Thank you to the authors, publishers, and NetGalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review. The recipe review and food pairing found on my Instagram feed are of my own doing.
I’ll BeHome For Mischief
Christmas
Tree Farm Mystery
Jaqueline
Frost
Crooked Lane Books
It is
Christmas time in the iconic town of Mistletoe as the residents make
preparations to celebrate their 150th anniversary and attempt to
make a Guinness World Record worthy gingerbread man to weigh in at more than
one thousand three hundred and eight pounds and eight ounces. I bet you will
never guess where the body drop takes place.
Our
sleuth is Holly Gray nee White, newlywed to the town’s sheriff, and inn keeper
on her family’s Christmas tree farm known as the Reindeer Games Tree Farm. This
season finds Holly being her usual busy self, with Christmas cards from the
Tree Farm to be mailed, jewelry orders to be filled, the annual toy donations
to be wrapped oversee Reindeer Games, and see to the needs of the important inn
guests to be seen taken care of Evan who has a habit of doing amazing things
and giving amazing gifts is ready for their big day. So obviously Holly couldn’t
possibly have time to hunt down clues, make suspect lists, question people, and
possibly irritate the murderer.
I think
that this is the most harrowing book in the series yet in terms of Holly being threatened
and she even remarks multiple times that Evan is going to have a stroke if not
multiples strokes. Holly says that she isn’t going to investigate…at first. Holly
has a strong desire to see justice for Elijah Snow even if he was arrogant but
not she refuses to entertain the idea that Henry Moore could be a possible
suspect. Who could possibly be a suspect since the Snows weren’t in town for
even 24 hours before Elijah’s demise? I have no idea how Holly has the energy
to sleuth, she is going all over town and even with her special parking spot
(made me laugh out loud) I would be exhausted. She isn’t even supposed to be asking
questions, she told her parents and Evan that she wasn’t going to get involved.
At least that is how the story started out.
In
Holly’s defense, everyone seems to be goading her into investigating, except
for her mom, dad, and hubby Evan. Cookie tantalizes people including Holly, with
some choir group gossip that includes a brief history lesson with a Romeo and
Juliet angle. Don’t even get me started about the podcasters who pair murder with
recipes and have nicknamed Holly the Gumdrop Gumshoe. Are they helping or
hurting? I am not sure but what I do know is that they are driving Holly crazy which
is reason enough to end up on her suspect list.
This is
a wonderfully entertaining holiday cozy that keeps you guessing and on the edge
of your seat. It also has you craving sweet treats with such wonderful
descriptions of seasonal sweets of all types. I am definitely looking forward
to my next trip to Mistletoe and the Reindeer Games Tree Farm. Now I think I
will go and make some Christmas cookies. P.S. check out the author name, Jack
Frost!
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