Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen

A Year-Round Christmas Mystery, Book 1

By: Vicki Delany

Narrated by: Amy Deuchler

In Rudolph, New York, it's Christmastime all year long. But this December, while the snow-lined streets seem merry and bright, a murder is about to ruin everyone's holiday cheer in the first Year-Round Christmas Mystery.

As the owner of Mrs. Claus's Treasures, Merry Wilkinson knows how to decorate homes for the holidays. That's why she thinks her float in the semi-annual Santa Claus parade is a shoe-in for best in show. But when the tractor pulling Merry's float is sabotaged, she has to face facts: there's a Scrooge in Christmas Town.

Merry isn't ready to point fingers, especially with a journalist in town writing a puff piece about Rudolph's Christmas spirit. But when she stumbles upon the reporter's body on a late night dog walk—and police suspect he was poisoned by a gingerbread cookie crafted by her best friend, Vicky—Merry will have to put down the jingle bells and figure out who's really been grinching about town, before Vicky ends up on Santa's naughty list . . .

©2015 Vicki Delany (P)2022 Tantor

Story Drags On

Story seems to drag on and on. Overall it’s just OK. Disappointed in the ending.
I will not be listening to other books in this series. The narration, is not terrible in total, but the southern accented reporter is more than I can stand. I don’t get “handsome and sexy” at all, the character sounds like someone’s grandpa. I picture grey hair and a beard and overalls.

Enjoyable Listen

This was a delightful cozy mystery with Christmas flair. I liked the characters and the town setting. The reader was excellent.

Liked it so much I'm now onto book 3!

I went in search of a light murder mystery for the busy xmas season (my brain cannot handle heavy books at this time of year), with minimal religious reference because it's for a book club with people who celebrate different winter holidays, came across this one and gave it a try. I liked it so much i went right into book 2 (and so did a jewish member of the book club) and now I don't want to spend anymore of my precious audible credits so just requested the next 3 books of the series from my local library. lol It might be *just* a bit addictive!

Good luck, but some of the accents are not great.

I like the book fine the story was OK. I feel like it’s a standard first book of a series. The narrator does the most abysmal job I have ever heard on a southern accent. The guy from New Orleans… I kinda wanted him to be the bad guy just so I didn’t have to hear him again in another book. I am from the South either learn to speak as we do, or don’t try.

Fun and festive

If you want an easy, fun read dripping in Christmas, this is the perfect book for the season.