A Murder Yule Regret by Winnie Archer

Series Name: Bread Shop Mystery #7
Genre: Cozy
Release: November 2021

Freelance photographer and Yeast of Eden bakery assistant Ivy Culpepper has just scored the job of a lifetime shooting the Dickensian dress-up X-mas party thrown by It Girl film actress Eliza Fox . . . until an unwanted guest appears.

A holiday costume party in the sleepy coastal town of Santa Sofia could be just the boost Ivy needs for her fledgling photography business. At the party, Ivy enters a Victorian fantasy come to life, all courtesy of the fabulous Ms. Fox. Ivy gets to play shutterbug while hanging with Scrooge, Marley, the Cratchits, and more classic Dickens characters. But what begins as the best of times turns out to be the very worst for one of the party guests—a tabloid journalist with more enemies than Ebenezer himself.

When the man’s body is found sprawled across the jagged rocks below the house, the fingers begin pointing at Eliza. Meanwhile, Ivy gets roped into helping prove the starlet’s innocence. Her festive photos are now official evidence—and the Ghosts of Christmas Present could mean the party for Eliza is over, once and for all.

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Dru’s Short Musing:
This is another delightful visit with Ivy and her friends where murder is afoot and as expected Ivy becomes involved in finding a killer. I like how this holiday-themed narrative was staged with plenty of suspects and clues that keep me immersed as I deciphered the points in-between. The pacing was on par with how well this story was being told. This action-packed whodunit kept me on my toes, and it was fun watching it all play out. Another great read in this endearing series.