A Christmas Candy Killing (Killer Chocolate, Bk 1)
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Hardcover
Author:
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Hardcover
Helpful Score: 1
A Christmas Candy Killing is the debut of the A Killer Chocolate Mystery series set in Harriston, Montana and featuring twin sisters Alex and Hanna Wright, co-owners of Murder and Mayhem: Killer Chocolates and Bookshop. It's Christmas season and Alex and Hanna have created an array of chocolates all named after the poisons commonly used in the mysteries that their book club, Sleuth love to read each month.
Alex has become very fond of the elderly Jane Burrows, Sleuth member and president of the local horticultural and historical societies. Jane has a penchant for watching true crime shows and has mistakenly claimed several times that "wanted" criminals were living in their quaint town. So, when Jane asks Alex at the end of their Sleuth meeting to come to her house the next morning and watch one of the shows because she has positively identified a person accused of murdering four people, Alex suspects it's just another case of Jane's imagination. Upon arrival at Jane's house the next morning, Alex discovers the woman dead, victim of a vicious stabbing.
Based upon clues that Jane has left in her journal, Alex fears that this time Jane was right and there really is a killer in their midst. Zach Roberts, local handyman is arrested for the crime but Alex knows that the man wouldn't have killed Jane. Alex and Hanna team up alongside neighbor and pastor Tom Kennedy to clear Zach's name and quickly discover there are quite a few members of their community with secrets in their past they would like to keep hidden.
An enjoyable read with likeable characters, a captivating plot and plenty of suspects, not to mention mouthwatering chocolate recipes. There are a few loose ends that perhaps will be explained in the next addition to the series, and of course a hint of romance on the horizon for both sisters.
Alex has become very fond of the elderly Jane Burrows, Sleuth member and president of the local horticultural and historical societies. Jane has a penchant for watching true crime shows and has mistakenly claimed several times that "wanted" criminals were living in their quaint town. So, when Jane asks Alex at the end of their Sleuth meeting to come to her house the next morning and watch one of the shows because she has positively identified a person accused of murdering four people, Alex suspects it's just another case of Jane's imagination. Upon arrival at Jane's house the next morning, Alex discovers the woman dead, victim of a vicious stabbing.
Based upon clues that Jane has left in her journal, Alex fears that this time Jane was right and there really is a killer in their midst. Zach Roberts, local handyman is arrested for the crime but Alex knows that the man wouldn't have killed Jane. Alex and Hanna team up alongside neighbor and pastor Tom Kennedy to clear Zach's name and quickly discover there are quite a few members of their community with secrets in their past they would like to keep hidden.
An enjoyable read with likeable characters, a captivating plot and plenty of suspects, not to mention mouthwatering chocolate recipes. There are a few loose ends that perhaps will be explained in the next addition to the series, and of course a hint of romance on the horizon for both sisters.
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