A snowman in July? Absolutely! Handmade Ho-Ho Homicide,
the eight novel in the series where author Lois Winston gets her kicks by
continually involving me in murder and mayhem is now available for pre-order at all the usual suspects (Do you like the crime reference I tossed in there?) The woman just won’t leave me
alone, even at Christmas. It may be July for all of you reading this, but
thanks to Lois, it’s Christmas in my world, and once again there’s a dead body.
You’ll never guess who discovers it. (she said with unmasked sarcasm).
Handmade
Ho-Ho Homicide opens days before Christmas:
Two and a
half weeks ago magazine crafts editor Anastasia Pollack arrived home to find
Ira Pollack, her half-brother-in-law, had blinged out her home with enough
Christmas lights to rival Rockefeller Center. Now he’s crammed her small yard
with enormous cavorting inflatable characters. She and photojournalist
boyfriend (and possible spy) Zack Barnes pack up the unwanted lawn decorations
to return to Ira. They arrive to find his yard the scene of an over-the-top
Christmas extravaganza. His neighbors are not happy with the animatronics,
laser light show, and blaring music creating traffic jams on their normally
quiet street. One of them expresses his displeasure with his fists before
running off.
In the
excitement, the deflated lawn ornaments are never returned to Ira. The next
morning Anastasia once again heads to his house before work to drop them off.
When she arrives, she discovers Ira’s attacker dead in Santa’s sleigh. Ira
becomes the prime suspect in the man’s murder and begs Anastasia to help clear
his name. But Anastasia has promised her sons she’ll keep her nose out of
police business. What’s a reluctant amateur sleuth to do?
You know Lois has me breaking my promise to my kids,
right? After all, she wouldn’t have an amateur sleuth plot if I sat back and
let the police handle the investigation. However, in my defense, I really did
have the best of intentions this time, but Lois, as usual, had other ideas. No
telling what she has in store for me next time.
Sounds like another action-packed winner to me! Looking forward to the newest Anastasia.
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