6 Must-Read Holiday Mysteries

03 Jan 2024

6 Must-Read Holiday Mysteries

We know it’s January, but we aren’t quite ready to give up the festive spirit yet. From heartwarming whodunits to yuletide thrillers, these novels promise to add a dash of mystery to your holiday cheer. Grab a cup of cocoa, snuggle up, and embark on a journey through festive tales filled with twists, turns, and a touch of seasonal magic.

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Deck the Halls with Danger: A Crime Scene Kosovo Yuletide Novella

by Tasmin Turner

Release Date: December 15, 2023

The festive season in Kosovo takes a dangerous turn. A body at the Christmas market and a cryptic message bring gangs and forbidden Russian connections into play, disrupting a family visit. Can international lawyer Kit Chase rescue her cousin, solve the murder and thwart organized crime – all before the holidays? Unwrap the mystery alongside Kit this holiday season.

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Santa Claus Surprise

by Tonya Kappes

Release Date: December 17, 2023

In the heart of Holiday Junction, where festive cheer and snowflakes blanket the streets, journalist Violet Rhinehammer prepares for the most anticipated event of the year: the Mistletoe Masquerade Ball. However, the holiday mood is deeply marred when a chilling mystery comes to light. The gruesome discovery of a man, brutally murdered behind the living manger scene in Holiday Park, casts a dark shadow over the town’s festivities.

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The Mystery Down Under: Two private detectives have a busman’s holiday

by Christine McHaines

Release Date: January 1, 2024

Quentin Cadbury and Wanda Merrydrew have only been private detectives for a short time. Yet after locking horns with London’s criminal underworld, they now have a murderous villain on their tail. Faced with mortal danger, Quentin decides it is a good time to finally visit his family in Australia and lie low for a while. But when he hears about a spate of robberies in their Sydney neighbourhood, Quentin cannot resist the opportunity to put his detective skills to the test. And hopefully prove his worth to his ever-disapproving father.

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Carol of the Witches

by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

Release Date: December 13, 2023

HOLIDAY HILLS CAN’T CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT BESSIE’S CHARMED CAROLING MUSIC! Join Abby and friends as they make it their number one priority to find the music sheets and bring the holidays back to Holiday Hills.

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A Ghost of Christmas Present

by Sam Whittaker

Release Date: December 13, 2023

It’s been a hard year for Steve and Katie Nicholas. They fought vengeful ghosts as well as psychotic living relatives, and that was just their first year of marriage. But when Steve surprises Katie with a peaceful Christmas getaway at a secluded cabin in the mountains they awaken slumbering spirits with unfinished business. Tying together seemingly unrelated supernatural threads Steve fears his picture-perfect vacation will be shattered and his peace dashed. Gradually the ghosts reveal themselves and drag Steve kicking and screaming into their mystery. Can Steve uncover the truth and resolve a years-long conflict or will his plans of giving Katie the perfect gift during a perfect getaway be ruined?

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Sweet Christmas Conundrum

by J A Whiting

Release Date: December 15, 2023

It is December in the cozy seaside town of Sweet Cove, Massachusetts and the holiday season is in full swing. Angie and her three sisters are in her Sweet Dreams Bake Shop decorating the space with poinsettias when a woman they know hurries into the bakery looking upset. Mrs. Bell owns the Pine Peak Tree Farm and trouble is brewing there. The farm isn’t bringing in the money it used to, and there have been attempts on the manager’s life. Mrs. Bell asks the Roseland sisters and Mr. Finch to look into the mystery.

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