Christmas is an even busier time than usual for food blogger Hope Early, she has a houseful of people coming for dinner on Christmas Eve plus all her other responsibilities to deal with. Of course, that doesn't mean she is going to miss any of the planned festivities in Jefferson, or the activities she's arranged with boyfriend Ethan's two young daughters. So when she discovers a body during the Jingle Bell Stroll she's sure she will absolutely, definitely, be able to fit in finding clues alongside the police as well as everything else, won't she?

I was able to read an advanced copy of this thanks to NetGalley and the publishers, Beyond the Page, but the opinions expressed are my own. I always look forward to a new title in this series from Debra Sennefelder and I really enjoyed the Christmassy theme. The recipes at the end all sound delicious and the hot chocolate idea is something I'd really like to try. It gets 5 stars because I love Christmas cosies and was nowhere near guessing whodunit!

A Corpse Among the Carolers takes place in Jefferson, CT. The time is the Christmas Holidays. Hope Early is the main character who is a food blogger. She owns Hope from Home. Claire is her sister and owns a pet shop called Good Day, Good Dog. Ethan Cahill is Hope's boyfriend. He use to be the police chief but is now an investigater. He is divorced from his ex, Heather, and has two daughters, Molly and Becca. Matt Royden is a defense attorney. Ethan sometimes works for him.
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Hope is going to the Snowflake Holiday Market to do some Christmas shopping. The market has vendors selling Christmas items. Lexi Hewitt is the church secretary who is running the market. Her sister, Claire has a booth. Brody Fitzgerald who owns Antique Alcove has a booth along with his mother, Ruth Fitzgerald who makes beautiful Christmas ornaments. She is divorced from Mitty Fitzgerald. Brody is now running the store as his father, Mitty, has retired. Mitty is now married to Nora Fitzgerald. Alena Smedley is Mittiy's step-daugher and is a co-worker at the store. Drew Adams is Hope's best friend and a reporter for The Gazette Newspaper.

Hope and Drew are leaving the building when they come across Mitty Fitzgerald and Ralph Lang arguing. Ralph believed Mitty sold him a fake antique Higganum Lamp. Drew had to step between them to break the argruement.

Molly is excited about the Jingle Bell Stroll. She has hired Mitty to be the santa. She arrives early for a setup of desserts, etc. She is worried about Ruth and Nora as they are both volunteers. At one of the tables they start a dispute. The stroll begins with Mollie and Becca joining her. Ethan will be late as he has some business he needs to finish up. Hope and the girls catch up with Claire. Drew sees them and joins them. They do the stroll ending up at the Inn in town. Hope sees Mitty sitting on a bench looking like he has fallen asleep. She goes to check on him and finds him dead with a knife in his back. She hears a noise behind the bench and saw a shadow of a person but cannot telll who it is. She calls the police. Detective Reid is the main detective and arrives at the scene.

This is where the story takes off. There is so much going on that I will leave it to the reader to enjoy to the surprising ending.

I really enjoyed the book. I think that this probably will become a series. I enjoyed the main characters in the town and look forward to reading the next book.

Thank you NetGalley and Beyond the Page for this ARC.

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Hope has become a fixture in the small town in Connecticut where she moved following a career in NYC. The story has well-developed realistic characters including family and friends and a mystery with lots of twists and red herrings. At the annual community sing event she finds the body of a local man dressed as Santa. Evidently he was not beloved by all and there were even postmortem accusations that he had been selling fake antiques. An excellent cozy!
I requested and received a temporary ebook from Beyond the Page Publishing via NetGalley. Thank you!
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I received a free copy of, A Corpse Among the Carolers, by Debra Sennefelder, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Going Christmas caroling is so much fun, whether you can carry a tune or not. In this book they have a Jingle Bell Stroll, where the town comes together to sing Christmas songs. Hope a food blogger is feeling very festive, until someone kills Santa. This is a good mystery, i especially loved the recipes in the back of the book.

This is a fun cozy holiday mystery and though it is part of a series you can read it as a stand alone . I have read a couple of books in this series and greatly enjoy the writing style and characters they are interesting and the story as a whole is easily able to hold your attention and become invested. I look forward to reading more by this author .

Thanks to NetGalley and Beyond the Page Publishing for this ARC. This is my honest review .

3.5 stars
This is a fun, entertaining read. Hope is a smart, complex, interesting, strong, entertaining characters. It’s fun spending time with her and the other characters in the story again. The secondary characters added to the fabric of the story. I enjoyed the mystery and how it played out. The Christmas holiday season added to the atmosphere of the story and Hope’s character. The story is easy to read and get into.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

#ACorpseAmongtheCarolers #NetGalley is a well written holiday cozy mystery that I enjoyed reading.
Hope Early is a good character, I find her easy to relate to.
Holly is looking forward to the holiday Jingle Bell Stroll but when she finds a dead body, it seems someone isn't feeling the spirit.
I enjoy this series and I'm looking forward to recommending this book to others.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for selecting me to read an advanced copy of this book.

I enjoyed this book. This is a good series with recipes. Unfortunately there is a murder during the old fashion Christmas. There is humor and a good mystery making it an enjoyable Christmas cozy.

This is a great Christmas mystery. The story was interesting and the mystery was intriguing. It kept me guessing until the end. Holly got a bit annoying at times, but I still enjoyed the story.

I had a great time reading this, Debra Sennefelder has a strong writing style that I wanted from this world and as a seventh book in the series. The characters had that element that I was looking for and glad it all worked in a way that I wanted. I hope there is more in this series and can’t wait for more.