Review & #Giveaway – Hollyberry Homicide by Sharon Farrow #cozy #mystery @SharonFarrowBB

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Hollyberry Homicide (A Berry Basket Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
5th in Series
Publisher: Kensington (September 29, 2020)
Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages

 

Synopsis

 

A cold wind is blowing off Lake Michigan, and murder is scaring the dickens out of everyone . . .

 

Considering her name, Marlee Jacob is an obvious choice for the role of Jacob Marley in Oriole Point’s production of A Christmas Carol. It’s just sad that the role has opened up because of the death of the elderly actor who’d originally been cast.

But Marlee, the proprietor of The Berry Basket, will do her best to keep spirits high—that is, until clues start mounting that there’s danger behind the scenes. There are accidents on set, the tree in the village square topples over, and worst of all, a body is found with a sprig of holly draped over it. If Marlee can’t wrap up the case, she may not have a berry merry Christmas . . .

Includes Berry Recipes!

 

 

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Review

 

I have really enjoyed this series but this one? Wowsa!  Let’s just say the killer reveal was a total shocker and nothing I ever expected to happen.

It’s Christmastime in Oriole Point and Marlee takes decorating to a whole new level. It’s like Christmas exploded at her home and store. She is lovingly ribbed by her friends for going overboard with the decorations. She even blows fuses with everything she has plugged into the sockets. It might also have something to do with her birthday at that time. But this holiday may not go the way she planned when she finds 95 year old Everett dead at the museum. Now everyone else thinks it is natural causes, but Marlee suspects otherwise. The story just takes off from there and Marlee ends up playing Jacob Marley in the theater’s performance of A Christmas Carol, she stumbles across several unknown facts (which I won’t disclose) about Everett and a few other characters. All culminate into a point where Marlee is nearly killed, but who is the killer?  You’ll have to read the book to discover the killer and his/her motive for yourself.

I have enjoyed this series and I always feel like I gain weight just reading the book and dreaming about the pastries, cookies, ice cream, jams and jellies, and many other berry flavored items. We don’t see as much of Kit in this book who is Marlee’s love interest since he is working out of town on a case. I really do like Theo and his baking skills. He is a very sweet character and I like that Marlee has taken him under her wing to help him continue to grow and mature.  And then there is Natasha, Marlee’s Russian friend. She is a hoot and a half.

This is a great series so if you haven’t read any of the first 5, I suggest you do so before diving into this book. It will help you understand the characters a little better.

We give this book 5 paws up.

 

 

 

About the Author

 

Sharon Farrow is the latest pen name of award winning author Sharon Pisacreta. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Sharon has been a freelance writer since her twenties. Published in mystery, fantasy, and romance, Sharon currently writes The Berry Basket cozy mystery series, which debuted October 2016 with Dying For Strawberries. She is also one half of the writing team D.E. Ireland, who co-author the Agatha nominated Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins mysteries.

 

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