Who Slayed The Santas? by Leighann Dobbs Narrator: Kasey Logan
Series: Juniper Holiday Cozy Mystery #3
Published by Leighann Dobbs Publishing on March 8, 2023
Source: Purchased
Genres: Paranormal, Cozy Mystery
Length: 2 hrs 59 mins
Pages: 178
Format: Audiobook
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It’s Christmas in the Holiday Mansion and Juniper has this years party gift-wrapped and under the tree! Christmas at the Holiday mansion is always a festive affair. The residents of Crescent Cove look forward to Juniper’s yard decorations almost as much as an invitation to one of her parties—and this year everyone has been invited. What could possibly go wrong with a mansion full of people and non-humans? Murder of the ho-ho-ho variety, that’s what. Santa’s not so jolly anymore and Juniper can’t help but be suspicious of Mrs. Claus. Detective Mallard is convinced one of the elves is responsible. Victoria thinks it was an accident. Nobody can be sure, however, because there was no witness—not even the ghosts saw what happened. Juniper is determined to discover the murderer before Christmas Day, which doesn’t give her much time. Will she manage, or will Santa’s murderer go free to sleigh again?
Who Slayed the Santas? is fun, short, quirky and a little silly, just like the rest of the Juniper holiday series. This time around Juniper is getting ready for her over-the-top Christmas party and hires a Santa and his troupe for entertainment. The next day, one of the resident ghosts finds Santa dead under the Christmas tree. And that’s just the first dead Santa. Detective Mallard and Juniper are both intent on solving the case.
I like Juni. She’s exuberant and caring, but she can be a little too mean to people sometimes. This is a totally Christmas mystery – decorations, food, music, it’s all there. The mystery itself was fine if rushed.
I did listen to the audio version. At least this time I knew in advance that the narrator wouldn’t be my favorite.
About Leighann Dobbs
USA Today bestselling author, Leighann Dobbs, discovered her passion for writing after a twenty year career as a software engineer. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband Bruce, their trusty Chihuahua mix Mojo and beautiful rescue cat, Kitty. When she’s not reading, gardening, making jewelry or selling antiques, she likes to write cozy mystery and historical romance books.
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