We Wish You a Murderous Christmas (Year-Round Christmas Mystery #2)

by Vicki Delany

Overview

A grinch is spoiling the holiday cheer and causing fear in the second Year-Round Christmas mystery from the author of Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen...

It’s Christmastime three hundred sixty-five days a year in Rudolph, New York, and as Christmas Day approaches, shop owner Merry Wilkinson is enjoying a rare evening off at the Yuletide Inn when she runs into owners Grace and Jack Olsen. With Jack's health failing, Merry is relieved to hear that his son Gord will be taking over the day-to-day running of the Inn. 

But then Gord reveals that his new plans have no room for Christmas at the Inn, and Merry and the other shopkeepers start to fret about the effect a bland franchise hotel could have on their livelihoods. 

When Gord is found stabbed to death, there’s an entire town of potential suspects—and it’s up to Merry to find whoever brought homicide home for the holidays...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780425280812
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	11/01/2016
Series:	Year-Round Christmas Mystery Series , #2
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	142,057
Product dimensions:	4.20(w) x 6.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Vicki Delany is the national bestselling author of the Year-Round Christmas Mysteries, the Constable Molly Smith Novels, the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mysteries, and, writing as Eva Gates, the Lighthouse Library Mysteries.

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Editorial Reviews

Praise for Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen

“Delightful...a humorous tinsel-covered tale that made me laugh out loud even while keeping me guessing.”—New York Times bestselling author JennMcKinlay

“A fun Yuletide-themed cozy with an appealing amateur sleuth.”—Library Journal
 
“Delightful...[A] humorous tinsel-covered tale that made me laugh out loud even while keeping me guessing.”—Jenn McKinlay, New York Times
 
“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
 
“Delaney has given us a story full of holiday cheer, an exciting mystery, wondrous characters all in a place I would love to really visit. Its charm just lit up my day. This is one mystery you shouldn’t miss this holiday season.”—Escape with Dollycas
 
“I delved right into this story—it grabbed me in and wouldn’t let me go.”—Socrates’ Book Review
 
“Vicki Delany does a masterful job of creating an inviting fictional small town that is all about Christmas.”—Open Book Society
 
“Ms. Delany has started a promising new series with Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen.”—Fresh Fiction

From the Publisher

10/15/2016
Merry Wilkinson is content with life in Rudolph, NY, where she runs a Christmas shop. The town has reinvented itself as a holiday-themed tourist destination full of indie businesses. So when the owner of the Yuletide Inn lands in the hospital following a heart attack, and his son, Gord, swoops in to convert the inn into a franchise of a budget hotel chain and sell land to a big-box store, the community is in an uproar. They're almost relieved when Gord is murdered, until their resident Santa, Merry's father, is questioned. Now Merry will have to find the real killer before her dad ends up in jail and the holiday is ruined. VERDICT The second book in this cozy mystery series (after Rest Ye Murdered Gentleman) continues its yuletide appeal.

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