Kate Lawrence has never been a big fan of Christmas, and
this year is no exception. Her boyfriend Armando is out of
town and Kate is still mourning the loss of her beloved cat
Simon. No a good time of year indeed. But a sudden flurry of
activity takes Kate's mind off the impending holiday -- her
ex-husband pleads with to host his nephew's wedding,
daughter Emma has a new boyfriend who seems a bit
suspicious, and Kate has a new temporary job helping
organize the big fundraiser to be held during
Hartford, Connecticut's Festival of Trees and Traditions.
But things really liven up when one of the head honchos of
the charity Kate is working for comes up missing at the
Festival just as he is about to go on as Santa Claus.
Learning of Kate's prior luck in solving a murder or two,
the missing man's wife begs Kate to look into the
disappearance. So with a little help from her best buddies
Margo and Strutter, Kate soon finds herself tinsel-deep in
discovering exactly what happened to turn this Christmas
upside-down.
I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this
mystery. Author Judith Ivie has created a fascinating
character in Kate Lawrence, a feisty forty-something gal
who is bold, brash, funny, and not afraid to take a few
chances in life and certainly not afraid to knock a few
heads if necessary. Her friendships with former co-worker
Margo and Strutter are strong, the kind of female friends
who support you and get in the trenches with you when
necessary! And I really enjoyed the strong sense of family
that Ivie imparts in her story. Kate may think she's alone
for Christmas, but her family and friends make sure that
she is surrounded with their love when she needs it
most. DROWNING IN CHRISTMAS is the 4th book in the Kate
Lawrence Mystery series and I, for one, intend to catch up
on this series as soon as possible!
Christmas has never been Kate Lawrence's favorite time of
year, but when a body turns up at Hartford's venerable
Wadsworth Atheneum, she knows the holidays are really going
to be murder this year. In the long-awaited fourth
installment of this popular mystery series, Kate's realty
business is on hiatus due to the down economy, friends and
family are falling victim to the flu, and daughter Emma has
a loathsome new beau. To top off the merriment, Kate's
ex-husband has persuaded her to host an at-home wedding for
their nephew. And then a murderer strikes during Hartford's
famous Festival of Trees & Traditions. Ho ho ho. Kate's
positively drowning in Christmas. Can pals Strutter and
Margo come to her rescue before she goes down for the third
time?
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