Dru’s Short Musing:
Try as she might, Emmy once again gets involved in a murder investigation, this after promising she won’t.

This well-written and fast-paced whodunit had a comfortable tone with crisp writing making it easy to follow the path the author has set for us. Emmy, being her inquisitive self, can’t help but seek clues to this puzzling case. Her methods are innocently displayed by being in a place at the right time to uncover the necessary hints to help bring the killer to justice. Along the way the author has done a great job in staging this mystery that had me immersed in what was happening on the page. There were a few red herrings and surprises that kept me in the game and when I thought I had a handle on the person responsible, the author changed directions all to enhance my reading pleasure and when that “aha” moment came, I enjoyed watching this play out as the killer’s identity was revealed. A good job and YULE REGRET IT was one of the best books in this delightfully charming series.

Series Name: A Northwoods Mystery, Book 4
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Release: December 9, 2026
Format: Print, Digital
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Book Synopsis:
From author Annie McEwen comes a holiday ho-ho-homicide!

It’s Christmastime in the Northwoods, and Emmy Cooper is ready to deck the halls, frost the cookies, and enjoy Covington’s biggest event of the year—the annual Christmas Celebration. Visitors flock to the festive lakeside town, where Emmy’s family runs the Cooper’s Cove Resort, for holiday treats, handmade crafts, and the beloved tree-lighting ceremony, led by none other than Santa Claus himself.

But when Emmy stumbles across a very dead Santa, the season takes a chilling turn.

With Emmy’s boyfriend, Officer Dean Erickson, trying to keep the investigation under wraps, Emmy and her best friend Whitney find themselves more tangled in this mystery than in last year’s Christmas lights. Between town gossip, a Scrooge of a new health inspector, and long-buried secrets rising to the surface, Emmy’s holiday cheer is draining faster than Ol’ Robert’s eggnog. Unraveling the killer’s identity might take a Christmas miracle—and Emmy’s running out of time. If she’s not careful, she just might be the next one sleighed.

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