The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year was committed by me, for not actually finishing this on Christmas Day :(

This story follows Marcie Maggie Chase and Ethan Wyatt, two successful writers who are invited to a Christmas party hosted by Maggie's biggest fan - Eleanor Ashley, a prolific and famous author. It doesn't take long for the party to turn into a mystery with the disappearance of Eleanor, with our protagonists stuck in a house with somebody who is very keen on taking out the beloved host.

More than anything, this is a story about learning to believe in yourself. About undoing years and years of learning how to doubt and blame yourself for everything that happens to you and that is done to you. And how that can manifest in quite unhealthy ways. It's a romance, albeit one that develops very quickly, and does include some very cheesy dialogue, but I can forgive it for that because hey, the rest of it is good. Mystery? Check. Characters? All right, a bit flat. Plot? Cute and doesn't leave me with questions or disappointments.

Grab your hot chocolate, a soft blanket, and put on your Christmas playlist, and enjoy this cosy, romantic mystery.