Hollyberry Homicide

 

Hollyberry Homicide (A Berry Basket Mystery) by Sharon Farrow

About Hollyberry Homicide

 

Hollyberry Homicide (A Berry Basket Mystery) 

Cozy Mystery 5th in Series Publisher: Kensington (September 29, 2020) Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages ISBN-10: 1496722620 ISBN-13: 978-1496722621 Digital ASIN: B082WQTC18

A cold wind is blowing off Lake Michigan, and murder is scaring the dickens out of everyone . . .

 

Considering her name, Marlee Jacob is an obvious choice for the role of Jacob Marley in Oriole Point’s production of A Christmas Carol. It’s just sad that the role has opened up because of the death of the elderly actor who’d originally been cast.

 

But Marlee, the proprietor of The Berry Basket, will do her best to keep spirits high—that is, until clues start mounting that there’s danger behind the scenes. There are accidents on set, the tree in the village square topples over, and worst of all, a body is found with a sprig of holly draped over it. If Marlee can’t wrap up the case, she may not have a berry merry Christmas . . .

 

Includes Berry Recipes!

What I Thought:

This is one of my favorite series, and this one did no disappoint me. I love cozies set during the Christmas season, and this on was very good. When Gillian, one of Marlee's employees of the Berry Basket finds an old man slumped over on a bench at the opening of the toy train exhibit, everyone assumes it was natural causes, after all he was 95. He happened to be the man who played Jacob Marley in the local production of a Christmas Carol. So of course, they ask Marlee to assume his role. The more Marlee learns about the old curmudgeon, the more she suspects he was murdered. I really enjoy the authors descriptions of the town of Oriole Point and I would really like to visit there. This cozy kept my attention for the time I started it till I finished it. There were just enough twists and turns in this one to keep me guessing, but I will have to say, I was not at all surprised by the ending. I really like the character of Marlee and the reveal of the killer was very exciting and satisfying to say the least.

I received a complimentary copy of this book.

About Sharon Farrow

Sharon Farrow is the latest pen name of award-winning author Sharon Pisacreta. A freelance writer since her twenties, she has been published in mystery, fantasy, and romance. Sharon currently writes The Berry Basket cozy mystery series for Kensington. The series debuted in 2016 and is set along the beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline where she now lives. She is also one half of the writing team D.E. Ireland, who co-author the Agatha nominated Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins mysteries.

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