So happy to be back with all the characters I love in the town of Redwood Grove. This is book 4 in the A Secret Bookcase Mystery series.

We follow Annie who finds another murder victim in the bookstore she works in. While I found this a fun story to read and always enjoy following Annie's thought process to get to the conclusion, I found the culprit to be blatantly obvious from the very beginning. With that said, I did love the holiday atmosphere and of course visiting with all the quirky characters we have come to love within these 4 books. I would say the best part was finally getting a little more information on what happened to Scarlet. I am quite invested in that.

Thank you to the publisher for the free copy in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the arc of this book. A Holiday Homicide is the fourth book in the A Secret Bookcase Mystery series. I have really fallen in love with the series. Annie Murray is the female main character in this series and you are drawn to her as you read this book. This book can also be read as a stand alone. There is a part of the storyline that won't make as much sense but would still be enjoyable. This is a cozy mystery book set at Christmas time. This book has the same cast of characters that you will fall in love with in the other books in this series. As with the other books in this series, I could not put it down once I started. I cannot wait for the next book in this series.

I am getting very attached to the Bookstore, another very entertaining story.. They soldier on regardless of the disasters that keep happening. The whole set up works very well and the Bookstore continues to thrive. A great cast of appealing characters and the community spirit is very entertaining. Keep them coming.

A Holiday Homicide by Ellie Alexander is book 4 in the series A Secret Bookcase. It is published on 20 November. Thank you to Storm Publishing, Netgalley and the author for the advance reader copy. Annie Murray, Manager of the Secret Bookcase bookshop in Redwood Grove in California, has a spring in her step as she is loving the atmosphere in the shop with its Christmas decorations, which is just around the corner. The shop is about to host a gingerbread house competition with social media influencer Lily co-hosting. Unfortunately, Annie has a habit of stumbling over dead bodies, and she does it again. I found this quite a visual read with such great descriptions placing me right in the centre of things. I love the setting, which is in a beautiful old historical home. It is a perfect setting for a bookshop and all the functions that are held there. The characters are very likeable as well. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next book, with what is going on at the bookshop. The series has certainly held my interest throughout each book.

Another delightful book from the series, A Secret Bokcase Mystery. Despite there being a murder, this book is very festive. The descriptions of the gingerbread houses were so well told that I could picture them all. I loved traversing the clues to figure out who the killer was. There’s a lot of mystery and suspense. I enjoyed reading about the budding relationship between Annie and Liam.