Candy Slain Murder
As December sweeps through South Lick, Indiana, Robbie’s life seems merry and bright like the string lights glistening around town. But strange happenings signal a bumpy ride into the holidays. …
Category: Holiday
Books where a holiday is the main focus of the story.
Mrs. Claus and the Santaland Slayings
Love is full of surprises, though few compare to realizing that you’re marrying the real-life Santa. April Claus dearly loves her new husband, Nick, but adjusting to life in the …
Penned In
Contented employees make for a successful restaurant, which is why the County Seat’s crew goes on a quarterly out-of-office meeting. This time, the location is the Old Idaho Penitentiary near …
Murder In The Bayou Boneyard
Maggie Crozat, the proprietor of a historic Cajun Country B&B, prefers to let the good times roll. But hard times rock her hostelry when a new cell phone app makes …
Death Of A Wicked Witch
Bar Harbor, Maine, is quieter in the off-season, but the population has just increased a bit with the arrival of Ted and Trudy Lancaster. Ted’s taking over for a retiring …
Last Licks
Kate receives the shock of a lifetime when she’s blindsided by an offer she can’t refuse. An assistant movie director desperately wants to shoot a key scene at Lickety Splits, …
An Ale of Two Cities
The Winter Carnival always brings holiday cheer, Christmas joy, and tourists with cash to picturesque Shady Creek, Vermont. At the center of the glittering decorations and twinkling lights, is booklover …
Silent Knit, Deadly Knit
Pamela has been in merry spirits since her artsy daughter Penny returned home from college for the holidays. But their mother-daughter bonding time gets cut short when a terrified Penny …
Apple Cider Slaying
Blossom Valley, West Virginia, is home to Smythe Orchards, Winnie, and her Granny’s beloved twenty-five-acre farm and family business. But any way you slice it, it’s struggling. That’s why they’re …
A Catered New Year’s Eve
It’s been years since Bernie and Libby’s parents became estranged from Ada Sinclair’s side of the family, though the reasons for the rift are lost to history. The sisters, however, …
A Very Mummy Holiday
The rented house was supposed to be a relaxing getaway. But Jill and her companions feel a sense of danger instead. First, they learn that their hosts’ son had a …
Murder in the First Edition
Addie’s getting into the spirit for the upcoming Charity Auction—especially since she’s got an 1843 copy of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol to donate. Her former colleagues at the Boston …
Have Yourself a Beary Little Murder
Sasha and her sister Maddie are thrilled that the Silver Bear Shop and Factory has won the Teddy Bear Keepsake Contest, which means they get to produce a holiday specialty …
Christmas Cocoa Murder
Christmas Cocoa Murder by Carlene O’Connor Siobhán O’Sullivan’s hopes for a quiet Irish Christmas are dashed when the local Santa turns up dead in a carnival dunk tank of hot …
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 …
The Candy Cane Caper
With Christmas approaching, Sadie is preparing for a large blended-family gathering, including many new grandchildren, in their home in Fort Collins, Colorado. Even with the festive chaos, Sadie drops everything …
Here Comes Santa Paws
As Melanie attempts to deck the halls in a house overrun by pampered Poodles, her event planner friend, Claire, is busy playing Santa—beard, and belly not included—for the wealthiest clientele …
Autumn Alibi
Keli is hoping that Mabon, the Wiccan Autumn Equinox, will bring balance back into her life. But it’s death that comes calling when she’s asked to consult on an estate …
Murder in the Corn Maze
It doesn’t take cash, just some good old-fashioned creativity, to turn a pillowcase into a ghost costume or a trashcan into a suit of armor. So even if she has …
Tide and Punishment
It’s Christmastime in Charm, North Carolina, and while Everly Swan would prefer to focus on decorating her iced tea shop for its first holiday season, Great-Aunt Fran has decided to …
Fudge Bites
It’s late October, the off-season for tourists, but locals are up and lurching for the annual zombie walk charity event. Though everyone’s living it up, trouble is just a few …
The Skeleton Stuffs a Stocking
Dr. Georgia Thackery is back at home with her parents after finding a new adjunct position at Bostock College. Everyone is excited about their first family Christmas with nothing to …
