Janice Hallett
ISBN 139781800817357
ISBN 101800817355
2023
About:
One dead Santa. A town full of suspects. Will you discover the truth? Christmas in Lower Lockwood, and the Fairway Players are busy rehearsing their festive pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, to raise money for the church roof appeal. But despite the season, goodwill is distinctly lacking amongst the amateur dramatics enthusiasts. Sarah-Jane is fending off threats to her new position as Chair, the fibreglass beanstalk might be full of asbestos, and a someone is intent on ruining the panto even before the curtain goes up. Of course there’s also the matter of the dead body. Who could possibly have had the victim on their naughty list? Join lawyers Femi and Charlotte as they read the round robins, examine the emails and pore over the police transcripts. Will the show go on?
My Review:
What a fantastic story. It is easy to read and probably feels quite short. I read in on my kindle and at first thought this is going to be confusing all these conversions but it is very light hearted and funny.
It takes a while to work out who is who with all the conversations going back and too and then the extra characters discussing the conversations with a KC. It ended a bit abrupt, I was looking for more when I turned the page to discover the acknowledgements.
I normally read murder mysteries and suspense so this was a bit of light hearted relief. Saw the book recommended in the Christmas copy of the Sainsburys Magazine my hubby brought back from the UK.
