Murder: Up on the Rooftop

The 12 Mysteries of Christmas #4

by Lilly York

Nikole (Nik) Saynnt had always longed for the Christmases of post cards: snow topped roofs, chopping down a Christmas tree and mistletoe hanging in the doorway. Growing up in the city, she often settled for black sedans instead of horse drawn sleighs and sleek drinks in tall glasses rather than hot chocolate topped with whipped cream.
After a short career at a posh boutique hotel in New York City, Nik finds herself the proprietor of the Mistletoe Bed & Breakfast Lodge. She sets about proving herself to the folks of Christmas Tyme, Colorado—as well as to herself—in throwing the best old-fashioned Christmas Eve party the town has ever seen. She’s made a list and checked it twice so everything should go as planned. Unfortunately for Nik, something has gone awry up on the rooftop!

Genres: Christmas, Mystery, Cozy Mystery

73 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 13, 2018

About the author

Lilly York? How about Lilly Belle; a mis-plant northerner, living in a southern world. Southern charm is lost among late nights with a two year old granddaughter, heat flashes competing with hell, copious re-runs of Murder She Wrote with Jessica Fletcher catching the bad guy, and a vivid imagination keeping insanity at bay.

In both humor and mystery, Lilly draws inspiration from terrible twos, a 24 year old daughter who questions her sanity, a son who constantly spews bad puns, and a husband who has selective hearing. Though, that’s perfectly alright with her, because what can you love more than a good laugh and a family so dysfunctional they almost seem functional?

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mystery 4

I liked that they caught the culprits quickly. Also, I like how this story made the main character think that God was actually real. I think everything happened really fast, but on the whole, it was good.

[Pat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nik has inherited a bed & breakfast. The first thing to go wrong is her handyman gets murdered & is on her rooftop. Then other things happen that complicate her ability to open her B & B by Christmas. There are twists to make it hard to know who is the murderer that I especially enjoyed.

[esc · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not as Expected

Too rushed. Not enough time to develop characters. I didn't care for the main character's attitude most of the time. She wasn't a Christian and didn't become one. Not a Christian book really except that faith as mentioned a few times.

[Dawn Trainer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute Book

Short, but cute. I didn't guess who the bad guy was!

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[Pastor McKeiver · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book. The characters were likable and the story was entertaining.