Mystery shopper and single mom Josie Marcus is assigned the
task of shopping at "Naughty and Nice," a new Christmas
store that has recently opened near two other such shops.
The owner of Naughty and Nice, which sells "pornaments,"
just happens to be Josie's new boyfriend's batty-with-a-bad-
attitude ex-wife, Doreen, and Mike's fourteen-year old
daughter, Heather, is being forced to work in the smutty
store. It wouldn't matter who owned this tasteless shop,
Josie would still give it a negative review. But Doreen
declares a personal vendetta against Josie when the
franchise owner forces her to close. The shop owner next
door is also forced to close when two people die after
eating the chocolate snowmen she offered her customers.
One of the victims was Josie's ex-husband, Nate.
Nate had just reappeared in Josie's life, wanting to get to
know their daughter, Amelia. He showers Amelia with
expensive presents, but they have little time together
before his death. Amelia is very upset with Josie for not
telling her about her father and letting her get to know
him. Amelia also detests Mike's daughter, Heather, and
this puts a crimp in Josie's love life.
MURDER WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS is the eighth clever and
entertaining offering by the talented Elaine Viets. The
characters are believable and likeable, with the exception
of the odious Doreen. This is a delightful cozy mystery,
full of humor and a soupcon of romance.
From The
Anthony and Agatha Award-Winning Author of Accessory to
Murder
Includes insider shopping
tips!
Mystery shopper Josie Marcus doesn’t get
the appeal of the year-round Christmas shop. But when three
such holiday houses pop up within two blocks, she’s assigned
to rate them anonymously.
Easy enough, Josie thinks,
until she realizes that shoppers at one store are finding a
strange—even deadly—secret ingredient in their holiday cake.
And Josie must get to the bottom of it all before someone
else becomes a Christmas spirit.
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