Article archive / December 2019
Originally published: . Volume 10, No. 12. Source pages: 14.
Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey
Kim VanGeffen, PhD Neuropsychologist, New Orleans LPA Director and Past President 2015 Distinguished Psychologist
Now that it is holiday time and I have finished setting up all of the Christmas decorations, I can settle in with a Christmas cozy mystery. Cozy mysteries typically take place in quaint small towns with female characters who stumble into solving crimes. These books are typically written in series so that, if you like the author and characters, you can read multiple books in the series.
Some of my favorite cozy mystery authors include Joanne Fluke and Leslie Meier who have a number of mysteries set at different holidays. Joanne Fluke has written several Christmas themed mysteries which take place in a small town in Minnesota. The main character is a cookie baker and her mysteries include recipes for cookies. This year I am reading Apple Cider Slaying which is the first in a new series by Julie Anne Lindsey. These mysteries are set on an apple farm in Blossom Valley, West Virginia. The main character, Winnie Montgomery, has come to live on the farm to help her grandmother run her struggling farm and family business of growing apples and making cider. When the grandmother is suspected of killing her nemesis at a Christmas party at the orchard, Winnie springs into action to solve the crime. This novel also includes several recipes at the end. I am also looking forward to reading Leslie Meier’s New Year’s Eve Murder.
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