Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
It's all in the family
when cantankerous old Simeon Lee is
murdered on Christmas Eve.
Mystery .... 271 pages .... 4/5 stars.
(It's Agatha Christie...need I say more?)
A Christmas by the Sea by Melody Carlson
A Maine town charms a
single mom and her son when they inherit
an old beach cottage.
Christmas novella/Romance .... 167 pages .... 3.5/5 stars.
(Cute story, but the ending felt rushed and just a little too neat.)
The Christmas Trespassers by Andrew J. Fenady
Three orphans disrupt
Shad Parker's plans for a quiet
Christmas. (As do some bank robbers.)
Western .... 306 pages .... 3.5/5 stars.
(I liked this one; I just wish the author had focused more on the three orphans and Shad and less on the bank robbers and townspeople of Gilead, Texas.)
Happy Reading!
Your haiku's are always amazing! Merry Christmas :-) Or as we say in Dutch: Fijne Kerstdagen!
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Thanks, Bettina! I hope you have a very Merry Christmas, too. :D
DeleteOoh there's something about a holiday mystery that I love! :)
ReplyDeleteThey're always fun, aren't they? :)
DeleteMerry Christmas! More haiku reviews is a great Christmas present!
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DeleteGreat haikus, as always! I have read Hercule Poirot's Christmas and enjoyed it. :)
ReplyDeleteI thought it was a fun Poirot mystery, too. :)
DeleteMerry Christmas, Lark! Awesome haikus. Melody Carlson's books are always hit or miss for me. Have you read The Christmas Shoppe? That's my favorite one of hers. :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't read The Christmas Shoppe...but I'll look for it. Thanks for the rec!
DeleteI'm glad A CHRISTMAS BY THE SEA was a decent read. That's one I want to get to. Maybe next Christmas!
ReplyDeleteIt's a sweet little Christmas read.
DeleteAgatha Christie! I need to read one soon. It's been too long.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy a Christie mystery. :)
DeleteLove your haiku, as always! I read Hercule Poirot's Christmas a week or two ago, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lark! :D
DeleteYay for haiku reviews! You can never go wrong with an Agatha Christie book, isn't it? :)
ReplyDeleteI guess there might be a bad Agatha Christie book out there, I just haven't run into it yet. :)
Delete:) Always a favorite post! Merry Christmas, Lark!
ReplyDelete:D Thank you!! I hope you have a Merry Christmas, too.
DeleteI read Hercule Poirot's Christmas in October...just because. But I really enjoyed it too! Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays, Ruthiella! :D
DeleteFor whatever reason, I can't recall ever reading a "Christmas book." I only mention that because I enjoy Christmas music and Christmas movies so much. So now I can't figure out my aversion to Christmas reading. LOL
ReplyDeleteThat's funny. I wonder why. Maybe because we're so saturated with Christmas stories every year you feel like you've already read them. ;D
DeleteCute.
ReplyDeleteThey're not as good as the poems you write, but I have fun with them. :)
DeleteThese are always so much fun to read! Have a great Christmas :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I hope you have a happy Christmas, too. :D
DeleteThese are such a treat to read!
ReplyDelete:) Thank you!
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