A Cornish Christmas Murder (A Nosey Parker Cozy Mystery, #4)

by Fiona Leitch

‘A sparklingly delicious confection to satisfy the mystery reader’s appetite’ Helena Dixon, bestselling author of the Miss Underhay Mysteries

A PINCH OF PARANOIA

It’s three days before Christmas, and detective-turned-chef Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker is drafted in to cater a charity event run by a notorious millionaire at a 13th-century abbey on Bodmin Moor.

A DASH OF DECEPTION

Things get more complicated when a snowstorm descends, stranding them all, and the next morning they find one of the guests has been gruesomely murdered in their bed…

A MURDER UNDER THE MISTLETOE

Secrets mull in every corner – can Jodie solve the crime before the killer strikes again?

A Cornish Christmas Murder is a must-read mystery full of heart and humour – perfect for fans of Richard Osman and The Appeal.

This title was previously published in the US as A Murder Under the Mistletoe.

What readers are saying…

‘She did it again! And this time with tinsel, Santa and mince pies… I have learned to not read Jodie Parker books on an empty stomach’ Natalie Normann, author of Christmas Island

‘I think Christie would be a big fan’ Tessa

‘A delicious English fictional dish that definitely deserves to be enjoyed without any moderation whatsoever! Yes, this is the perfect Xmas gift for a few hours of blissful reading’ Jean

‘I really loved this book and I finished it in a couple of hours accompanied by some delicious hot chocolate… the epitome of a cosy murder mystery perfect for a rainy day’ Louise

‘The book is full of secret passes and hidden doors, snarky comments and family love, red herrings and twisted plots, reveals and redemptions’ Linda

‘Another brilliant romp, despite a murder, in Cornwall. I am really enjoying this series, but the books do work as standalone pieces too’ Helen

• ISBN13: 9780008525354
• Publish Date: 9 December 2021 (first published 29 November 2021)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Imprint: One More Chapter
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 368
• Language: English
• URL: http://harpercollins.co.uk

Reviews

[annieb123]

Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader.

A Cornish Christmas Murder is the fourth Nosey Parker mystery by Fiona Leitch. Released 9th Dec 2021 by Harper Collins on their One More Chapter imprint, it's 368 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.

This is a very well written, whimsical, and appealing cozy mystery with a caterer as a former-police-inspector protagonist along with her ragtag catering assistants/family and geriatric Pomeranian, Germaine. This installment is a nice closed circle mystery with a group of snowed in guests in an isolated abbey-turned-mansion setting. The mystery is well constructed and the characters are well rendered and believable. It's a cozy, with lots of silly dialogue and was an enjoyable, diverting read.

Although it's the fourth book in the series, all necessary back-story is deftly provided, and the mystery and denouement are self contained and satisfying. There are 5 books extant in the series now, so it would make a good candidate for a weekend binge read. There's a whole subgenre with caterers-as-sleuths and this is one of the better ones.

Four stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.