Christmas Corpse is a new series by Mona Marple and it is off to an entertaining start! Holly Wood has a car accident and wakes to find a woman who claims to be Mrs Claus trying to help her. They end up in a small friendly, fun town. Well, fun for everyone except the receptionist at the doctor’s office. She ends up dead and it is looking bad for Mrs Claus! Holly wants to help the woman as Mrs C saved her life. Mrs C also has a dreamy son, Nick, but he wouldn’t be a reason to want to stick around, would he? With a competition coming up that the victim was entered in, a desirable unmarried man in the village and Holly herself being new in town, there are plenty of suspects. Could it have been Mrs Claus? Will Holly find herself behind bars? And why has she never come across this small town with elvish looking inhabitants before? What is going on?
I loved this book! It is an easy, fun Christmas story that will help you get in the holiday spirit. Holly is a wonderful character, Nick is dashing and the rest of the cast, fun. I even liked the sheriff, who was more intent on having someone locked up before Christmas than he was solving the crime. After all, Christmas must go on! I can’t wait to read more in this series. It was a perfect read on a night I couldn’t sleep due to crazy weather. I did have my Christmas lights on, most of the time, and I enjoyed a cup of peppermint cocoa turning a bad night into a festive reading escape. I totally recommend this book! ( )

Very good start to the series. Will be reading the rest ( )

Holly Wood would never have guessed that 40 minutes from London, there is a magical winter wonderland called Candy Cane Hollow with various parts of town called Tinker Town and Mistletoe Moor. But then again, Holly never thought she'd slide off the road into a snow bank on her way home from the last day of her contractor job before Christmas and be rescued by none other than Mrs. Claus and taken home to Claus Cottage. Holly's not only dazzled by the quaint setting but also learning of holiday events like the Christmas Light Switch on, the Mince Pie Half-Marathon, the Candy Cane Cross-Country Skiing, and even an Ice Sculpture Competition.

It's unbelievable that murder could occur in such an extraordinary place, and it is inconceivable that the Candy Cane Constabulary from Poinsettia Precinct has become focused on a beloved community member. Can Holly stay and help solve the mysterious case?

This is the most enchanting Christmas cozy mystery that I've ever read. The descriptions of the setting are picturesque; the characters are charming, and the names of everything bring to vivid color all the joys of one's childhood imagination of the North Pole, only closer to home. I can't wait to read more of this series! But first, I need to go and make myself a cup of hot cocoa (Candy Cane Hollow style). You'll need to read the cozy yourself to learn why it's an essential and delicious accompaniment to read this story. ( )