Murder Goes Caroling by Malissa Chapin Review

 

Another hilarious, hijinks-filled tale of Piper Haydn and her friend Rosie taking matters into their own hands to solve a mystery, much to the chagrin of the police chief, who Piper might just happen to have a crush on.

Murder Goes Caroling is the third book in Malissa Chapin's Piper Haydn Piano Mysteries series and I loved it, just like I loved the first two.

This book takes place in the weeks leading up to Christmas and is filled with all sorts of planning for holiday events that Piper has found herself in charge of. There's the Caroling Extravaganza, and the Cranberry Harbor Christkindlmarket, the tree lighting ceremonty, plus the performance that the students at her music academy will be putting on.

Of course, disaster strikes and Piper and Rosie decide to sneak around trying to solve the mystery of the vandalized Nativity scene, even though they have been told multiple times to keep their noses out of police business. And of course, cozy mystery that this is, the amature sleuths notice things they aren't sure the police have noticed. As I read the book, I was like, come on ladies, don't you think you should learn your lesson and listen to the police chief. Of course, if they did, we wouldn't have a story, now would we? LOL.

Add in a grouchy Scrooge, a rumor tattling blog, and suspicious characters and you've got a great mystery that includes a bit of danger and suspense.

I love the small town togetherness in this story, and getting to see the owners of the different shops we have been introduced to in the previous books.

Murder Goes Caroling was a wonderful, Christmasy cozy mystery that I highly recommend. Each book is a stand alone story, but we get to learn more about the characters as the series continues, so I personally recommend reading the books in order.

I received an e-copy of this book as a member of the launch team and was not required to write a favorable review. These are my own honest thoughts.