A Merry Murder
The Pennyfoot halls are decked with boughs of holly, a magnificently decorated tree graces the lobby, and the hotel’s bookings are finally looking up. Owner of the Pennyfoot, Cecily Sinclair Baxter, is in high holiday spirits until disaster strikes, threatening to ruin yet another Yuletide. Her chief housemaid Gertie McBride has found a man’s body in the hotel laundry room—with a woman’s scarf wrapped around his neck and a note in his pocket from the hotel’s new maid.
Cecily is determined to track down the culprit, but with multiple suspects icing her out of crucial clues, she realizes this killer may be more slippery than most. With Christmas right around the corner, it is up to Cecily to prevent this holiday season at the Pennyfoot from turning out more fatal than festive.
Series: A Special Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery – Book #10
Author: Kate Kingsbury
Genre: Cozy Mystery/Holiday/B&B/Inn/Hotel
Publisher: Berkley
Page Count: 304
Rating: 
A special holiday book for the upcoming Christmas season from Berkley is the new addition to the “Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery” series by Kate Kingsbury, A Merry Murder.
Readers will enjoy reading about the decorations and the cast of characters that help run the hotel. Suspects abound, and the killer is unexpected. The main character, Cecily, is smart, funny, and loyal. She will go out of her way and place herself in danger to help one of her staff who has been accused of murder. For readers who enjoy Edwardian-type mysteries, this holiday book is going to surprise and delight.
There are plenty of suspects, twists, and turns that will keep readers turning the page. Even if you haven’t read any of the other books in this series, you will be able to jump right in and catch up on each character and what their personalities are like. The setting is beautiful, filled with everything readers would expect during the season in a holiday book.
In the end, readers may feel compassion for the suspects and the killer. A Merry Murder is a fast-paced, easy-to-read book that will have readers craving an old-world Christmas in a wonderfully picturesque setting. I enjoyed this holiday book and highly recommend it.
Readers may also enjoy similar holiday books from authors such as Edward Marston’s http://www.edwardmarston.com/ series “The Railway Detective Series “ https://www.thecozyreview.com/christmas-railway-mystery/ or and an old favorite, Francis Duncan’s https://www.fantasticfiction.com/d/francis-duncan/ a “Mordecai Tremaine Mystery” https://www.thecozyreview.com/murder-for-christmas/.
About the Author:
Kate grew up in London, England, and at a very early age began telling stories to her school friends while huddling in bomb shelters during the Blitz of WW II. She moved to the U.S. in 1963 and published her first book in 1987. Since then she’s written over sixty romance and mystery novels.
She now lives in Oregon with her husband, Bill, and Bella, a feisty chihuahua mix. Her “upstairs/downstairs” mysteries appeal to fans of Downton Abbey. The Pennyfoot Hotel Mysteries are set in Edwardian England. After a six-year absence, Kate is opening up the doors to the Pennyfoot Hotel again.
Contact Kate (Doreen): doreenkate@yahoo.com
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