'TWAS THE KNIFE BEFORE CHRISTMAS BY JACQUELINE FROST

'Twas the Knife Before Christmas is the second book in the Christmas Tree Farm mystery series! I found this book to be festive and fun just like the first book. 

Rating: ★★★★
​Release Date: November 13, 2018
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Series: Christmas Tree Farm mystery series #2
Pages: 320 pages
Format: eBook. ARC. 

It’s out of the cupcake tin, into the fire for Holly White’s best friend, Caroline. Can Holly clear Caroline’s name in time to go caroling?

When a body turns up in a larger-than-life candy bowl filled with peppermints on the town square, Holly White is horrified to learn her best friend Caroline is the main suspect. Everyone in town, including Mistletoe, Maine’s sheriff, saw Caroline fighting with the victim on the night of his death. Worse, a custom kitchen knife, engraved with Caroline's initials was found with him.

Now, just ten days before Christmas, Holly’s up to her jingle bells in holiday shenanigans and in desperate need of a miracle. Juggling extra shifts at her family’s Christmas tree farm and making enough gingerbread jewelry to satisfy the crowd is already more than she can handle―and now she has to find time to clear her best friend of murder. Add in her budding relationship with the sheriff, and a personal stalker dressed as Santa Claus, and Holly’s ready to fly south until springtime.

But her Sherpa-lined mittens come off when Caroline is taken into custody. Can Holly wrap up the case in time for Christmas...even after she gains the true killer’s attention? Find out in ‘Twas the Knife Before Christmas, Jacqueline Frost’s second pine-scented Christmas Tree Farm mystery.

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Release Date: November 13, 2018
Actual Rating: 4 stars

Holiday Reads | Cozy Mystery

'Twas the Knife Before Christmas is the second book in the Christmas Tree Farm mystery series. I’ve really been enjoying these books especially because they take place around Christmas which is my favorite holiday. Our lead sleuth in the stories is also a fantastic character and I love her ability to stay focused even when her life spirals out of control.

I’m going to keep this review short because I don’t have too much to say about it other than the fact that I enjoyed it. I do hope the author writes another book in time for the Christmas season next year. The first two books are such a blast to read that I would hate the series to stop here.

If you’re a fan of festive cozy mysteries, you won’t want to miss this series! You get a lot of thing all wrapped into one book- Christmas EVERYTHING, family, togetherness, and one tough cookie!

★★★★

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