A Murder Yule Regret (A Bread Shop Mystery)
by Winnie Archer
About A Murder Yule Regret
A Murder Yule Regret (A Bread Shop Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
7th in Series
Publisher : Kensington Cozies (November 30, 2021)
Mass Market Paperback : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 149673355X
ISBN-13 : 978-1496733559
Digital ASIN : B08Y69YZKB
Freelance photographer and Yeast of Eden bakery assistant Ivy Culpepper has just scored the job of a lifetime shooting the Dickensian dress-up X-mas party thrown by It Girl film actress Eliza Fox . . . until an unwanted guest appears.
A holiday costume party in the sleepy coastal town of Santa Sofia could be just the boost Ivy needs for her fledgling photography business. At the party, Ivy enters a Victorian fantasy come to life, all courtesy of the fabulous Ms. Fox. Ivy gets to play shutterbug while hanging with Scrooge, Marley, the Cratchits, and more classic Dickens characters. But what begins as the best of times turns out to be the very worst for one of the party guests—a tabloid journalist with more enemies than Ebenezer himself.
When the man’s body is found sprawled across the jagged rocks below the house, the fingers begin pointing at Eliza. Meanwhile, Ivy gets roped into helping prove the starlet’s innocence. Her festive photos are now official evidence—and the Ghosts of Christmas Present could mean the party for Eliza is over, once and for all.ance photographer and Yeast of Eden bakery assistant Ivy Culpepper has just scored the job of a lifetime shooting the Dickensian dress-up X-mas party thrown by It Girl film actress Eliza Fox . . . until an unwanted guest appears.
A holiday costume party in the sleepy coastal town of Santa Sofia could be just the boost Ivy needs for her fledgling photography business. At the party, Ivy enters a Victorian fantasy come to life, all courtesy of the fabulous Ms. Fox. Ivy gets to play shutterbug while hanging with Scrooge, Marley, the Cratchits, and more classic Dickens characters. But what begins as the best of times turns out to be the very worst for one of the party guests—a tabloid journalist with more enemies than Ebenezer himself.
When the man’s body is found sprawled across the jagged rocks below the house, the fingers begin pointing at Eliza. Meanwhile, Ivy gets roped into helping prove the starlet’s innocence. Her festive photos are now official evidence—and the Ghosts of Christmas Present could mean the party for Eliza is over, once and for all.
What I Thought:
This is the Seventh in a Bread Shop Mystery Series. I have read one or two in this series, but I was not lost reading this one. Ivy works part time for her Olaya at Yeast of Eden and is fledgling photographer. Olaya calls her to tell her the shop got a last-minute catering gig and Ivy is to help. The gig turns out to be a Dickens style Christmas party at starlet Eliza Fox's home. Ivy is also hired as the photographer for this party. When the crew from Yeast of Eden arrive, they are told they need to be in Dickens costume and Ivy is given the Ghost of Christmas Present. Ivy walks through the party taking photographs and hears some interesting things, such as an argument between two gentlemen. When a notorious paparazzi reporter is found dead at the bottom of the cliff off Eliza's property, Ivy decides to investigate who wanted the reporter dead. This was a well written book that flowed well. I really enjoyed the holiday theme, and it was a little different that some holiday mysteries. Ivy is very likable character and even though I have only read a few books in the series, seems to develop more and more as the series goes on. The other characters in the book add to the charm. The setting is great. There were many twists and turns in this one that kept me guessing and turning the pages. I was totally surprised by the reveal and enjoyed the lead up to it. I look forward to more in this series.
I received a complimentary copy of this book.
About Winner Archer
Winnie Archer is the nationally bestselling author of the Bread Shop Mystery series, as well as the Lola Cruz Mysteries and the Magical Dressmaking Mystery series written as Melissa Bourbon. A former middle school English teacher, lives in North Carolina with her educator husband, Carlos, and the youngest of their five children. She can be found online at MelissaBourbon.com.
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