Murder on a Midnight Clear by Sara Rosett Narrator: Elizabeth Klett
Series: High Society Lady Detective #6
Published by the author on January 22, 2021
Source: Purchased
Genres: Cozy Mystery
Length: 7 hrs 7 mins
Pages: 280
Format: Audiobook
Purchase at Bookshop.org or Purchase at Amazon
Add on Goodreads
A snowbound country mansion, a missing butler, and a Christmas case . . .
Olive and Jasper have never been closer—except in one area. Jasper is still reticent about his frequent disappearances from polite society. With the holidays approaching and no paying client on the books, Olive decides to shadow Jasper when he’s unexpectedly called away. Her search brings her to Holly Hill Lodge where an eclectic group has gathered to celebrate an old-fashioned English Christmas.
The guest list includes a celebrated lawn tennis champion, a fussy scientist studying snowflakes, a persuasive luggage salesman, a famous lady explorer, and the family’s eccentric aunt who has a fondness for the newfangled drinks called cocktails.
When the butler goes missing, Olive and Jasper must work together to solve the Christmas crime—as well as the secret Jasper hides. Murder on a Midnight Clear is the latest installment in USA Today bestselling author Sara Rosett’s popular High Society Lady Detective series.
Unwrap this 1920s Christmas mystery with all the trimmings—carols, a Yule log, plum pudding . . . and murder.
Yes, I’ve started reading Christmas books already. No, our house isn’t decorated yet. Does anyone have any great ideas to protect a Christmas tree from a dog? The dog in Murder on a Midnight Clear is an adorable Jack Russell terrier who is a little better behaved than mine.
Olive and Jasper are officially dating now, but Olive is her usual curious self, determined to figure out Jasper’s secret. She follows him and does a bit of spying, which is in character if a bit annoying. She has a car accident that lands her in the same country house as Jasper for Christmas. And of course, there’s a murder – the butler is found dead.
A county house murder at the holidays may be my favorite set-up. I enjoy the decorations, the food, the presents, all of which give us some clues here. This time around we have an eccentric set of characters, each with their own secrets. Well, except Olive, she may be the only one who is exactly who she seems. She and Jasper make a good team. They’re both clever and amusing and they clearly enjoy each other’s company.
We’ve got a bit of espionage, some blackmail, a murder. It was a good way to start my holiday reading.
About Sara Rosett
A native Texan, USA Today bestselling author Sara Rosett grew up reading and dreaming of writing books. Her stories and essays have appeared in Chicken Soup for the Military Wife’s Soul, Georgia Magazine, The Writer, and Romantic Times Book Review.
She is the author of the High Society Lady Detective series, the Murder on Location series, the On the Run series, and the Ellie Avery series. Sara also teaches an online course, How to Outline A Cozy Mystery.
Publishers Weekly called Sara’s books, “satisfying,” “well-executed,” and “sparkling.” Sara is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and NINC.
Oh, no…the butler’s dead? But then who did it? ;D Love the sound of this Christmas mystery.
I’m not sure if I’ve ever read a mystery where the butler actually was the guilty party.