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New Year's Grieve
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Expected 17 Nov 26In this romp of a country house mystery for fans of Truly Devious and Knives Out, when Jojo’s grandad is found dead at a winter family gathering, Jojo is determined to uncover which of her horrible relatives is responsible—and to avoid her maddening ex-boyfriend who crashed the party.
Jojo had planned to spend her winter break healing her heart in the surf of the Pacific. Instead, she’s being forced to attend Grandad’s New Year’s birthday at his estate in the snowy North Carolina mountains—along with her whole horrible family, each one competing to be the most insufferable person at the dinner table.
But things are even worse than Jojo had feared. For some ungodly reason, Fritz is here—Fritz, the childhood friend who broke her heart last summer, whom she’s sworn to loathe for all eternity. And, worst of all, he looks great in winter wear.
The trip takes a turn for the tragic when Grandad is found dead. No one else in the snowed-in house suspects foul play, but Jojo knows the Someone here has committed a murder. Now, she just has to figure out who, and murder them back.
And, because the universe hates her, she might need Fritz’s help...
Jojo had planned to spend her winter break healing her heart in the surf of the Pacific. Instead, she’s being forced to attend Grandad’s New Year’s birthday at his estate in the snowy North Carolina mountains—along with her whole horrible family, each one competing to be the most insufferable person at the dinner table.
But things are even worse than Jojo had feared. For some ungodly reason, Fritz is here—Fritz, the childhood friend who broke her heart last summer, whom she’s sworn to loathe for all eternity. And, worst of all, he looks great in winter wear.
The trip takes a turn for the tragic when Grandad is found dead. No one else in the snowed-in house suspects foul play, but Jojo knows the Someone here has committed a murder. Now, she just has to figure out who, and murder them back.
And, because the universe hates her, she might need Fritz’s help...
- GenresMystery Thriller
Kindle Edition
Expected publication November 17, 2026
About the author
Elizabeth Foscue
3 books15 followersElizabeth Foscue grew up in a house on a Florida bay and on a boat in the Caribbean Sea. A hurricane got the house, but the boat has fared better. She earned a B.A. in Linguistics from the University of Florida then a J.D. and LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center, and in the midst of all that got married in a church on a hill in the British Virgin Islands. A hurricane got the church, but the marriage has fared better. Elizabeth lives in Santa Barbara, California with her husband and two awesome kiddos.
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May 14, 2026
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Jojo is forced to go with her mother to her Grandpa’s 90th birthday, which is occurring around New Year’s Eve. She really doesn’t want to go- her relatives are all horrible people and she is getting over a breakup with her childhood best friend/first love Fritz. They had kept their relationship secret so no one knows about it. She arrives at her Grandpa’s North Carolina estate and Fritz is there unexpectedly. He really want to talk to her and clear the air between them (and maybe get back together) but Jojo isn’t interested. Her family is as horrible as she expected, but at least she’s with her Grandpa. They have very similar personalities, they both can’t stand their relatives and they both are allergic to nuts, which becomes important to the story. When her Grandpa turns up dead, Jojo is convinced he has been murdered and she’s going to find out who did it- and make them pay.
The story is entertaining, even though the ending is a little over the top. I really liked the character of Jojo and the “closed circle of suspects” type of murder mystery story.
Jojo is forced to go with her mother to her Grandpa’s 90th birthday, which is occurring around New Year’s Eve. She really doesn’t want to go- her relatives are all horrible people and she is getting over a breakup with her childhood best friend/first love Fritz. They had kept their relationship secret so no one knows about it. She arrives at her Grandpa’s North Carolina estate and Fritz is there unexpectedly. He really want to talk to her and clear the air between them (and maybe get back together) but Jojo isn’t interested. Her family is as horrible as she expected, but at least she’s with her Grandpa. They have very similar personalities, they both can’t stand their relatives and they both are allergic to nuts, which becomes important to the story. When her Grandpa turns up dead, Jojo is convinced he has been murdered and she’s going to find out who did it- and make them pay.
The story is entertaining, even though the ending is a little over the top. I really liked the character of Jojo and the “closed circle of suspects” type of murder mystery story.
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