Holidays and Homicide: A Paranormal Witch Cozy Mystery

Lucinda Race

Nov 2023 · A Book Store Cozy Mystery Book 5 · MC Two Press

About this ebook

Enjoy this clean, paranormal, cozy mystery by award-winning and bestselling author Lucinda Race.

Welcome to Pembroke Cove, where witches and murders are multiplying...

With twinkling lights and Christmas trees, the small seaside town of Pembroke Cove, Maine, is dressed up for the season. Lily Michaels, bookstore owner and witch, is excited to attend the Glow and Glide ice skating festival. This year, as part of a couple with her new fiancé, Gage Erikson—who Milo, her familiar, calls Detective Cutie. It’s the holidays, what could go wrong? 

After the fun is over from the skating event, Lily drives by the rink and is shocked to discover a body on the ice. Mailman Archie Dane is dead. Lily's intuition starts to twitch. When she learns there is a discarded mailbag near the body, things go wonky. Archie was a nice guy, but with claims of stolen mail parcels, was he a thief, stealing from his friends and neighbors? 

Suspects and motives are piling up faster than the crisp white snow. What is Archie’s new girlfriend, Noelle, hiding? What about his co-worker flirting with Noelle? With Lily's spell work improving and having escaped death four times in the last six months, will her luck hold while solving another murder? It’s a magical season, but will it be a merry Christmas for Lily and Gage? 

Holidays & Homicide is the fifth novel in the A Book Store Cozy Mystery Series; although each book can be read as a standalone, it is best to read them in order. It is a sweet, clean, cozy mystery that guarantees the culprit is caught. Happy reading!

Ratings and reviews

This author's books are well written, well thought out with interesting story lines and loveable characters. She also does not follow the Stupidity Formula that is so common nowadays with characters that cannot communicate, and act and think stupid. There aren't any silly misunderstandings. Holidays & Homicide, #5 - Lots of fun, romance, shady characters and a good investigation of murder. Good Christmas spirit to add to the mix. Source: BookSprout. 5* A Bookstore Cozy Mystery Series: Books and Bribes, #1 - Usually a romance writer, Ms. Race tells a good witchy tale quite a lot better than the usual dumb down Cozy. Good characters, talking animals and a sweet romance made for an entertaining, enjoyable read. 5* Catnaps & Crimes, #2 - Interesting. Romance becomes more of a focal point for the two best friends. It was easy to figure out the killer but still a good story with a good core of regular characters. 4* Tea & Trouble, #3 - There's another murder with all kinds of "I did it"

This story had so many emotions like joy,happiness,love,holiday cheer,loneliness,greed,loss and community. Another murder takes place but this time there is also a set of mail thefts to investigate. Archie's murder is a bit of an accident and there is a lot of factors that lead to it. Lily,Gage,Dax and Milo solve these crimes and get to celebrate Gage and Lily's engagement. Milo and Gage become closer and I can't wait to see what happens between Milo and Brutus. Until next time. Booksprout.