{"id":17450,"date":"2016-12-19T09:32:07","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T14:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=17450"},"modified":"2022-10-11T18:13:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T18:13:43","slug":"review-we-wish-you-a-murderous-christmas-by-vicki-delany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/19\/review-we-wish-you-a-murderous-christmas-by-vicki-delany\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f We Wish You A Murderous Christmas by Vicki Delany"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-17450\" data-postid=\"17450\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-17450 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_54xi525 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1  tb_283v055 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_mzeo900 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/we-wish-you-a-murderous-christmas-vicki-delany.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f We Wish You A Murderous Christmas by Vicki Delany\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f We Wish You A Murderous Christmas by Vicki Delany\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_9omr553 customBorderRad_bottom  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #f5eddf;\"><strong>A grinch is spoiling the holiday cheer and causing fear in the latest from the author of Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #f5eddf;\">It\u2019s Christmastime three hundred sixty-five days a year in Rudolph, New York, and as Christmas Day approaches, shop\u00a0owner Merry Wilkinson\u00a0is enjoying a rare evening off at the Yuletide Inn when she runs into owners Grace and Jack Olsen. With Jack&#8217;s health failing, Merry is relieved to hear that his son Gord will be taking over the day-to-day running of the Inn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #f5eddf;\">But then Gord reveals that his new plans have no room for Christmas at the Inn, and Merry and the other shopkeepers start to fret about the effect a bland franchise hotel could have on their livelihoods.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #f5eddf;\">When Gord is found stabbed to death, there\u2019s an entire town of potential suspects\u2014and it\u2019s up to Merry to find whoever brought homicide home for the holidays..<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2  tb_2ll9000 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_z06f508   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16468\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4-hearts.jpg?resize=170%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:\u00a0<\/strong>November 1,\u00a02016<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Berkley<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong> <em>A Year-Round Christmas Mystery<\/em><br \/><strong>Book: <\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $7.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Christmas Day is coming, but it\u2019s always Christmastime in Rudolph, New York. The town is a popular tourist destination because of the Yuletide cheer all year long. Merry Wilkinson is enjoying a night off from running her own shop to enjoy an evening at the Yuletide Inn. The owners, Jack and Grace Olsen, are friends of her parents. When Jack has a health crisis, his son Gordon steps in to help out. Unfortunately, his actions don\u2019t have anything to do with the best interests of his dad and step-mom. He starts scrimping on ingredients at the restaurant, all but fires the head check, and calls in a budget hotel group to consider making the inn a franchise. Before his plans can go too far, \u201cGord\u201d is murdered. Gord had a lot of enemies, both old and new, but Merry\u2019s dad Noel, who plays Santa for the town, is the prime suspect. Merry knows her dad is innocent and will not allow \u201cSanta\u201d to go to prison for a crime he didn\u2019t commit!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>We Wish You a Murderous Christmas <\/strong>is the second in the <em>Year-Round Christmas<\/em> series. I\u2019m familiar with author Vicki Delany\u2019s work from her <em>Constable Molly Smith<\/em> series, but missed the debut in this new series, so I was eager to read this book. The book has a lighter, more humorous tone than the Molly Smith series, which is more a police procedural, than a cozy. However, this new series is just as well-written and has plenty of interesting characters. I was able to easily get to know the main character, Merry, as well as the other residents of the town, even though I missed the prior book.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The set-up for Gord\u2019s murder is perfect as he makes enemies throughout the close-knit town of Rudolph. Merry\u2019s investigation kept my interest and the idea of being able to celebrate Christmas all year round is a fun premise for a series. Merry is a likeable character and the resolution of the murder is satisfying. I enjoyed the book and hope there will be others in this series. Readers who enjoy Vicki Delany\u2019s other books, as well as fans of Shelley Freydont\u2019s <em>Celebration Bay<\/em> series will enjoy this book. It\u2019s great holiday reading for cozy mystery fans looking for a light, well-written book.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module buttons -->\n<div  class=\"module module-buttons tb_mcm1880 buttons-horizontal rounded  large rounded\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \t<div class=\"module-buttons-item tf_inline_b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/2016\/mystery\/nov-we-wish-you-a-murderous-christmas-vicki-delany.php\" class=\"ui builder_button blue\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tf_inline_b tf_vmiddle\">Buy Links<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module buttons -->\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A grinch is spoiling the holiday cheer and causing fear in the latest from the author of Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen&#8230; It\u2019s Christmastime three hundred [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[83,89,48],"tags":[152,367],"class_list":["post-17450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-berkley","category-christine","category-reviews","tag-4-stars","tag-mystery"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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With Jack's health failing, Merry is relieved to hear that his son Gord will be taking over the day-to-day running of the Inn.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But then Gord reveals that his new plans have no room for Christmas at the Inn, and Merry and the other shopkeepers start to fret about the effect a bland franchise hotel could have on their livelihoods.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When Gord is found stabbed to death, there\u2019s an entire town of potential suspects\u2014and it\u2019s up to Merry to find whoever brought homicide home for the holidays..<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:\u00a0<\/strong>November 1,\u00a02016<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Berkley<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong> <em>A Year-Round Christmas Mystery<\/em><br \/><strong>Book: <\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $7.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Christmas Day is coming, but it\u2019s always Christmastime in Rudolph, New York. The town is a popular tourist destination because of the Yuletide cheer all year long. Merry Wilkinson is enjoying a night off from running her own shop to enjoy an evening at the Yuletide Inn. The owners, Jack and Grace Olsen, are friends of her parents. When Jack has a health crisis, his son Gordon steps in to help out. Unfortunately, his actions don\u2019t have anything to do with the best interests of his dad and step-mom. He starts scrimping on ingredients at the restaurant, all but fires the head check, and calls in a budget hotel group to consider making the inn a franchise. Before his plans can go too far, \u201cGord\u201d is murdered. Gord had a lot of enemies, both old and new, but Merry\u2019s dad Noel, who plays Santa for the town, is the prime suspect. Merry knows her dad is innocent and will not allow \u201cSanta\u201d to go to prison for a crime he didn\u2019t commit!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>We Wish You a Murderous Christmas <\/strong>is the second in the <em>Year-Round Christmas<\/em> series. I\u2019m familiar with author Vicki Delany\u2019s work from her <em>Constable Molly Smith<\/em> series, but missed the debut in this new series, so I was eager to read this book. The book has a lighter, more humorous tone than the Molly Smith series, which is more a police procedural, than a cozy. However, this new series is just as well-written and has plenty of interesting characters. I was able to easily get to know the main character, Merry, as well as the other residents of the town, even though I missed the prior book.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The set-up for Gord\u2019s murder is perfect as he makes enemies throughout the close-knit town of Rudolph. Merry\u2019s investigation kept my interest and the idea of being able to celebrate Christmas all year round is a fun premise for a series. Merry is a likeable character and the resolution of the murder is satisfying. I enjoyed the book and hope there will be others in this series. Readers who enjoy Vicki Delany\u2019s other books, as well as fans of Shelley Freydont\u2019s <em>Celebration Bay<\/em> series will enjoy this book. It\u2019s great holiday reading for cozy mystery fans looking for a light, well-written book.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/2016\/mystery\/nov-we-wish-you-a-murderous-christmas-vicki-delany.php\" > Buy Links <\/a>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17450"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17450\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}