Murder Under the Mistletoe by Liz Fielding

MURDER UNDER THE MISTLETOE

MEET ABBY FINCH. SHE’S THE BUSY MUM OF THREE, AN EXPERT GARDENER AND THE STAR OF YOUR NEW FAVOURITE COZY MURDER MYSTERY.

Abby Finch arrives at the old church hall armed with festive mistletoe and holly, ready to decorate. But within moments of her walking through the door, tragedy strikes . . .

Edward Marsh reaches to test the antique star at the top of the tree. There’s a fizz and the lights go out.

Abby hears the sickening thud of a body hitting the floor. When the lights turn back on, Edward is dead.

It soon becomes clear it was no accident.

The real victim should have been Gregory Tatton. Dapper silver fox. Popular with the ladies of the seniors’ lunch club. A known blackmailer . . .

Abby is desperate to find out the truth, but putting herself in danger isn’t on her Christmas wish list.

Who’s been naughty? Who’s been nice? Who’s hiding the fact they’re a murderer?

Fans of Faith Martin, Jane Adams, Frances Evesham, M.C. Beaton, Clare Chase or Jeanne M. Dams will love this addictive cozy mystery!

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* What is the significance of your book's title?5

My series heroine, Abby Finch, is a garden designer and I envisaged using plant names in all my titles. The first, with roses, grew out of my original idea.

Murder Under the Mistletoe tells the reader that the book is set at Christmas. 

* Did you find it meaningful?

It's meaningful in that it sets the scene. Winter, frosts, Christmas trees, Father Christmas, and festivities. But it's a dark time, too. The nights are long, it's hard for those who are on their own, and family tensions often lurk among the expectation of jollity.

* What is the theme of this book?

Abby's children are dealing with the first Christmas since the death of their father. Everything they do evokes memories of happier times and she's on edge, uncertain about the future. Once more in the frame for murder, her warmth and empathy shine through as she searches for the truth. Empathy that puts her in danger.

* How were these themes brought to life?

It's the "seniors", Christmas lunch that is the catalyst for the story. Abby, while delivering the promised mistletoe, is caught up in a tragedy that escalates as she discovers that one of their number is a blackmailer. 

Liz Fieding 

Liz Fielding met her husband when they were both working in Zambia and were keen members of the Lusaka Theatre Club. He was playing John de Stogumber in St Joan, and she was the pageboy to the Earl of Warwick. He swore it was the purple tights that got him. Years spent in Africa and the Middle East provided the background to many of Liz's romances. Her first, An Image of You, was set in Kenya, in a place where they had spent many happy weekends on safari. It was plucked from the slush pile because the feisty feminist heroine made her editor laugh. Emotion touched with humour has been the hallmark of her work ever since.

 

After writing 70 books for Harlequin Mills and Boon, Liz has now turned to crime, signing with Joffe Books for three "Maybridge Mysteries", the first of which, Murder Among the Roses, is published on 18th April.

 

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