A Christmas Murder by Mary Grand

For winter mysteries, nothing says "locked room" quite like a blizzard. And that is what happens here as well, in a fancy manor on an island. The third book in a series, I didn't feel like I was missing anything by not having read the first two. 

Susan doesn't have her daughter this Christmas and is anticipating something very quiet. But then her friend (NOT her boyfriend) asks if she can com e help while a super rich man brings his family (his wife, his two kids, their significant others, and his business partner) back to the island to celebrate in a place where they spent so many pleasant summers. Well, at least until his first wife died.

There is some good character development in this book but I didn't love the end. And our protagonist is put into too much danger for my liking. 

Three and a half stars

This book comes out September 5, 2024

ARC kindly provided by Boldwood Books and NetGalley

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