Santa Claus Surprise

Holiday Cozy Mystery, Book 8

By: Tonya Kappes

Narrated by: Christina Sagnimeni

Celebrate Good Crimes

In the heart of Holiday Junction, where festive cheer and snowflakes blanket the streets, journalist Violet Rhinehammer prepares for the most anticipated event of the year: the Mistletoe Masquerade Ball. However, the holiday mood is deeply marred when a chilling mystery comes to light. The gruesome discovery of a man, brutally murdered behind the living manger scene in Holiday Park, casts a dark shadow over the town's festivities.

As Violet delves deeper into the case, her journalist instincts kick into overdrive, unearthing a list of suspects that could fill Santa’s naughty list twice over. With the missing Winter Crest coin entwined in the heart of this mystery and potential suspects lurking around every festive corner, Violet realizes she's racing against the clock.

Can Violet solve the murder and recover the coin in time to save the Ball and preserve the holiday spirit? Or will this Santa Clause Surprise be the one that leaves the town with more chills than cheer?

Dear listener, if you love dogs, every holiday with all the holiday trimmings, and a cozy town, you’re going to love this new series by Tonya Kappes. It's time to CELEBRATE GOOD CRIMES in the town of Holiday Junction! Just because it's the holiday, doesn't mean it's free of crime and murder! But I can guarantee this series is clean with no foul language or gore. Each book can be listened to as a stands alone because each murder is wrapped up. Grab your cozy blanket and a cup of tea or coffee! It's time to sleuth along Violet Rhinehammer and celebrate good crimes!

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You’ll Want More!

In general, I enjoyed the complete series. As with a lot of Tonya’s books, I wish there was a bit more detail and closure regarding relationships she developed throughout her storyline. I don’t like having to guess at what possibilities there might be. Tonya’s mystery was well developed and offered clues although it seemed to have a great twist in the plot. I truly enjoy her style of writing and couple that with Christina’s dialects, you have a winner! As usual, I hated when the series ended! 😢

The horrible narrator

Not Tonya’s best. I really like most of her books, but the narrator was awful