Lowcountry Boughs of Holly by Susan M. Boyer is the tenth book in the “Liz Talbot” traditional mystery series, coming November 17, 2020.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but Private Investigator Liz Talbot is struggling to feel festive. She hasn’t seen her best friend, Colleen, in weeks and fears she may never see her again in this life. Meanwhile Nate, Liz’s husband and partner, is spending money like he prints it in the attic on a mysterious family Christmas celebration. Liz’s nerves are shot, and she hasn’t even decked a single hall. But there’s simply no time to fret.

On a morning beach run, Liz spots a wooden rowboat run aground with Santa inside. Did Old Saint Nick have too much eggnog at the boat parade? No indeedy—Santa’s been shot. And he’s none other than C.C. Bounetheau, patriarch of one of Charleston’s wealthiest families.

Liz and Nate already unwrapped quite a few family secrets while searching for the Bounetheau’s missing granddaughter last year—enough to make them swear to steer forever clear of the entire clan. But as Mr. Bounetheau’s body is found in Stella Maris, and Liz and Nate are the police chief’s on-call detectives, they’re on the case.

With no shortage of suspects, Liz and Nate dash to find a killer who may be working his or her way down a naughty list.

Spend Christmas in the Lowcountry with the Talbot family and their friends in Susan M. Boyer’s latest Southern charmer, Lowcountry Boughs of Holly. Tis the season for merry mayhem!

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Dru’s Musing:
This is the best book ever in this series. Okay, I say that all the time with each book I read, but this one outshines them all. Susan is adept at telling a mesmerizing story that is both intriguing and one that raises the magical time of the holiday season.

A murdered Santa opened up a lot of history and it is the eclectic cast of characters and the pivotal role that is portrayed that sets the stage for this well-written and tightly woven plot that begs to be told as Liz and Nate are on the search for a killer. At the heart of this murder are a whole bunch of nefarious doings that caught up to the victim. Who wanted him dead? With Liz and Nate on the case, there’s no place for the killer to hide. And what would a holiday book be without a few surprises left in store for the characters and us, the readers. Once again, this is another great read in this delightfully engaging series that oozes Southern charm.

FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the author