Fudgy Christmas Murders

Candy-Coated Mystery #12.5

by Nancy CoCo

A bundle of holiday novellas from Nancy Coco’s perennially popular Candy-Coated Mystery series set in Michigan’s Mackinac Island, where sleuth extraordinaire Allie McMurphy and her friends solve murders when she’s not whipping up fudgy delights.

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS FUDGE
This Christmas, event planner Jenn Christensen has come back to Mackinac Island to race for charity in the Santa Fun Run, rekindle her love for CSI tech Shane Carpenter, and indulge in her BFF Allie McMurphy’s fabulous fudge. But there’s one event she didn’t plan—chasing down a killer . . .

DECK THE HALLS WITH FUDGE
In the cozy warmth of their new home, newlywed seniors Frances and Douglas Devaney savor the picture-postcard snowy scenery through their kitchen window. But when they spy a horse-drawn sleigh dashing through the snow bearing a frozen stiff, they’ll have to track down a killer themselves, since Allie McMurphy is busy filling holiday orders for peppermint candy fudge!

HAVING A FUDGY CHRISTMAS TIME
Carol Tunisian is looking forward to finishing plans for the Mackinac Island Senior Center Christmas Ball. But when she arrives at the center, she finds the door jimmied open and a dead man inside. Rallying her troop of silver-haired sleuths—with some support from Allie McMurphy in between her batches of Christmas fudge—Carol sets out to discover which grinch tried to steal this Christmas!

Genres: Mystery, Cozy Mystery

285 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 22, 2024

Reviews

[Sandi Amburgy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read all of the books in this series. I love Allie's perspective in every story, but this book captivated me! It was the first time I experienced the same character's escapades but from their voice. Well done! The only other book I have read with something similar to this is in the Addison Moore/Belamy Bloom many series where a short few pages of the killer or victim speaking a few hours before the murder. Exceptional reading, as well.
Nancy Coco, this is a great book in a great series. Anyone looking for a great read will never be disappointed! The characters and settings are wonderfully melded, and the mystery is always a complete shock and unexpected.
Well done, thank you!!

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute collection of interwoven short stories. I have not read anything from this series previously but liked it, especially those amateur sleuths closer to my age.

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This includes 3 short stories with other characters narrating. Jenn is first, then Francis, and last is Carol. I've read the last one before, but not the other 2. They're all good.

[Marsha · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good one. Three perspectives of Murders from a variety of our characters. I enjoyed it.

[Lyn Soulia-Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Several great Christmas stories. Enjoyed the stories. They focused on different ladies of the hotel.

[Tisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was cute, full of mystery and hard to put down