Its been a long time that I read a Christmas book that was of murder on the comedy side. I had a good laugh through out the book. Okay it was more comedy than murder, but a murder did occur. 

From the time of a party to the time Anna wakes up and heads to her pantry and sees a dead person. What the hell happened?

In typical Anna style she tries to solve the murder on Christmas Eve, with her in laws coming. Uh Oh!

She tries to protect her daughter Lily and son Ben. Ben though somehow gets to be involved with this because well he wants something. And Anna really does need his help to keep Lily occupied and have his tech savoy.

Her husband Oli does help a great deal and keep Anna from going off the rails. Her friend Jennie and she mentions  a great deal of Agatha Christie characters that they feel they relate to. Even Anna and Oli's cats are called Tommy and Tuppence.

At the end through all her mess ups and whatever's she gets her person. 

Grateful as the police should be because of Anna!

I give Happy Blood Christmas 5------>

Can't wait to read the next in line!

 

By The Pricking Of My Thumbs

I must say I like Tommy and Tuppance. I liked watching them grow as a couple as well as individuals on the job.

Not my favorite book of the group but, entertaining just as well.

I like how Agatha Christie has put them in the scene of a nursing home. Here I seen how both see things and people in a different way.

I'm surprised that the story was written with just the one character reacting to other things in a job. And the other was following some  clue about a house. I gotta say when Tommy and Tuppance aren't together working, finding clues etc... makes a bit of a slow moving story. Bit boring I'm sorry to say.

Once Tommy was back in picture the story seemed to move on. Although he had to find Tuppance he kept a level head. 

I was a little confused about the house and who was living there and how the house was ever split. As I read the story I was sure a certain couple were the bad people. Only to find out at the end who really was bad. 

Of course Tuppance gets herself in a pickle but Tommy finds her and keeps her safe.

I give By the Pricking of My Thumbs 5 

Although a bit of a drag, still it's AC and I'm rooting for Tommy and Tuppance.

Highlights on Goodreads

 

Partners In Crime

 

Actually this the 2nd book that I have read of Tommy & Tuppence. So far my favorite. I like how the book  was written in short stories. Makes the book, or so it seems, shorter. The dialogue that goes between Tommy and Tuppence is very appeasing.

They like to keep their lives interesting. Going in character with a variety of detectives. Including are own Poirot also Holmes too.

Albert their guy is cool too. He is a card. With Tuppence saying that she wishes that Albert didn't go to the pictures. He comes back copying a Long Island butler. And he's English.

Even though Tommy and Tuppence, or at least Tuppence, thinks that detective stories go a bit easier and different but they both figure it out. And they get their guy/s and gals.

I give Partners In Crime 5 

More of highlights on Goodreads

No Lie Lasts Forever

This was a Amazon First Reads book. The first one in along time that I read. Pretty interesting story I thought.

Besides it sometimes being a bit dragging and chapters were long I kept in mind this is not true events. Although never reading Zodiac I like how Flynn drew out the antagonist  in a way that is unusual thing to do. I'm surprised that how she went about finding out these things that the antagonist had her going through hoops to clear his name on one of the killings. She had her dad and Tamica, co worker help her out

I like how Flynn got along with her husband Max. Even though he was a bit of a cop all the time and not talking with her as a mother, friend, or regular person other than a journalist.

Maybe I was the only that got they reference she put out there every now and then.

Wyatt good character Max and Flynn's son. What can a boy do? Just love how much his family wants to protect him

I am glad that I kept reading story. Than I wouldn't get to know how Harry's mind would go. And how Flynn went about finding out what was going on. Max and Wyatt how they did love Flynn. And how much like Flynn and her dad really are. The day to day work if by the book or not when Flynn was suspended, and the work of a cop, and what goes into getting facts and a story was interesting as long as you remember its fiction

Other than that good story

I give  No Lie Lasts Forever 4 

Will have highlights on goodreads

 

The Wife Stalker

I have read a couple books of these authors. And The Wife Stalker does not disappoint. When I found out that The Wife Stalker was on Lifetime, I thought cool I have this book and am going to read it.

In the beginning it does read like a Lifetime movie. I was reading along than bam! something happened and it wasn't right. Changed the story a bit. The end, not what I was expecting. A twist that I did not see. Joanne,  Piper,  Leo and kids. Boy they are some characters alright. Reading about how Joanne was the glue that held the family together? Piper is a home wrecker? 

And why is Leo so depressed? It all comes to light in the middle and definitely at the end. Or is everything alright? Is Piper behaving?

I'll put the highlights on Goodreads

I give The Wife Stalker 4