Sisters Libby and Bernie are contacted by their cousin Ada Sinclair, who wants their help to investigate the suspicious deaths of her father and his business partner which occurred ten years ago. She invites the sisters into her home to cater a New Year 's Eve party in the hopes that they will uncover the truth. At first, the sisters don't take her too seriously, but when two people are found dead in suspicious circumstances, the sisters realize that maybe Ada isn't paranoid after all. Maybe there really is something sinister going on in the Sinclair family. A Catered New Year's Eve is the 15th book in the series. The plot was intriguing, with an entire family of suspects to keep readers in suspense. However, the characters lacked depth and I struggled to connect with any of them. The mystery did manage to keep me interested and I really liked the way everything was wrapped up. Overall, this a fun, easy to read cozy and I enjoyed my time with it. But I really don't see myself picking up any more books in this series. I just didn't care for any of the main characters and the writing style was not my cup of tea. Thank you to Kensington Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Not my favorite in the series, but still a good book. I loved the holiday theme. I'm always looking for a good holiday cozy mystery.

I've finally decided who Libby reminds me of - Mare Whittingham's character in St. Elmo's Fire...She wants to be a bad ass..but its just not in her genetic make-up.. No matter how hard she tries, she will never be Bernie and is doomed to a life of whining and always doing the right thing..

Not sure why there was a mention of her father's finance if she never showed up in the book to provide tension between the family...I'm hoping she goes away like Bernie's boyfriend seems to have gone. IN fact, Libby's main squeeze only had a quick scene - not like the supporting row he used to have....

Still a great read if only 1 recipe this time in the ARC version...

It's not often I run across a new year's mystery, so I enjoyed this dive back into Bernie and Libby's lives, involving family history, mysteries and of course food.

In this next book of the series Bernie and Libby learn that they have family from her mother's side that they didn't know about. When there cousin Ada contacts them wanting their help investigating the death of her father and his business part st that happened years ago. She doesn't believe that either death was accidental and wants to prove.it to her family once and for all. She has them come to her mother's home in New Year's Eve to cater their dinner, while there Ada hopes they can find some clues that will help answer the question of what really happened to her father. When the count down ends with the death of a guest and Ada runs away the police are looking at her as being the culprit. Bernie and Libby decide to try and help her by continuing to investigate the older deaths as well as this new one. After another death occurs Ada is looking more and more like the killer in the police's eyes. Bernie doesn't see it and can't leave a family member hanging in the wind even though she seems a bit crazy. Follow along as Bernie and Libby take in all the clues that pop up in their ivestigation, can they help Ada or will she end up in jail for murders she says she didn't commit? This is a fun series, I enjoy the dynamic between the sisters and the relationship they have with their dad.

Bernie and Libby are always a treat! Even their Dad. The entire family cut ties to their mothers Sinclair relatives after years of them borrowing money and never bothering to pay it back, so it's a shock when one of the cousins shows up asking Bernie and Libby to cater her New Year's Eve party in an attempt to lure out whoever killed Ada Sinclair's father.

Intrigued, but cautious, the ladies hear her out. Her father and his business partner both died within hours of each other and both were ruled accidents. But Ava passionately believes otherwise.

Their father warns them not to get involved, but you know they will, so he helps behind the scenes. 

Showing up at the event, they are met with hostility and some seriously weird family members. Ada has asked them to be there when she reads the journal she found in her father's thing. Believing it will flush out the guilty party. Unfortunately for Ada, it just leaves one person dead and Ada in the wind.

They truly believe Ada and are going to find out the truth. Even if it kills them, Which it may!

I love the sisters. This one was a bit wordy in the middle, but the ending was quite satisfying.

Well Done

NetGalley/October 29th, 2019 by Kensington

Fans of this series will probably enjoy this book, but I had a hard time following the characters.
I may have enjoyed it more if I had read the previous books in the series.
I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.

The sisters always make me chuckle with their dynamic, and this latest installment was no different. We, as readers, get to meet more of the family, and its not pleasant. Full of twists, turns, murder, this is a great read read from start to finish.

I had a hard time engaging with this book. All the scenes driving in the snow and having to be carefully due to black ice kept pulling me out of the mystery. I didn't really enjoy most of the book except the ending where everything came together. #AcateredNewYearsEve #NetGalley

I couldn't get invested in this story. First, I was lost with the family dynamics and had not read the previous books in the series, if there are any. I just couldn't relate to any of the characters and some were overly annoying. The cover was attractive and appealing, but the mystery was mediocre.

It's the holidays. Bernie and libby are asked to investigate why adas father was killed as she found his notebook and went to the police with it. Bernie and libby Cater adas new years eve party. Where someone was killed. They set out to find the killer and then a 2nd person was killed. Now there are 2 deaths to investigate.

As a fan of this series, there have been a few books in the past that haven’t appealed to me.
Luckily, A Catered New Years Eve is well written and portrays the sisters, Bernie and Libby in a much better way.
When Bernie is eager to meet her mother’s side of the family, Libby feels a bit Leary to do so, what if their father is right when saying nothing good can come from it.
Old family arguments are not forgotten and when a tragic death takes place during a catered party, the girls continue to ask questions, determined to find the truth about their mothers weird relations