Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas

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It's beginning to look a lot like murder in the sixth installment of this charming cozy mystery series, perfect for fans of Donna Andrews and Jacqueline Frost. It's the beginning of December in Rudolph, New York, America's Christmas Town, and business is brisk at Mrs. Claus's Treasures, a gift and decor shop owned by Merry Wilkinson. The local amateur dramatic society is intensely preparing a special musical production of A Christmas Carol. But it's not a happy set, as rivalries between cast and crew threaten the production. Tensions come to a head when a member of the group is found dead shortly after a shopping excursion to Mrs. Claus's Treasures. Was someone looking to cut out the competition Everyone in the cast and crew is a potential suspect, including Aline, Merry's mother, and Merry's shop assistant Jackie O'Reilly, who was desperate for a starring role. It could be curtains for Christmas-and for Merry-unless the killer can be ferreted out of the wings.

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Praise for Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas:
Cozy queen Vicki Delany decks the halls with a witty and irresistible holiday mystery that offers amusing amateur theatrical antics and more twists than a candy cane. A hot cocoa toast to the return of the Year-Round Christmas Mystery series!
Ellen Byron, USA Today bestselling author of the Cajun Country Mysteries

Vicki Delany's bulging Christmas stocking of a mystery is bursting with small-town charm, a cast of quirky characters, a heroic dog and a surprise treat of an ending tucked in the toe!
Leslie Meier, author of the Lucy Stone Mystery Series

Praise for Year-Round Christmas Mystery series:
Merry Wilkinson is feisty and fun.
Jenn McKinlay, New York Times bestselling author, on Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen

Plenty of suspects, likable characters, and lots of possible motives add up to a cheery holiday cozy.
Kirkus Reviews, on Dying in a Winter Wonderland

A fun Yuletide-themed cozy with an appealing amateur sleuth.
Library Journal, on Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen

Witty writing, an unexpected solution, and truly likable characters ensure that the appeal of this holiday-themed series will last long past the Yule season.
Kings River Life Magazine, on Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen

Delightful . . . Full of holiday glitter and charm right out of a Currier and Ives painting. I enjoyed every word of it.
Open Book Society, on Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen

[A] promising new series.
Fresh Fiction, on Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen

Author Bio

Vicki Delany is a bestselling author of more than thirty novels/novellas in several of mystery's subgenres. Born in Manitoba and raised in Ontario, she is the former president of the Crime Writers of Canada, a member of Capital Crime Writers, and a member of Sisters in Crime.