The Murder Before Christmas

Charlie Kingsley Mysteries, Book 1

By: Michele PW (Pariza Wacek)

Narrated by: Kristin James

If you've got a problem, Charlie Kingsley probably has a tea that’ll help make it right.

Except when it comes to love. She does not do love potions.

Not even for Courtney, her pregnant new client who showed up three weeks before Christmas seeking a love potion because her husband was cheating on her.

So, Courtney asked about poison, instead.

She said she was joking. That's what happens between wives and husbands. They get angry and talk about killing each other. They don't really mean it.

It seems to make sense...until Courtney’s husband turns up dead on Christmas Eve.

He was poisoned, of course.

And who is the number one suspect? Courtney. Of course.

But did she actually do it? Or is she being set up?

It's up to Charlie to sort through all the twists and turns in a case that gets more complicated the deeper she digs.

Meet Charlie. Better known as “Aunt Charlie” from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She's back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin.

While each book is a standalone, you may find it more enjoyable to listen to the books in order, which is:

The Murder Before Christmas

Ice Cold Murder

Murder Next Door

Murder Among Friends

The Murder of Sleepy Hollow

Red Hot Murder

Other books in the Charlie Kingsley Mystery series include:

A Grave Error (prequel)

Loch Ness Murder

©2021 Michele Pariza Wacek (P)2022 Michele Pariza Wacek

A good read/listen

This was an enjoyable read/listen. The narrator was enjoyable to listen to. Plan on listening to the next book.

Fun & easy listen!

Really enjoyed the story, narration & characters. Not a deep plot but enjoyable all the same.

More Aunt Charlie Antics!

It's always nice to get more of Aunt Charlie. I like that this spin off is showing how Aunt Charlie got started while winding a bit of her history through there and hinting to more of it. Great performance as well. I only wish these were longer!

Great book.

A very good book well worth reading. Will hold your attention. I would highly recommend it.

Fun new series

I accidentally found this series about Charlie Kingsley. Good mystery with a surprising ending. I will listen to the next one! Narrator was excellent as she face each character their own voice.