A charming Christmas cozy filled with murder and mischief…. You better watch out, sometimes Santa isn’t who you think he is.
Christmas has descended on Lana Cove. It should be a time of merriment, but in one swoop, a news broadcast changes everything….Michael, an author, finds himself on the trail of a rogue Santa intent on ruining Christmas—and the lives of some residents. George is the usual … residents. George is the usual Santa for Lana Cove, so who is the secretive newcomer, and why is he taking over all of George’s jobs?
Along with his friends, Ellie and Olivia, Michael needs to find out what’s going on—before things get out of hand. But when a body is found, things take a sinister turn. Another bizarre bend in Michael’s investigative road is a mysterious stranger asking to meet him—alone.
Who killed the victim?
Why have they gone to such lengths with a smoke-and-mirrors approach?
And will Michael, Ellie, and Olivia catch the person responsible for creating so much unhappiness in the season that has turned into anything but jolly?
Buy Sleighed today and follow the clues of this lighthearted, charming, cozy mystery with a little spice thrown in.
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I absolutely loved this story, the characters were great! I love how it all turn out, the setting is brilliant! I loved the mystery in it
It is Christmas time and he is looking forward to playing Santa again. Someone is taking all his jobs. Who are they? What are they doing it? There is even a murder. Are they the murderer? Will.They unmasked them? See how he gets on
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Lana Cove is a rather charming place. It appears to be more than a little lethal sometimes as well
Small town living is a mixed blessing- people are always into the business of other people- whether or not their information is correct.
Support or snubbing by social clubs, like a beach walkers group, can have incredible power, especially for businesses
Michael and his coffee house friends become a network and a sleuthing trio, with support from a wide and quirky variety of friends and neighbors, and help to and from Uncle Detective
Things are not do sleepy after all in Lana Cove
I enjoy the interpersonal connections and conflicts- sometimes the biggest surprises pop up into or out of them
Such a cute and quick read. Wonderful characters and fun bantering between them all. I really enjoyed it!
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Good start to a new series. The characters are good but need a bit more dimension, fleshing out . There appears to be a backstory to them yet it’s not explained or mentioned. The cozy town , requisite for all cozy mysteries, needs a bit more also. The storyline was good, very Christmas. Will try another read by this author
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This was a good quick murder mystery with really enjoyable characters that make you laugh, groan (especially Michael lol) and keep you on your toes with who you think the killer is. You get snippets about Michael, Ellie, and Olivia but I did feel like we should have gotten more about them as it almost felt like I started the series at book 2. I look forward to book 2 in the series and hope that we learn a lot more about the sleuthing threesome!
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Lana Cove is a small township and usually it is quiet. But this year things liven up, when first the person who had been Santa for almost 40 years was sacked and he resolves to some angry action. Michael, Ellie, and Olivia are friends with him and try to help, to find out why he was fired in the first place. When robberies and a murder happen, they have to step up to solve the mysteries of their small town to save Christmas.
At times funny, at times mildly thrilling – a typical cozy mystery set in the Christmas season with the supposed culprit being Santa.
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The Coffee House Sleuths consist of Michael, Ellie, and Olivia. The three friends want to help George, their favorite Santa, who got himself into a very public altercation with another Santa. From trying to find out who is after George, the trio finds themselves in real danger. I enjoyed this lighthearted mystery.
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This is a really great first in series cozy mystery! I am already liking these characters of Lana Cove and hoping to see them developed further in future books. This has a great storyline that hooked me immediately and lots of twists to keep me guessing.
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This book wasn’t bad but it fell somewhat short of the mark for me. I think the series has promise as far as the characters and setting goes, but I’d like to see what the author could do with about double the amount of pages (this one is listed at 74 pages, which in my opinion wasn’t really enough for a first in series that should establish characters and setting as well as have an engaging plot).
The first couple of chapters were really good. But in looking over the author’s previous works, he normally writes middle grade fiction (I believe this is his first adult book). That showed, not so much in content but in style; very fast paced, quick scene changes, not much character development or description, heavy on dialogue and action, relatively simple plot that went from A to B to C. Also the editing of the second half of the book could have been a bit better.
If you like that quick, simpler style then there’s nothing wrong with this book and I rather liked the characters. But I do like my cozies to be more complex and developed, so for me it was just okay. That said, I would try another book in the series to see if it’s the same style or more developed, because it’s not far off being a potentially good series.
As of writing, it’s available on Kindle Unlimited, which is where I read it and which certainly makes it worth checking out that’s the writing style you prefer.