Yule Be Dead (Victoria Square Mystery, #5)

by Lorraine Bartlett

A Christmas crime shocks the merchants of a quaint shopping district in this latest installment of The New York Times bestselling Victoria Square series.

It's Christmastime, but not everyone is jolly--especially not Vonne Barnett. Her dead body has been found in Victoria Square. Katie Bonner, the manager of Artisan's Alley, happens to be at the tea shop Vonne's mother, Francine, owns when the news is delivered.

Vonne left a trail of men behind her so the suspects are many--but the clues are few. A broken teacup leads Katie to one of the suspects, but before she can investigate, she's attacked. Katie may be closing in on a murderer, but time is ticking because the murderer is definitely closing in on her.

• ISBN10: 0425266001
• ISBN13: 9780425266007
• Publish Date: 27 November 2018
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Imprint: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 304
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780425266007

Reviews

[Mystereity Reviews]

I hadn't realized I missed this one, so it was a nice read post-Christmas. I really enjoyed the addition of Margo as a character; the stereotypical "not good enough for my son" mother-in-law made for a nice change in dynamic within the characters. The mystery - who killed Vonne - was good, but I felt like it took a back seat to Katie and Andy's relationship issues. Overall, enjoyable and festive but this book was more for advancing the characters than solving a mystery.