It's the week before Thanksgiving, and Merry Wilkinson, owner of Mrs. Claus's Treasures, is preparing for a weekend reunion of her mother's college friends. But when the group of women comes into Merry's shop, Merry is met with frosty attitudes and cold hearts.
The women argue amongst themselves constantly, and the bickering only intensifies after one of the friends is poisoned. With her father's role as Santa in danger due to his proximity to the crime, Merry will need to use all of her investigative gifts to wrap this mystery up and save Santa and her favorite holiday.[summary via Amazon]
In the fourth instalment in the Year-Round Christmas Mysteries, it's almost Thanksgiving in Rudolph and the holiday spirit is in the air. While Merry is busy at Mrs. Claus's Treasures, her mom is getting ready for a reunion with her college friends. However, the perfect weekend together doesn't go as planned, especially when the friends start constantly arguing and bickering. When one of the college friends turns up dead, at Merry's parents' house, Merry is determined to solve the mystery, and bring the holiday spirit back into their lives.
The Year-Round Christmas Mysteries are one of my favourite cozy mystery series. The atmosphere of the holiday season shines in Rudolph, even with the sinister crime lurking around the corner (because this is a cozy mystery!), and I always look forward to the next book in the series.
Silent Night, Deadly Night is a compelling read, and is as good, if not better, than the previous instalments. This is one series that just keeps getting better and better.
While I love the murder mystery, it is always the side stories that keep me coming back to the cozy mystery genre. These secondary stories are at their best in Silent Night, Deadly Night. There is a lot going on in Rudolph, and Merry is just the right person to set everything right and save Thanksgiving!
Vicki Delany had me stumped with the mystery, and I wasn't able to solve it before Merry. This made the denouement even more enjoyable for me, as I watched everything unravel.
If you haven't picked up the Year-Round Christmas Mysteries yet, you really should. They deliver a top-notch mystery with the perfect cozy town atmosphere.
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