Candy Cane Murder
by Laura Levine, Joanne Fluke, Leslie Meier
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Author: Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine, Leslie MeierEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-01
ISBN: 0758221991
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: Kensington
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Book Review: A Bit of Seasonal Fun with Familiar Old Friends...
Summary: 4 Stars
This `Christmas Special' is made up of three seasonal novellas written by well known cosy-crime authors:
The first of these is `Candy Cane Murder' by Joanne Fluke. In this story Hannah, the owner of `The Cookie Jar', is helping out at a Christmas Charity event when the man playing Santa is found dead. As you would expect Hannah tries to help solve the murder with the help of her sisters, mother and boyfriend Norman. This is a nice novella, very Christmassy and will be a great seasonal fix for those who enjoy the novels in this series. The other good thing about it is that is doesn't really interfere with the `love triangle' element of the series which means that it isn't essential that you read it before the next full length novel is out in the spring.
The next novella is `The Dangers of Candy Canes' by Laura Levine. I hadn't read anything by this author before and so it came as a nice surprise. The lead character, Jaine Austen, is a freelance writer and part-time sleuth. She is asked to investigate the death of a man who has fallen from a roof whilst putting up his Christmas decorations. Jaine finds that a number of the neighbours take the competition very seriously, but would anyone take it seriously enough to kill?
The heroine of this story is really likeable and the plot of the novella was good even though it was short. A great taster of a series that I will be going back to!
The last novella in this edition is `Candy Canes of Christmas Past' by Leslie Meier. I have to say that I haven't read any of Meier's previous novels although I am aware of them. I have to say that this was the most disappointing novella of the three although it might be a nice seasonal taster for fans of the series. Lucy Stone thinks back to a mystery that took place when she first arrived at Tinker's Cove, twenty years ago. The plot is flimsy and I couldn't really relate to the characters so not one for me!
Despite my feelings about the last novella, the edition as a whole is good value for money and will make pleasant light reading for the holidays. Recommended.
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