Book Spotlight | December 2024
This month I read a Christmas themed murder/mystery with dogs! This is part of a huge series, but I don’t think they need to be read in order, because I haven’t read any of the other books.
Summary: It’s the most wonderful time of the year in Connecticut, but Melanie Travis finds surviving this December may take a real Christmas miracle when a yuletide murderer comes to town . . .
As Melanie attempts to deck the halls in a house overrun by pampered Poodles, her event planner friend, Claire, is busy playing Santa for the wealthiest clientele on Connecticut’s Gold Coast. A personal shopper gig in the affluent town of New Canaan seems like business as usual. Except Claire’s stylish stint comes at a higher price than she bargains for when she stumbles over her newest customer’s dead body. Named a prime suspect for murder, she begs for Melanie’s help, then vanishes like cookies and milk on Christmas Eve . . .
Determined to track down Claire, Melanie and her nosy Aunt Peg dash into a dizzying investigation. But with a grinchy New Canaan detective on their case and disturbing clues piling up like presents beneath the tree, the crime-solving duo must hurry to rein in a sinister Kris Kringle before they’re the next ones on someone’s deadly wish list . . .
My Thoughts: I wasn’t a fan of this book. For one, I didn’t like the writing style at all, especially the way the dogs were described and discussed. It was just cringy to me.
Second, I was really hoping for more from the dogs…that they would be involved in the murder/mystery part more. But, really, there are just a ton of dogs as pets, which is totally fine, but not what I was expecting.
This is a very short book, less than 200 pages I think, so it’s still a decent Christmas read.
