Death at Holly Lodge

I was not expecting this cast of characters. Three or four half siblings of an opera diva living in now two different mansions are Daisy's friends. She is a police consultant and seems to go along with everything because there is only one detective in town. Also she runs a beauty parlor. That was a lot to take in. It made it a little difficult to connect with the characters. I loved the mystery. There were red herrings, missing people, false names, and a murdered man in a Santa costume who fell out of the chimney. That was quite a ride. The solution made a lot of sense, but I thought the investigation should have gotten to the solution a little sooner. It seemed like there were a couple points that they overlooked. It wasn't super Christmasy, but that made it seem realistic. So I didn't mind that .
This quirky cast of characters and twisty mystery made for an easy quick read.