Holly Jolly Homicide: A festive Christmas cozy mystery set in a winter wonderland (The Candy Cane Hollow Christmas Cozy Mystery Series Book 7)
By Mona Marple
Bouquets, Boughs, and a Body at Olde Jolly Hall
Six days before my wedding to Nick, we take a sleigh to tour our grand venue, Olde Jolly Hall—only to find a secret passageway and a very real body. Beatrice Harper, the elusive owner everyone thought was “off finding herself,” is lying in the dark with her secrets.
Chief Superintendent Wiggles takes charge while the Hall family close ranks. Charles Harper is all chill and locked doors, the caretaker knows more than he says, and the accounts ledger looks like it’s been trimmed as neatly as the wreaths. Between dress fittings, cake tastings, and keeping the gossip from reaching Claus Cottage, I start tugging at old threads: money gone missing, a family stain no one will speak about, and grudges tucked behind paneling.
Mrs. Claus steadies me, Nick keeps pace at my side, and Gilbert the house-elf battles seating charts with the intensity of a general. I need the truth before aisle time, because I refuse to say “I do” with a killer lurking in the pews.
Holly Jolly Homicide is the seventh book in the Candy Cane Hollow Christmas Cozy Mystery series. A warm, magical and clean holiday whodunit for fans of Hallmark-style cozies and anyone who wishes they could spend Christmas in Santa’s own hometown.
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Praise for the Candy Cane Hollow Christmas Cozy Mystery series:
★★★★★ “This Christmas cozy mystery series is by far the best I’ve ever read!”
★★★★★ “Great characters and story lines. A definite read for any fan of cozy mysteries.”
★★★★★ “It’s all things cozy, cute and Christmas perfection.”
★★★★★ “Simple and full of the type of Christmas magic that helps you escape your everyday problems.”
★★★★★ “A delight to read… built on all the wonderful coziness of Christmas Corpse.”
★★★★★ “Magical setting… the mystery was good and not easily solved.”
★★★★★ “So much fun, couldn’t put it down… keeps you guessing.”
★★★★★ “Another fun book in this delightful series… Couldn’t put it down.”
★★★★★ “What a delightful story… It is full of Christmas magic!”
★★★★★ “This was an easy-to-read Christmas murder mystery… a happy ending.”
★★★★★ “This was a great read… The small-town feeling sounded wonderful year-round.”
Bouquets, Boughs, and a Body at Olde Jolly Hall
Six days before my wedding to Nick, we take a sleigh to tour our grand venue, Olde Jolly Hall—only to find a secret passageway and a very real body. Beatrice Harper, the elusive owner everyone thought was “off finding herself,” is lying in the dark with her secrets.
Chief Superintendent Wiggles takes charge while the Hall family close ranks. Charles Harper is all chill and locked doors, the caretaker knows more than he says, and the accounts ledger looks like it’s been trimmed as neatly as the wreaths. Between dress fittings, cake tastings, and keeping the gossip from reaching Claus Cottage, I start tugging at old threads: money gone missing, a family stain no one will speak about, and grudges tucked behind paneling.
Mrs. Claus steadies me, Nick keeps pace at my side, and Gilbert the house-elf battles seating charts with the intensity of a general. I need the truth before aisle time, because I refuse to say “I do” with a killer lurking in the pews.
Holly Jolly Homicide is the seventh book in the Candy Cane Hollow Christmas Cozy Mystery series. A warm, magical and clean holiday whodunit for fans of Hallmark-style cozies and anyone who wishes they could spend Christmas in Santa’s own hometown.
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Praise for the Candy Cane Hollow Christmas Cozy Mystery series:
★★★★★ “This Christmas cozy mystery series is by far the best I’ve ever read!”
★★★★★ “Great characters and story lines. A definite read for any fan of cozy mysteries.”
★★★★★ “It’s all things cozy, cute and Christmas perfection.”
★★★★★ “Simple and full of the type of Christmas magic that helps you escape your everyday problems.”
★★★★★ “A delight to read… built on all the wonderful coziness of Christmas Corpse.”
★★★★★ “Magical setting… the mystery was good and not easily solved.”
★★★★★ “So much fun, couldn’t put it down… keeps you guessing.”
★★★★★ “Another fun book in this delightful series… Couldn’t put it down.”
★★★★★ “What a delightful story… It is full of Christmas magic!”
★★★★★ “This was an easy-to-read Christmas murder mystery… a happy ending.”
★★★★★ “This was a great read… The small-town feeling sounded wonderful year-round.”