Tenth in the USA-Today and Kindle Top-Ten bestselling Leigh Koslow mystery series!Frances Koslow was ecstatic to have her humble abode chosen as stop #3 on the Holiday House Tour. Then everyone drank the cider.When Leigh’s parents’ house becomes a last-minute substitution on the regional garden club’s famous Holiday House Tour, Frances Koslow is thrilled. But the tour is tomorrow, there’s work to … tour is tomorrow, there’s work to be done, and Frances’s dwindling and aging “Floribunda” chapter is in dire need of reinforcements. Worried about her mother’s blood pressure, particularly as sisterly tensions rise over Leigh’s Aunt Lydie’s upcoming Christmas Eve wedding, Leigh steps in to make sure the tour runs smoothly.
But perhaps Leigh isn’t the ideal choice for the task. Not when a fortune cookie has just portended the return of her infamous “bad karma.” Not when everyone knows the real reason the Floribundas have declined is because every remaining member is a whackadoodle. And not when someone’s idea of Christmas spirit is to add a little something extra to the sweet cider punch.
One dead Floribunda later, Leigh struggles to keep her family calm in the midst of swirling suspicions, flying accusations, and dubious warnings of biological warfare. But when someone threatens to silence her own all-too-curious daughter, mother-rage kicks in. Nobody is ruining Leigh’s family’s Merry Christmas. Not even her family.
Praise for the Leigh Koslow Mystery Series:
NEVER BURIED
“A funny, fast-paced, clever, and unusual mystery that will have readers clamoring for more. Edie Claire writes with style and dash. Sheer delight.”–Carolyn Hart
NEVER SORRY
“Edie Claire is a bright new addition to the mystery world. Along with appealing characters and a blessedly lucid writing style, she delivers a solid plot that keeps the pages turning.”–Margaret Maron
NEVER TEASE A SIAMESE
“The fifth installment in this excellent series, and perhaps Ms. Claire’s best yet. The characters and relationships are superior, written with heartfelt compassion and wry wit.”–Romantic Times
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Humerus mystery. I really enjoyed.
This was a great light reading book. Like the way characters came to life.
Not what I expected or my kind of regular read, but good for all that.
Terrific quirky little family. Loved them and the strange family activities. Read it. Good story moves along quickly. Laughed out loud several times!!
This was an excellent, book. I really enjoyed it. Not a bit boring. I did not see that ending, coming.
Too many cranky old women.
I enjoyed this book, but I found it hard to follow.
There were way too many Floribunders in this book to keep up with! It was a zany situation and took a long time before I became hooked. The story line with the Christmas tour of garden club members was boring, but when we had a dead body, it became a Who Done IT? The family connection and the incident from the sweet 16 party gave a new twist. The book, however, had TOO MANY stories in it, so it was a slow difficult read.
Didn’t really care for the plot
I finished this book because I hate to stop something part way through. It was a good holiday read, when you grew tired of Netflix. It was somewhat predictable.
I didn’t like any of the characters. I can’t believe that many people are that dysfunctional. They annoyed me so much that I couldn’t really get into the story.
Couldn’t finish this book and that hasn’t happened for me in years. Sorry.
Soso
I almost quit reading it—the characters feel like caricatures and the older ladies are unbelievably mean—but then it became rather comical and I finished it. I might even have laughed out loud a time or two.
Could not get the book!
This was an easy read. There were some typos. There were a lot of characters to keep track of and it could have benefitted from more editing.
I quit reading after a few chapters. I rarely do this. Just didn’t hold my interest.
Not my favorite book. I was expecting a Christmas mystery, but after reading the first quarter of the book, nothing happens. It is just a bunch of bickering and angst among a group of old women.
Too simplistic.
I didn’t care for this book. Not much of a plot.