Review by Becky Sue
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The Twelve Days of Christmas (almost)
Bonus: Drinking Game opportunity. Have a cup of hot chocolate every time a character does! (No calories in fiction, right?)
This is sort of an advent calendar of holiday stories: open any one of these tales and you’re pretty much guaranteed a fun, short read. Which is great for this time of year, when we’re all trying to snatch a few minutes of peace in between getting a million things done.
In this collection, publisher Gemma Halliday has gathered new short stories, mainly about Christmas, from many of her top-selling writers. Cleverly, all the stories feature the characters we have grown fond of—or will now want to get to know—in the various authors’ series. A few even have recipes, which are always enjoyable to read, whether you’re seriously planning to cook or simply enjoying the aspirational feeling of creating a treat.
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Not all the cozy crimes in these stories are murders, though the victims are genuinely evil, of course. Some involve mere theft or deceit, which is a good choice for this festive time of year.
The final story in this collection is about Valentine’s day, or Palentine’s Day, depending on your preference. So is Gemma Halliday getting us ready to move on to another holiday collection?
Holidays & Homicides stories:
“A Hometown Christmas Caper” (Hometown Mysteries)
by Rosalie Spielman
“Gossip, Guilt & Gingerbread” (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries)
by Lena Gregory
“Larceny & Twinkle Lights” (Jamie Winters Mysteries)
by Kelly Rey
“Holidays & Heists” (Aloha Lagoon Mysteries)
by Anne Marie Stoddard
“Ornaments, Surprise & Dead Guys” (Gianna Mancini Mysteries)
by Jennifer Fischetto
“It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Mischief” (Northwoods Mysteries)
by Annie McEwen
“You Can't see the Forest for the Christmas Trees” (Modern Midwife Mysteries)
by Christine Knapp
“Jingle Bell Rocker” (Sunny Side Up Mysteries)
by Misty Simon
“Holly, Handcuffs, and Hearsay” (Camelot Flowers Mysteries)
by Erica Wynters
“Search for the Silent Santa” (Ghost Town Mysteries)
by Jamie L. Adams
“Nothing But Truffle” (Cookies & Chance Mysteries)
by Catherine Bruns
“A Heartland Homicide” (Bourbon B&B Mysteries)
by Gin Jones
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Disclosure: This post contains links to an affiliate program, for which we receive a few cents if you make purchases. KRL also receives free copies of most of the books that it reviews, that are provided in exchange for an honest review of the book.While traveling the world and writing about wine and spirits, Becky Sue Epstein read cozy mysteries to relax. One day it occurred to her that she could combine the two pursuits. She recently began to write wine-themed cozy mysteries. Hopefully, her agent will love them.
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