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When Holly White’s fiancé cancels their Christmas Eve wedding with less than two weeks to go, Holly heads home with a broken heart. Lucky for her, home in historic Mistletoe, Maine is magical during Christmastime—exactly what the doctor prescribed. Except her plan to drown her troubles in peppermints and snickerdoodles is upended when local grouch and president of the Mistletoe Historical Society Margaret Fenwick is bludgeoned and left in the sleigh display at Reindeer Games, Holly’s family tree farm. When the murder weapon is revealed as one of the wooden stakes used to identify trees on the farm, Sheriff Evan Grey turns to Holly’s father, Bud, and the Reindeer Games staff. And it doesn’t help that Bud and the reindeer keeper were each seen arguing with Margaret just before her death. But Holly knows her father, and is determined to exonerate him.The jingle bells are ringing, the clock is ticking, and if Holly doesn't watch out, she'll end up on Santa's naughty list in Twelve Slays of Christmas, Jacqueline Frost’s jolly series debut.
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5 primary booksChristmas Tree Farm Mystery is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Jacqueline Frost.
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I really enjoyed this series introduction! It was exactly what I was looking for this Christmas to have a good time, solve a mystery, and not get too serious. I immediately wanted to pick up the next book.
Super fun cozy mystery! There was a lot of subtle humor in the writing that I really really enjoyed.
I already downloaded the next one!
This one is available on Audible Plus!
The setting of a Christmas tree farm in Maine is just perfect for a Christmas book! The games and food and Christmas trees made for a great cozy Christmas mystery.
Holly, Sheriff Grey, her parents, the reporter, and her friends are great characters. They each have a clear place in the story and help to make Mistletoe, Maine a place I want to visit again.
Holly and Sheriff Grey have an interest in each other and that's about it for this book. It is a great start to a possible romance with them. I love a slow burn!
The idea of 12 days of games at the Christmas tree farm is such a fun event! It helps to introduce us to all kinds of things at the farm.
The mystery happens early and there are plenty of suspects. The reason for the murder is not clear at first, but even when I caught on to that I still didn't know who was the murderer.
Great start to this cozy series!