Murder at a Christmas Market - Blog Tour


 

Review - 5 out of 5 Stars:


I very much enjoyed the previous books in the Maddie Penrose series, so I was thrilled to get my hands on an early copy of Murder at a Christmas Market.


Maddie has gone to a lot of trouble to set up a Christmas market at Folly Farm, when disaster strikes and she’s left with a corpse. Naturally, she investigates!


I thoroughly enjoyed this story. Maddie was her usual wonderful self, barging in asking questions. There were a host of people with motives, many of them behaving suspiciously, so it was a lot of fun trying to figure out who the real culprit was. There were humorous moments too, that lightened the mood from time to time.


The setting was lovely, as always. It was great to see the farm and town in the snow, though I didn’t envy Maddie trying to get about in an ancient car! I like the cosy moments in the farmhouse with the cats.


Overall, this was another excellent mystery, and festive too.


I was given a copy of this book, my opinions are my own.



About the Author:


Fliss Chester lives in Surrey with her husband and writes historical cozy crime. When she is not killing people off in her 1940s whodunnits, she helps her husband, who is a wine merchant, run their business. Never far from a decent glass of something, Fliss also loves cooking (and writing up her favourite recipes on her blog), enjoying the beautiful Surrey and West Sussex countryside and having a good natter.




Buy Link and Blurb:



It’s winter in Cornwall and Maddie Penrose – amateur sleuth extraordinaire – is baking up a storm for the village Christmas fair. All is merry and bright… until there’s a murder! 

Maddie Penrose has been head-to-toe in tinsel, organising a delightfully cozy Christmas market. She’s just whipped up a fresh batch of mince pies and is serving them at the opening when stallholder Steve Granger pops one in his mouth… and instantly drops dead.

Determined to clear her name, Maddie must find out who poisoned the pies. It quickly becomes clear that many stallholders at the market had a motive to kill. Could it be grouchy Ruby, whose tea blends Steve mercilessly copied and sold as his own? What about Daisy from the dairy – she isn’t pleased Steve was selling Cornish cheese to rival hers. And local butcher Connor Davis has an axe to grind too… has he been plotting to handle more than just Christmas turkeys?

But who would go as far as poisoning a mince pie? Maddie is starting to get closer to the truth when there’s another murder, this time in the village bakery. Can she unravel the clues before the killer strikes again? Or is she next on their list…?

If you love amateur sleuths and cozy festive mysteries then you will adore Fliss Chester’s totally gripping novel, perfect for fans of Fiona Leitch, Faith Martin and Agatha Christie!


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