Liz Ireland delivers another wildly fun and imaginative installment of her Mrs. Claus Mysteries and you'll want to add this to your holiday tbr!
Mrs. Claus and the Evil Elves by Liz Ireland
Is this over the top? Yes. Am I here for it? Also yes! So fun, this is the third book in the highly imaginative Mrs. Claus mystery series. A well-written mash-up of genres that includes cozy mystery, fantasy, and holiday reads. The series has been described as Jessica Fletcher meets Tim Burton, but I also pick up The Santa Claus movie vibes a bit. The world-building is fantastic and full of clever details, big and small. I read this series as much to enjoy this creative Santaland world the author has built as I do for the mystery. The characters are quirky, and there's a witty sense of humor across dialogue and scenes. I get so caught up in the fun of Santaland and the entertaining characters that I forget to pay attention to clues! But the mystery is well-plotted and paced, and this one has quite a few threads to be unraveled.
April Claus is a bit of a fish out of water at the North Pole, as she's somewhat newly married to Santa (who is a hunk) so her BFF coming for a visit is an exciting proposition for her. But unfortunately, her friend is about to see a dark side to Santaland, including scheming and murderous elves, issues with the reindeer, and her friend April taking on the dangerous role of investigator to get to the truth.
If you're looking for a bit of escapism around the holidays and enjoy a good mystery, give this book a try! While this works just fine as a stand-alone, I have thoroughly enjoyed this entire series and look forward to book four!
Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for the opportunity to review this ARC. I enjoyed it!
Pub Day is September 27, 2022
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SYNOPSIS:
Jessica Fletcher meets Tim Burton in this creative and witty cozy mystery series from Liz Ireland, filled with unconventional characters, year-round Christmas cheer, and a unique heroine who’s married to the real-life Santa Claus!
April Claus has grown to love her new North Pole home almost as much as she loves her husband, Nick—Santa himself. But even in Christmastown, the holidays can be murder…
April Claus is getting an early gift for her second Christmas in Santaland. Her dear friend, Claire, is visiting from Oregon, and April hopes to show off her adoptive country at its cozy, glittering best. But when the annual ice sculpture contest is derailed by a kamikaze drone-deer, it’s just the first in a series of un-festive events…
Drone-deer, created by inventor elf Blinky Brightlow, are none too popular with the genuine, flesh-and-hoof kind, who are currently on strike. With no reindeer games to keep them in shape, Nick worries they may get too chunky to pull his sleigh come Christmas. Now Blinky is missing, his girlfriend, Juniper, is under suspicion, and between rogue reindeer and conniving elves, all of Santaland seems to have gone sugarplum-crazy. Add a dash of murder to the mix, and suddenly April is battling not just to clear Juniper’s name, but to save herself from being put on ice—permanently…
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