Merry Murder Season

A Tourist Trap Mystery, Book 18

By: Lynn Cahoon

Narrated by: Lauren Pedersen

Jill Gardner—or as she's now known, Jill King—is working to provide gifts for needy kids this Christmas. But someone's about to puncture the holiday spirit . . .

Jill’s store, Coffee, Books, and More, is co-sponsoring a charity dart tournament on Thanksgiving weekend with Chip's Bar, where toys and cash will be collected. She and her new husband, Greg, will be competing as well—that is, if Greg's brother and his girlfriend don't ruin the evening. But the event leads to something much worse than a family squabble when the bar owner is found dead the next morning after being used as a human dartboard . . .

Jill and her police-detective hubby both aim to find the killer—but scoring a bullseye will be hard since the place was packed with a rowdy crowd of locals and a platoon of stuffed-animal-toting, very competitive motorcyclists. And with the night's big haul of cash donations left untouched, what could possibly be the motive for this murder?

©2025 Lynn Cahoon (P)2026 Tantor Media

Great series

I’ve (audible) listened to all the books in this series and it one of my favorites. Just be prepared to get hooked and you’ll be waiting for the next book to come out too.
Enjoy

Great story, not as good narration

They change narrators for this book. This narrator doesn’t have as much emotion in her voice. I finally found satisfaction by reducing speed to 85%.

Getting used to the new narrator. I've read the entire series and was jarred by the new voices in the last book.

For once Jill wasn't in direct danger--mostly because she was hosting Beth. It annoys me when amateur sleuths don't learn from past mistakes and end up needing to be rescued.

I only wish these women would be more assertive... Jill stop letting Aunt Jackie call all the shots. --Beth should wake up and realize that Jim (whose domination may be his way of protecting her from his last wife' fate) may not the man for her. Same goes for their pastor. She'd be a welcome permanent character in South Cove!