.

Addison Moore - CHRISTMAS FUDGE FATALITY
My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people.  Okay, so I rarely see dead people, mostly I see furry creatures of the dearly departed variety, aka dead pets, who have come back from the other side to warn me of their previous owner's impending doom.

The holidays have arrived and the Jolly Holly Tree Lot is hosting a special event that has the entire town bustling to get a picture with the jolly old elf himself.  And I'm just as anxious as anyone to get to the front of the line, but that body I stumble upon threatens to take the joy right out of the season.



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I read and enjoyed all of these cozy mysteries, but the only series that I was familiar with was Molly Fitz’s Pet Whisperer series.  Meowy Christmas Mayhem would be the ninth book in that series.



It’s always fun to spend time with Nan and OctoCat as they assist Angie in solving the latest murder in Blueberry Bay.  The story is light and humorous.



These six wonderful cozy mysteries entertained and kept the holidays at the forefront.  As an added bonus, there were some yummy looking recipes included that I’d love to try!


Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC from Molly Fitz, my opinions are my own and are given freely.





















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