I absolutely love to read Christmas cozy mysteries. I read them over and over again, and Christmas Candy Corpse does not disappoint, and will be added to my favorite Christmas pile.
Courtney Archer is a good character, and with each book her self confidence grows. I like her sassy attitude and her sense of humor.
When her friend Shannon becomes a suspect in a murder investigation, Courtney is willing to do just about anything to prove her innocence.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for selecting me to read an advanced copy of this book.
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I really enjoy cozy mysteries, baking shows, and Christmas-themed stories, so this was the perfect combination ... one to get the reader in the holiday spirit. I haven't read any others in the series, but this could easily stand alone. Red herrings abound, and it was fun to sleuth along with the characters. I did figure out the killer earlier than the reveal, but it was still an enjoyable story.

The American Baking Battle is shooting a holiday special and a few people seem to have a serious case of the Bah Humbugs. Courtney does her best to get Shannon to open up about what’s going on because she’s not her usual charming Southern self. Unfortunately, Courtney is not successful and when the assistant director is strangled with an apron from Shannon’s new line, Shannon becomes the prime suspect. Courtney knows Shannon didn’t do it, but her friend’s strange behavior isn’t helping her plea of innocence.

As they say, the show must go on, and Courtney is keeping an eye on her list of suspects, trying to find out who would want to harm the young woman and why. With a squirrelly contestant that seems to have a desire to stir up trouble and a creepy attorney who had threatened the young woman, there are more than a few suspects for the woman’s murder. It’s just like making a soufflé, Courtney needs to get her ingredients (motive, means, opportunity and hard evidence) lined up and time it just right or it could all come crashing down around her and cause her to make a fatal fall.

Hubby and I are foodies and love watching cooking competitions. Given this, I find this series really enjoyable! Always a great whodunit and enough red herrings to make you keep changing your mind as to who did it.

I enjoyed this book. It's got great characters, an interesting story and a surprising killer. #ChristmasCandyCorpse #NetGalley