The Murder Before Christmas: A twisty cozy mystery (Charlie Kingsley Mysteries Book 1)
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If you’ve got a problem, Charlie Kingsley probably has a tea that’ll help make it right.
EXCEPT when it comes to love. She does NOT do love potions.
Not even for Courtney, her pregnant new client who showed up three weeks before Christmas seeking a love potion because her husband was cheating on her.
So, Courtney asked about poison, instead.
She said she was joking. That’s what happens between wives and husbands. They get angry and talk about killing each other. They don’t really mean it.
It seems to make sense … until Courtney’s husband turns up dead on Christmas Eve.
He was poisoned, of course.
And who is the number one suspect? Courtney. Of course.
But did she actually do it? Or is she being set up?
It’s up to Charlie to sort through all the twists and turns in a case that gets more complicated the deeper she digs.
Meet Charlie. Better known as “Aunt Charlie” from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She’s back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin.
While each book is a standalone, you may find it more enjoyable to read the books in order, which is:
The Murder Before Christmas
Ice Cold Murder
Murder Next Door
Murder Among Friends
The Murder of Sleepy Hollow
Red Hot Murder
A Cornucopia of Murder
Arson, Old Lace and Murder (coming 2026)
Masquerading as Murder (coming 2026)
Other books in the Charlie Kingsley Mystery series include:
A Grave Error (prequel)
Loch Ness Murder
A Wedding to Murder For
Three French Hens and a Murder
A Room For Murder
Margaritas and Murder (coming October 2025)
Secret Santa Murder (coming 2026)
Description
From the Publisher
The Charlie Kingsley Mysteries
A Secrets of Redemption spin-off series. This funny, clean & twisty cozy series takes place in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin. They're perfect if you enjoy small town cozy mysteries with quirky characters, pets, tea, culinary, a touch of romance, 1990s nostalgia and loads of fun. If you like books by Agatha Christie, Louise Penny and Maddie Day, you'll love these books.
The Charlie Kingsley Mysteries is a continuing series with books that are standalone and can be read in any order.
For Charlie's backstory, check out the Secrets of Redemption series.
The Charlie Kingsley Cozy Novellas
Short and sweet! Enjoy Charlie, Pat, Wyle, Midnight and Tiki and the rest of the gang in these short but fun mysteries. Can be read in any order.
The Redemption Detective Agency
A spin off from the Charlie Kingsley Mystery series. This cozy romcom mystery series also takes place in the 1990s and features a fish out of water amateur sleuth, pet detectives, a cast of silver sleuths (some you'll recognize from the main series), cold cases and a hefty dose of romance. Think The Thursday Murder Club meets Bridget Jones's Diary, but in small town Wisconsin. Also great for fans for The Golden Girls (if they started solving mysteries), Only Murders in the Building (without a podcast and takes place in Wisconsin) and Murder She Wrote.
All the books are clean, twisty and funny. They can be read in any order but to get the best experience, I would recommend starting with Book 1, The Mysterious Case of the Missing Motive.
Secrets of Redemption
Secrets of Redemption is a blend of mystery, suspense, psychological thriller and romance (with a dash of the supernatural). These books need to be read in order:
- It Began With a Lie
- This Happened to Jessica
- The Evil That Was Done
- The Summoning
- The Reckoning
- The Girl Who Wasn't There
- The Room at the Top of the Stairs
- The Search
- What Wasn't Forgotten
Product details
- ASIN : B09H22K7LJ
- Publisher : Love-Based Publishing
- Accessibility : Learn more
- Publication date : November 9, 2021
- Language : English
- File size : 1.6 MB
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 190 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-1945363313
- Page Flip : Enabled
- Book 1 of 8 : Charlie Kingsley Mysteries
- Best Sellers Rank: #7,273 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #45 in Cozy Animal Mystery #59 in Amateur Sleuth Mysteries (Kindle Store) #85 in Women Sleuths (Books)
- #45 in Cozy Animal Mystery
- #59 in Amateur Sleuth Mysteries (Kindle Store)
- #85 in Women Sleuths (Books)
- Customer Reviews: 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (1,842)
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