Mistletoe and Murder is a holiday themed novella and the 4th(ish) Kate Hamilton village cozy by Connie Berry. Released 17th Oct 2023 by Crooked Lane Books, it's 154 pages and is available in audio and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout.
Readers
who enjoy British village cozy murder shopfront mysteries are in for a
treat with this series. Series protagonist Kate is an American expat
antiques expert who involved with local Detective Inspector Tom Mallory.
She and Tom are trying to get their wedding finished successfully and move on to the next stage of their relationship, but crimes keep turning up including arson and worse.
I liked the characterizations here; the characters
live and breathe and the dialogue was not clunky. There were several
seemingly disparate plot threads which intertwined into a satisfying
denouement and resolution. It worked well as a standalone, though there are spoilers for
earlier books if read out of order. It's a clean, fun cozy, and the series would make a good choice for a binge or buddy read. This is a shorter piece, and would also work well as a potential sample, to see if a further deeper dive is desired.
Four stars. This is definitely one for British village cozy readers. Very well written and constructed. Clean language and mostly off-page violence.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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