Epilogue to a Christmas Murder by Lauren Elliott
Cozy mystery fans won’t want to miss Epilogue to a Christmas Murder by Lauren Elliott, a Beyond the Page Bookstore Mystery. It’s everything you want in a cozy mystery. An atmospheric setting, engaging characters and of course, a dash of seasonal thievery and murder!
It’s the holiday season in Greyborne Harbor, Massachusetts. Addie Greyborne is ramping it up for the holiday season making sure her book shop is laden with plenty of books to appease the mob of holiday shoppers. Local shops are donating all kinds of items from their shops for the local lighthouse museum/fundraiser. Abbie is donating a dozen books. One book in particular is extremely valuable.
Remember that whole “bad Santa” thing?? Well forget it – this town has a “bad elf!” In fact, he’s downright conniving – committing a theft that has the town’s holiday gala turned upside down. The whole town is talking – and poor Addie finds herself in the middle of it!
And things are getting even stranger — in fact, downright murderous. In their quaint seaside town: a body is discovered floating on the rocks. And when the body is linked to one of her closest friends, Addie knows she’s got to go-a-sleuthing before the mayor makes her friend his “sacrificial lamb.” He wants the case closed NOW.
Detective Inspector Noah Parker from England is currently visiting Greyborne. Addie previously helped him solve a murder case. Now that he’s in town, the local police have enlisted his help. She wants to trust him, but not totally sure if he’s rooting for her friend or ready to give up and let her innocent friend take the rap. But evidence keeps mounting and now, even Addie is having her own doubts – could her friend really be a cold blooded killer?
Addie and the police are suspecting that this murder may be tied to the elf robbery and somehow connected to the murder – but how and why? With Detective Noah Parker’s help and her own keen intuitive detective skills, Addie is going to solve the case one way or another and hopefully before Christmas.
This is truly a delightful holiday cozy mystery. For cozy readers who love plenty of romance with their holiday deadly deeds, Lauren Elliott nails it. Epilogue to a Christmas Murder is the perfect book to read on a snowy winter day with a cup of hot chocolate in hand or warm apple cider – maybe even a bowl of popcorn!
A copy of this book and cover photo were provided by: Kensington Publishing