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A Mallory Beck Cozy Culinary Caper #9
Murder at Christmas in Honeysuckle Grove: A Mallory Beck and Tabitha Chase Mystery
Christmas, clues, and feline sleuths! Cozy up with this new standalone mystery today.
Tabby’s family has busy Christmas plans, which gives her the opportunity to fly across the country and visit West Virginia for the first time. Mallory and Amber both welcome Tabby to Honeysuckle Grove with open arms, but Hunch? He’s not so sure about a woman who unmistakably smells of another cat.
They settle in to celebrate the holidays together, and when Mallory and Tabby open Christmas gifts from under the tree and find an item that has no discernible benefactor, trying to discover its origin and purpose becomes the number one task on their Christmas agenda. Is it a treasure hunt constructed by Amber? Or Alex? Or both of them?
While they search for clues, Mallory prepares for an upcoming catering event. The mysterious gift’s source doesn’t become evident until a couple days later when Mallory’s and Amber’s catering event turns deadly!
If you’ve enjoyed the Mallory Beck Cozy Culinary Capers or the Tabitha Chase Days of the Week Mysteries, you’ll love this standalone whodunit where the sleuths team up to solve an unforgettable case.
Tabby’s family has busy Christmas plans, which gives her the opportunity to fly across the country and visit West Virginia for the first time. Mallory and Amber both welcome Tabby to Honeysuckle Grove with open arms, but Hunch? He’s not so sure about a woman who unmistakably smells of another cat.
They settle in to celebrate the holidays together, and when Mallory and Tabby open Christmas gifts from under the tree and find an item that has no discernible benefactor, trying to discover its origin and purpose becomes the number one task on their Christmas agenda. Is it a treasure hunt constructed by Amber? Or Alex? Or both of them?
While they search for clues, Mallory prepares for an upcoming catering event. The mysterious gift’s source doesn’t become evident until a couple days later when Mallory’s and Amber’s catering event turns deadly!
If you’ve enjoyed the Mallory Beck Cozy Culinary Capers or the Tabitha Chase Days of the Week Mysteries, you’ll love this standalone whodunit where the sleuths team up to solve an unforgettable case.
213 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 30, 2023
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About the author
Denise Jaden
72 books491 followersBestselling author Denise Jaden loves cozy socks, cozy cats, and cozy mysteries. She’s the author of several young adult novels, nonfiction books for writers, and cozy mysteries that will make you laugh out loud while dangling at the edge of your seat.
Prior to becoming an author, Denise worked at everything from mushroom farming to acting and Polynesian dancing. Now she does most of her writing in a holding tent in the background of one of the many film sets in and around Vancouver. Sign up for updates, exclusive bonuses, and find out more about Denise, her books, and her crazy cat at DeniseJaden.com
Prior to becoming an author, Denise worked at everything from mushroom farming to acting and Polynesian dancing. Now she does most of her writing in a holding tent in the background of one of the many film sets in and around Vancouver. Sign up for updates, exclusive bonuses, and find out more about Denise, her books, and her crazy cat at DeniseJaden.com
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November 30, 2023
In the beginning I found the dual points of view confusing honestly it was a little confusing to me throughout. I occasionally had to check the contents to see whose chapter I was reading. I’ve never read a Mallory book prior to this but I have read all the Tabby Chase books and I thought the crossover was clever. The mystery was very well done and plenty of guilty looking suspects to wade through before the true culprit was uncovered. I enjoyed how both their specialties cooking and coffee brewing were incorporated in a natural and believable way. Being a Tabby Chase fan this has sparked an interest for me in the Mallory books. Overall a very well done mystery story.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 9, 2023
Love this crossover. Tabby visits Mallory for Christmas and gets acquainted with Hunch. Cat wisdom but very different from her feline sleuth and gets an introduction to catering. Of course there’s a murder to solve and the two women put their heads and intuition together to solve it. So much fun.!
December 1, 2023
Murder at Christmas in Honeysuckle Grove is a crossover story featuring Denise Jaden’s sleuths from her 2 popular series, witchy Tabby Chase & caterer Mallory Beck. Fans new to either sleuth will find plenty to enjoy in this shared mystery. Previous knowledge of their individual series is not necessary, with enough background information given to jump right in.
With Tabby’s family and love interest, Jay, busy for the holidays, she gladly accepts new friend Mallory’s invitation to West Virginia. They find a mysterious gift under the tree with a clue leading them on a treasure hunt. Was it set up by Alex or Amber? Both deny it and further clues are proving elusive. A last minute catering job for the family of one of Amber’s former classmates has them too busy to worry about it. But when similar items are found in the client’s house and the patriarch of the family is found dead during the dinner, Mallory & Tabby suspect something sinister has occurred. Mallory’s cat, Hunch agrees and although he can’t communicate with them like Tabby’s cat Sherlock, he still helps them find the clues.
This crossover mystery blends the two sleuths’ worlds perfectly. Mallory & Tabby have different approaches to solving cases and they end up complementing each other well. Although their friendship is new, their shared interests help bond them quickly and you sense they will maintain a strong connection despite living on opposite coasts. Hopefully we’ll see more teamups between them. The mystery is nicely paced and well crafted with plenty of suspects. The reveal of the treasure hunt was especially touching to be and I hope to see more come of that.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
With Tabby’s family and love interest, Jay, busy for the holidays, she gladly accepts new friend Mallory’s invitation to West Virginia. They find a mysterious gift under the tree with a clue leading them on a treasure hunt. Was it set up by Alex or Amber? Both deny it and further clues are proving elusive. A last minute catering job for the family of one of Amber’s former classmates has them too busy to worry about it. But when similar items are found in the client’s house and the patriarch of the family is found dead during the dinner, Mallory & Tabby suspect something sinister has occurred. Mallory’s cat, Hunch agrees and although he can’t communicate with them like Tabby’s cat Sherlock, he still helps them find the clues.
This crossover mystery blends the two sleuths’ worlds perfectly. Mallory & Tabby have different approaches to solving cases and they end up complementing each other well. Although their friendship is new, their shared interests help bond them quickly and you sense they will maintain a strong connection despite living on opposite coasts. Hopefully we’ll see more teamups between them. The mystery is nicely paced and well crafted with plenty of suspects. The reveal of the treasure hunt was especially touching to be and I hope to see more come of that.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 9, 2023
The female sleuths from Denise’s two acclaimed series are back together again!
Tabby has accepted an invitation to visit Mallory and
Amber in West Virginia for Christmas and goes with them to help out on a catering job they just got.
The grandfather isn’t happy that his chef isn’t going to be cooking for him so he says he’ll not come down
but stay upstairs. Later he is found dead so the sleuths naturally need to help the police detective (Mallory’s boyfriend) solve the case. There seems to be a long list of people who aren’t sorry the old man is dead but who among all the people there did it!
The girls sift through the clues and when their lives are in danger Hunch dramatically appears at the critical moment to lead his claws to help out!
This is a great cozy whodunnit you’re going to love!
As possible suspects are eliminated, one name just keeps rising to the forefront about her callous disregard of the man who died. Did she do it or was it someone else!
You’ll enjoy reading this story and making your choices along the line and then finding out how well you did!
I urge you get this book now and see why these two
series’s are so popular with readers everywhere!
Tabby has accepted an invitation to visit Mallory and
Amber in West Virginia for Christmas and goes with them to help out on a catering job they just got.
The grandfather isn’t happy that his chef isn’t going to be cooking for him so he says he’ll not come down
but stay upstairs. Later he is found dead so the sleuths naturally need to help the police detective (Mallory’s boyfriend) solve the case. There seems to be a long list of people who aren’t sorry the old man is dead but who among all the people there did it!
The girls sift through the clues and when their lives are in danger Hunch dramatically appears at the critical moment to lead his claws to help out!
This is a great cozy whodunnit you’re going to love!
As possible suspects are eliminated, one name just keeps rising to the forefront about her callous disregard of the man who died. Did she do it or was it someone else!
You’ll enjoy reading this story and making your choices along the line and then finding out how well you did!
I urge you get this book now and see why these two
series’s are so popular with readers everywhere!
November 10, 2023
The main characters from two of Denise Jaden’s series meet for the 1st time in the crossover short story Dead-End Weekend in the anthology A Bookworm of a Suspect. Mallory and Amber travel to the west coast and meet Tabby and Sherlock in Crystal Cove.
In Murder at Christmas in Honeysuckle Grove, Tabby travels to the east coast to Honeysuckle Grove to visit Mallory and Amber for Christmas. This trip is not dull and is full of mysteries. While helping Mallory and Amber with a catering job, Tabby finds herself helping them solve a murder, along with Hunch, the cat who will not be left out.
Mallory and Tabby work together well. Amber is busy interning at the police dept. and going to school so she’s not there as much but Hunch definitely gets involved and is, once again, a hero. Lots of smart observations, plenty of suspects, and quite a few twists. A fun read and looking forward to their next crossover.
In Murder at Christmas in Honeysuckle Grove, Tabby travels to the east coast to Honeysuckle Grove to visit Mallory and Amber for Christmas. This trip is not dull and is full of mysteries. While helping Mallory and Amber with a catering job, Tabby finds herself helping them solve a murder, along with Hunch, the cat who will not be left out.
Mallory and Tabby work together well. Amber is busy interning at the police dept. and going to school so she’s not there as much but Hunch definitely gets involved and is, once again, a hero. Lots of smart observations, plenty of suspects, and quite a few twists. A fun read and looking forward to their next crossover.
January 26, 2024
If you love either of the Tabitha Chase or Mallory Beck books, this is for you. It's the crossover we didn't know we needed until it happened.
I LOVE the Tabitha Chase Mysteries. It's hands down my favorite series. I have read some of the Mallory Beck books, but after reading this, I may want to read more.
It was interesting to see Tabby outside of Crystal Cove, but it was fun to see her partner up with another female sleuth. She heads over to Mallory's neck of the woods and therein comes across a murder and a mystery present all at once.
This was such a fun book that was so well written. I hope Denise Jaden never stops writing these crossovers. It would be so interesting to see Mallory head over to Crystal Cove next time!
While I got a free copy of this book to read from the author, I truly feel it was a wonderful book. I HIGHLY recommend it. You won't regret it!
I LOVE the Tabitha Chase Mysteries. It's hands down my favorite series. I have read some of the Mallory Beck books, but after reading this, I may want to read more.
It was interesting to see Tabby outside of Crystal Cove, but it was fun to see her partner up with another female sleuth. She heads over to Mallory's neck of the woods and therein comes across a murder and a mystery present all at once.
This was such a fun book that was so well written. I hope Denise Jaden never stops writing these crossovers. It would be so interesting to see Mallory head over to Crystal Cove next time!
While I got a free copy of this book to read from the author, I truly feel it was a wonderful book. I HIGHLY recommend it. You won't regret it!
February 10, 2024
Murder at Christmas in Honeysuckle Grove is book #9 in the Mallory Beck Cozy Culinary Capers series by Denise Jaden.
This book has Tabby from the Tabitha Chase Days of the Week Mystery visiting Mallory and Amber in Honeysuckle Grove. I’ve read the whole Tabitha Chase series, but the Mallory Beck series is new to me. I enjoyed that Tabby had a someone to investigate with. I did missed Sherlock. The mystery was challenging because there were so many suspects. There was another mystery as well and seeing if the two were related was interesting. I plan to start reading the Mallory Beck series and hope there is another crossover in the future.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This book has Tabby from the Tabitha Chase Days of the Week Mystery visiting Mallory and Amber in Honeysuckle Grove. I’ve read the whole Tabitha Chase series, but the Mallory Beck series is new to me. I enjoyed that Tabby had a someone to investigate with. I did missed Sherlock. The mystery was challenging because there were so many suspects. There was another mystery as well and seeing if the two were related was interesting. I plan to start reading the Mallory Beck series and hope there is another crossover in the future.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 24, 2023
I enjoyed a previous book by this author - one of the Tabitha Chase Days of the Week mysteries, so I decided to check this out.
This was fun, lighthearted and festive. I enjoyed reading about these characters again, and I found the story entertaining. There were two narratives - Tabby's and Mallory's, and at times, I struggled to differentiate between the two, but it didn't bother me too much, and I thought this was a fun read for the time of year.
Thank you to Booksprout and the author for a free copy to review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This was fun, lighthearted and festive. I enjoyed reading about these characters again, and I found the story entertaining. There were two narratives - Tabby's and Mallory's, and at times, I struggled to differentiate between the two, but it didn't bother me too much, and I thought this was a fun read for the time of year.
Thank you to Booksprout and the author for a free copy to review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 27, 2023
4-1/2 stars. Crossover between Culinary Capers & Days of the Week series. Tabby from the Days of the Week series is visiting Mallory & Amber from the Culinary Capers series for Christmas in Honeysuckle Grove. A mysterious gift under the Christmas tree seems to be a treasure hunt, but a death at a catering event soon shows it's actually a clue to a murder. Enjoyed the interaction between the 2 series' characters & the mystery.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 29, 2023
When Tabby visits Mallory for Christmas and it starts out with what looked like a treasure hunt and catering job, she thought it would be a fun lighthearted holiday.
However, when their host is found dead by less than natural means, the two friends put their heads together along with part time forensics intern Amber and policeman Alex to figure out who is capable of murder.
A fun crossover for fans of either that will have you hoping for more future meetups.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
However, when their host is found dead by less than natural means, the two friends put their heads together along with part time forensics intern Amber and policeman Alex to figure out who is capable of murder.
A fun crossover for fans of either that will have you hoping for more future meetups.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 30, 2023
Who Killed Melvin Peterson ? . . .
Celebrating the Christmas holiday, Mallory and Tabby open Christmas gifts from under the tree and are mystified by an item that makes no sense to them. Is it part of some sort of a treasure hunt? Or will they find that it is a clue to the murder of Melvin Peterson which will soon occur at an upcoming catering event?
Well-written characters and an engaging story line made this book a great way to bring together two series in a delightful mystery! If you are looking for an exciting adventure at the holidays, you’ve found it here.
Celebrating the Christmas holiday, Mallory and Tabby open Christmas gifts from under the tree and are mystified by an item that makes no sense to them. Is it part of some sort of a treasure hunt? Or will they find that it is a clue to the murder of Melvin Peterson which will soon occur at an upcoming catering event?
Well-written characters and an engaging story line made this book a great way to bring together two series in a delightful mystery! If you are looking for an exciting adventure at the holidays, you’ve found it here.
November 29, 2023
This crossover book was well-written and thoroughly entertaining! I haven’t read anything by this author before but will be adding both series related to this crossover to my to be read list. This had just the right amount of Christmas fun, friendship, and mystery for me. I loved how the chapters switched between each of the characters’ points of view and how they worked together to solve the mystery. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
December 2, 2023
I've read several books written by Denise Jaden; she is becoming one of my favorite authors. I can’t wait to read more of her books.
This is the nineth book in the Mallory Beck Cozy Culinary Capers Series; it is a stand-alone book. The story is about Tabby going on vacation to spend the holidays with her friends.
I received a free copy of this book via booksprout and I’m voluntarily leaving a review.
This is the nineth book in the Mallory Beck Cozy Culinary Capers Series; it is a stand-alone book. The story is about Tabby going on vacation to spend the holidays with her friends.
I received a free copy of this book via booksprout and I’m voluntarily leaving a review.
November 29, 2023
I’ve only read the Tabitha Chase mysteries so Mallory and Amber were new to me. I really enjoyed this story as it gave a different insight into Tabitha’s character. All the characters were very interesting and well written. The plot moves along quickly and keeps you guessing. I loved Hunter and Hunchie.
I received a free copy of this book and this is my voluntary, honest review.
I received a free copy of this book and this is my voluntary, honest review.
December 18, 2023
Murder at Christmas in Honeysuckle Grove: A Mallory Beck and Tabitha Chase Mystery is a fun crossover mystery. I really enjoyed this book. The treasure hunt and murder made for a great storyline for Mallory & Tabby to work on together.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
December 26, 2023
A cozy mystery that's fun to read, enjoyable and keeps you guessing on how it will end. Mystery and suspense will have you sitting on the edge of your seat as you work to solve the mystery of who dun it while the twists and turns will have you second guessing yourself. A perfect weekend read.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 18, 2024
I enjoyed this crossover more than I thought I would. I loved that it is written in dual pov though it did get a bit confusing at times. This book is such a fun and festive read. Highly recommended for people looking for a good mystery read during the holidays.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 29, 2023
What a wonderful crossover story!
Well done on bringing together the two series. I loved the plot, and I felt the festive atmosphere. Great idea that was well executed, I found it highly entertaining!
Well done on bringing together the two series. I loved the plot, and I felt the festive atmosphere. Great idea that was well executed, I found it highly entertaining!
December 2, 2023
a drama and tragedy filled dinner for the family of a one time classmate of Amber leaves several puzzles and dangers in its wake
intrigue and mysteries packed thriller and whodunnit with several familiar faces and interesting animal companions
intrigue and mysteries packed thriller and whodunnit with several familiar faces and interesting animal companions
December 2, 2023
This is a good quick read, the storyline is entertaining and the characters are well written. I can't wait to read more from this author. I received this book as a Free ARC copy to read and I voluntarily leave this review.
January 26, 2024
A wonderful book by author Denise Jaden.
Really good characters and plot.
Couldn't put it down from beginning to end so good.
I highly recommend...
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Really good characters and plot.
Couldn't put it down from beginning to end so good.
I highly recommend...
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 12, 2023
A fun overlap of two different series. It is an intriguing mystery adventure.
November 15, 2023
Fun, interesting cozy mystery. Enjoyed the story and the characters were great. I hope to read another of the crossovers with them all over again. Recommend reading.
December 26, 2023
Deck the Halls
Christmas party and the guest gets fried! Delightful and intriguing mystery unfolds as the new friends follow clues! Loved it.
Christmas party and the guest gets fried! Delightful and intriguing mystery unfolds as the new friends follow clues! Loved it.
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