Christmas Cocoa Murder

By: Carlene O’Connor, Maddie Day, Alex Erickson

Narrated by: Amy Landon

"Christmas Cocoa Murder" by Carlene O'Connor

Siobhán O'Sullivan's hopes for a quiet Irish Christmas are dashed when the local Santa turns up dead in a carnival dunk tank of hot cocoa. Now, instead of hunting down holiday gifts, she's pursuing a heartless killer. Seems the dead Santa was no angel either, stealing neighborhood dogs to guide his sleigh. But was it his holiday antics - or worse - that led to his death by chocolate?

"Christmas Cocoa and a Corpse" by Maddie Day

When local businessman Jed Greenberg is found dead with a chocolate lab whimpering over his body, the police start sniffing around Robbie Jordan's country restaurant for answers. Was it something in Robbie's hot cocoa that killed Jed, or was it Cocoa the dog? As the suspects pile as high as her holiday tree, Robbie attempts to get to the bottom of the sickly-sweet murder....

"Death by Hot Cocoa" by Alex Erickson

A Christmas-themed escape game seems like the perfect pre-holiday treat for bookstore cafe owner Krissy Hancock and her best friend. But when the host is found dead in a pool of hot cocoa, it's up to Krissy and her team to catch the killer - or escape before getting killed.

©2019 Kensington Publishing Corp.;"Christmas Cocoa Murder" copyright 2019 by Mary Carter;"Christmas Cocoa and a Corpse" copyright 2019 by Edith Maxwell;"Death by Hot Cocoa" copyright 2019 by Eric S. Moore (P)2019 Tantor

Good

The story is good, not great. There’s nothing to make the book better. Also repetitive, rehashing who could be the killer.

A wee bit disappointing

I preferred the initial Carlene O’Connor performer. The short stories were all a tad weak. Possible that the limited amount of time didn’t allow for more complex character building?

Not Carlen O’Connor’s best work

The premise of the story is somewhat silly, and childish. The story drags on and on over little items that are hardly, or they have so much attention. The narrator was not helpful, as her range on the voices, especially male voices, or very hard to listen to overall combination that I would avoid.

The stories weren’t bad and not too hard to follow

The narrator is horrific! The books would have been much more interesting with someone who would have read them with enthusiasm instead of droning on in a monotone voice.

okay

The story was entertaining and had some twists that added to the mystery. The narrator's deliverance however was monotone when not with an Irish accent.