A Very Merry Murder is the 6th Malvern Farm thriller(ish) mystery by Kate Wells. Released 3rd Sept. 2025 by Boldwood Books, it's 322 pages (ebook format) and is available in hardcover, paperback, 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. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers, this book is currently included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free. The other books in the series are also also currently available on KU.
Jude
is back at it again, this time when a popular national TV show is planning to film at Malvern farm. It's a testament to the author's command of character that all of the
characters, including the secondaries are well delineated and three
dimensional. Each is quite distinct from the others and readers won't
have any trouble keeping them straight.
The author is also adept at setting, and the whole is effective and engaging. The mystery itself is well engineered and culminates in a satisfying and twisty way. The plotting is -excellent- and the mystery is very clever.
It's the sixth book in the series and although it works well enough as a standalone, the continuing characters' interrelationships develop throughout; readers should expect some minor spoilers if read out of order.
Four stars. It's not at all derivative, but fans of Faith Martin,
P.F. Ford, and J.R. Ellis will likely enjoy this one. With seven books
extant in the series and an eighth out from the same publisher in third quarter 2026, it would be a good candidate for a binge/buddy read. The
author seems to be on a semi-annual publishing release schedule, so
there are books coming out regularly.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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