Blurb:
Welcome to Marshmallow Hollow, Maine, a holiday mystery,
where it's all Christmas all the time and murder is hung by the chimney with
care...
Halliday Valentine here! It’s a week before Christmas, and my
quaint holiday town, Marshmallow Hollow, is chock-a-block with seasonal
activities. Some less fun than others…like the ice sculpting competition my
bestie, Stiles, has talked me into. Let’s just say, as a pair, Michelangelo we
ain’t. I’m secretly relieved when our epically awful ice display gets damaged.
It gives me a chance to watch my new beau, Hobbs, compete in the sled race.
But not five seconds in, and Hobbs’s sled-loving dog, Stephen
King, escapes my grip to get in on the action—and boy, does he. He even manages
to find himself a sled to ride. Too bad it’s already occupied. With the corpse
of a renowned ice sculpting judge.
True-crime lovers that we are, Hobbs and I jump right into
the investigation. It’s not nosiness, I swear. A little kitten’s fate is on the
line, after all (long story)!
Only problem? A bajillion suspects. The victim was nothing if
not an equal-opportunity jerk, universally hated by everyone he’d ever met. And
every suspect has an air-tight alibi. Not to mention, the murder weapon is a
giant mystery the police can’t solve.
All this sleuthing would be a heck of a lot easier if I could
just use my magic. But can I trust Hobbs with that reveal? Or more accurately,
is he ready for that reveal?
My review:
One Corpse
Open Slay is the third in the bewitching Marshmallow Hollow Mysteries series.
The mysteries are challenging but what make this series special is the cast of
characters. Halliday Valentine is a witch whose
spells go slightly wonky if she works under pressure. Her familiar is a
hummingbird with a deep voice and an attitude. Hal’s grandmother is a talking
reindeer (not Hal’s fault). Her best friend is a gay cop. And then there is her
developing relationship with Dainty Hobbs the hunky Texan that lives on her
property and his dog Stephan King.
Marshmallow
Hollow is a charming town and Hal owns a factory that makes everything
Christmas. That factory is closed for the entire month of December leaving Hal
too much time on her hands.
In this
installment Hal rescues a kitten (and names it Barbara after Streisand whom I
adore) and solves a murder by almost becoming a victim herself. This adorable
mystery will have you laughing and sighing and will leave you with a little bit
of hope.
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