A Holiday Homicide

by Ellie Alexander

Series: Secret Bookcase Mystery (4)

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This 4th book in the Secret Bookcase Mystery series is another delightful installment, one I feel is the best of the four books so far.

It has a holiday theme, involving a murder at a gingerbread house contest which was held at the bookstore. Lots of baking and social media influencing talk, which was interesting.

As usual, Annie gets involved in solving the murder, along with help from the truly outstanding supporting cast of characters, including Liam, Pri, Hal, and Fletcher.

A highly recommended cozy mystery!!

(I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via Net Galley, in exchange for a fair and honest review). (

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lindapanzo | Nov 12, 2024 |

California, friends, friendship, amateur-sleuth, bookseller, small-business, small-town, baking-competition, romantic, unpleasant-contestant, stalker, influencer, local-law-enforcement, investigations, unpleasant-suspect, unpleasant-victims, cozy-crime, criminologist*****

It was supposed to be a lot of fun for everyone making elaborate gingerbread buildings, judging them, and publicizing the contest and the bookstore. But then there was the stalker, and the real behaviors of the influencer, and then the sudden unexpected death of said influencer. Was it a heart condition or something unthinkable? Following former criminology student/bookseller Annie Murray and her friends and love interest is a twisty good story.
I requested and received a free temporary EARC from Storm Publishing via NetGalley. Thank you!
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A Holiday Homicide

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2024-11-20

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This book is dedicated to you. I'm
wishing you a cozy and wonderful
holiday season and hope Annie's
latest mystery can provide you with a
little escape from the hustle and
bustle.

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Everything inside the Secret Bookcase smelled of pine, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.

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Annie Murray's festive plans at the Secret Bookcase are thrown into disarray when a celebrity baker drops dead during a gingerbread-baking competition…

As whispers of foul play swirl like snowflakes, Annie soon finds herself tangled in a web of secrets, small-town rivalry, and long-buried mysteries.

With pub-owner and new love Liam by her side and the help of her loyal bookstore colleagues, Annie sets out to solve Redwood Grove's latest murder mystery. And the closer she gets to the truth, the more she discovers that the baking community isn't as sweet as it seems…

Can Annie unwrap the truth before the killer strikes again? Or will this be one Christmas she won't live to remember?

Grab yourself a Christmas cookie and lose yourself in this delightfully twisty murder mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page. A perfectly festive read fans of Joanne Fluke, Tonya Kappes, and Ellery Adams will adore.

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