Have a Deadly New Year
by Lynn Cahoon
Today was a great day to read a novella—short and complete in one sitting. Lynn Cahoon’s Have a Deadly New Year found Angie Turner and her staff of chefs at The County Seat restaurant offsite at a combination catering event and retreat. After providing a fancy multi-course meal to kick off a famous band’s reunion, the chefs were looking forward to a week’s working vacation in the huge, glamorous mansion. Complications arise when one of the band leaders is murdered and no one can go anywhere. The house is in a remote area, a blizzard strikes, and they are mandated to stay until the police return from another emergency. Are they under lockdown with a murderer and who might it be?
I would like to extend my thanks to netgalley.com and to Lyrical Underground (Kensington Press) for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
Rating: 5/5
Category: Mystery
Notes: This is a Farm to Fork novella. I love this series, and I normally find Lynn Cahoon’s books effective as standalones. I would not recommend it for this novella, however. It is just too short to comprehensively make all of the connections necessary for full enjoyment.
Publication: December 3, 2019—Lyrical Underground (Kensington Press)
Memorable Lines:
“I have a personal motto that it’s all about me.” “You’re the leading man in your own play.”
“I suppose you’ll be doing New Year’s resolutions during your week? Make sure they’re about you and not what others think you should do.”
“Negative energy never produces a positive outlook.”
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I agree. It’s all about you! Lol. Good review. I enjoyed the celebration in the book. 🙂
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Couldn’t get more self-centered than that!
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Haha! It was quite the line.
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It does sound like the famous Christie, “And Then There Were None”…Sounds great! so you’re saying you should read the previous ones in the series for best enjoyment?
Jenna
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Yes. I like the series very much, but I don’t think I, personally, would read that many in any series (4 with #5 to be published in August) just to enjoy a novella, a filler if you will. I would read the series just because it is a lot of fun!
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Thanks Linda, I did read #1 in the series and enjoyed it, so I will keep going!
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Nice blog
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Thanks. Always nice to connect with another book lover.
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I enjoyed this short novella as well, and in my review mentioned that it was a great story to keep me interested while waiting for the next full length story to come out. It was a fun locked door mystery, that was quite detailed for so few pages. Glad you enjoyed it as well.
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I think writing something short might be harder than a full length book. As usual, Lynn Cahoon is up to the challenge!
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She is very talented. I enjoy all her series, full novels and novellas.
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