Are you ready to celebrate Christmas in July? Get excited, because this festive mid-summer holiday is just around the corner! Decorate your home with twinkling lights and colorful decorations, don your favorite festive clothing, and get ready to spread some Christmas cheer. Enjoy singing carols, watching holiday movies, and sharing stories about Santa Claus and other beloved holiday characters. Don’t forget the baking of Christmas-themed treats and the exchange of books for a truly special celebration! Join the fun and let’s make this Christmas in July memorable!
Who doesn’t love holiday mystery novels? They combine two great concepts – mystery and the holiday spirit. Not only do these stories provide a thrilling escape, but you also get to explore new settings and characters as you look for clues and unravel secrets. The festive backdrop of a holiday mystery adds a sense of warmth and joy to an otherwise dark subject. Holiday mysteries offer all the suspenseful intrigue of a classic mystery novel with an extra dose of festive cheer!
Check out these books and other Christmas blog posts below.
Santa Shortbread
Will the Grinch steal Christmas?
Somebody is stealing Christmas gifts from the Bald Eagle Falls children. At the rate that presents are disappearing, there soon won’t be a gift left in Whoville. Err, Bald Eagle Falls.
Gluten-free baker Erin Price and her friends are on the case to try to unmask the Grinch and bring him to justice, and toys to the children. But time is not on their side. Soon it will be Christmas Eve—will the winner be the Grinch or Santa?
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If a clean and intriguing mystery with well-drawn diverse characters appeals to you, this book would be a great investment of your time and money. I shall eagerly await my next visit to Bald Eagle Falls to find out what the author has in store for these delightful characters.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️If you like cozies, this is a series for you. We have a bakery, a dog, a cat and a bunny. What more do you need?
Like baking mysteries? Cats, dogs, and other pets? Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling Author P.D. Workman brings readers back to small town Bald Eagle Falls for another culinary cozy mystery to be solved by gluten-free baker Erin Price and her friends.
Have your gluten-free cake and eat it too. Sink your teeth into this sweet treat now!
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Yule’s Sinister Spell
Season of darkness, season of light
It’s Reg’s first Yule, and she should be learning all about the festivities in Black Sands. But her interest in the holiday falls by the wayside when Starlight falls ill.
What kind of a monster poisons a psychic’s cat?
When Starlight first got sick, Reg thought that she was the cause of it. She should have been watching him more carefully. She should have found out about household plants and chemicals that could hurt her familiar. She was clearly a negligent owner.
But it soon becomes clear that there is some darker force at work, and Reg is going to need all of her resources to find the culprit before it is too late if she is to have any chance of saving her furry companion’s life.
Like paranormal mysteries? Psychics, witches, fairies, and more! Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling Author P.D. Workman waves her wand to transport readers to the myth- and magic-filled small town of Black Sands for another paranormal cozy mystery to be solved by Reg Rawlins and her friends.
A self-professed con artist practicing as a contact to the dead, a drop-dead gorgeous warlock, and a psychic cat—what could go wrong?
Fall under Reg’s spell today.
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She Wore Mourning
A dead child.
A mother deep in mourning.
Private Investigator Zachary Goldman’s life isn’t all roses, but he tries to put his own shattered life behind him to investigate the death of five-year-old Declan Bond.
Declan’s death has been ruled an accident, but his grandmother thinks there is more to it. She fears Declan’s mother will not be able to find peace until Zachary can give them an answer once and for all. But as Zachary digs into the circumstances surrounding Declan’s death, he finds that all is not as it seems, and somebody doesn’t want him to find the truth.
As Christmas Eve, the deadline for solving the case looms closer, both Isabella and Zachary fall deeper into the darkness. they’ll have to survive Christmas Eve to find it.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Psychologically complex and gripping … Zachary must deal with his own psychological issues as well as those of the child’s parents along with attempts on his life. I’m binge reading this series.
Zachary Goldman, Private Investigator, is flawed with a capital F. Shattered by the tragedies of his own life, he will somehow still manage to pick himself up and dig just a little bit deeper than anyone else to find the vital clues.
Maybe being broken makes it easier for others who have faced tragedy to trust him. Walk with Zachary as he solves cases that will stretch his abilities to the limit.
Even with his own life in shambles, Zachary Goldman is still the one you want on the case.
Investigate this P.I. mystery now!
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Dog-Free Dinner
Vic is looking forward to Christmas with her new Bald Eagles Falls family. Erin—not so much. But she wants to make it a special day for Vic. But an unexpected turn in events changes all of their carefully-laid plans.
This Christmas short, part of the Auntie Clem’s Bakery series, is only available through my website. The series—and your holiday—won’t be complete without it.
Like baking mysteries? Cats, dogs, and other pets? Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling Author P.D. Workman brings readers back to small town Bald Eagle Falls for another culinary cozy mystery to be solved by gluten-free baker Erin Price and her friends.
Have your gluten-free cake and eat it too. Sink your teeth into this sweet treat now!
Gentle Angel
A killer is out there.
A serial killer who appears to have a personal grudge against Kenzie Kirsch.
The Assistant Medical Examiner has enough on her plate dealing with a personal crisis and doesn’t need the added challenge of FBI Agent Menendez’s unrealistic expectations and trying to identify the killer herself.
As Christmas approaches, things are getting more and more complicated and it feels like everything is coming apart.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ P.D. Workman never fails to deliver an intriguing mystery with plenty of thrills, drama, and unexpected twists that will hold your attention from start to finish. The characters are believable, with flaws and attributes that will endear them to the reader. The stories always have, at their heart, socially relevant topics that are explored with compassion, intelligence, and dignity.
If you are a reader of the Zachary Goldman Mysteries series, you have already met Kenzie Kirsch. This series is a spinoff from Zachary Goldman Mysteries, giving Kenzie a front-and-center position in solving medical mysteries.
Looking for a strong female lead in an engaging medical mystery? Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling Author P.D. Workman brings you an up-and-coming Medical Examiner’s Assistant who is right up your alley.
Join Dr. Kenzie Kirsch as she uncovers mysteries, conspiracies, and thrills!
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As we celebrate Christmas in July, what better way to immerse ourselves in the holiday spirit than by diving into some captivating Christmas-themed mystery novels? These books offer a unique blend of suspense, intrigue, and festive cheer, making them the perfect companions for a cozy July evening. Whether you’re a fan of classic whodunits or prefer more complex and convoluted plots, there’s a Christmas mystery novel out there to suit your taste. So, grab a cup of hot cocoa, settle into your favorite reading spot, and get ready to unwrap the mystery of these captivating holiday reads.
