Book Reviews: Mrs. Claus and the Halloween Homicide by Liz Ireland

 

You'll never look at Mrs. Claus the same way again. Totally unique and fun to read, Mrs. Claus and the Halloween Homicide sweeps you into a murderous and original take on the North Pole. Holiday magic can be found on every page from elves to reindeer to jolly St. Nick himself. Liz Ireland delivers a cozy mystery that blends together the magic of the North Pole you know with the Mrs. Claus you've never met to create the perfect read to bring magic into your life at any time of the year. Ireland captures the world of the North Pole with such ease that you're immediately wishing for it to be real. The story has fun Christmas-themed references and names that are found throughout with the place names fitted to the location and phrases that bring the holiday magic full circle. 

Enter Santaland where you'll find places such as the Sugar Plum Mountains and the Christmas Tree Forest, then take a journey to Tinkertown and sees Tiffany's Tea-piphany, Wrapping Works, Santa's Workshop, and the Candy Cane factory. Just as you think the joy of Santa Claus can't get more holiday-tastic, you meet the elves who have an assortment of jolly names such as Salty, Constable Crinkles, Tiny Sparkletoe, and his wife Pixie, Waldo, and who can forget Quince and his snowman best friend Pocket. Every element incorporated makes the writing stronger and adds to the enjoyment of fun phrases like golly doodle and doojabbers. Ireland inserts the spookiness and joy of Halloween into the giddiness of Christmas with Mrs. Claus trying to teach the elves about the fun of the holiday with pumpkins and scary movies. The love of Halloween isn't so easy when not all of the elves want to take part and some even go as far as to sabotage. This sets the stage for a truly unique murder mystery that finds all the elves as suspects and two holidays potentially ruined. Highly recommend that everyone reads Mrs. Claus and the Halloween Homicide as Ireland will lift your holiday spirits, make you laugh, and remind you how much fun believing in Santa can be.