Holidays Are Murder (Harlequin Next) [Mass Market Paperback]

Charlotte Douglas (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (December 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373880715
• ISBN-13: 978-0373880713
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,697,655 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars workaholic cop with a romantic twist!!, December 19, 2006

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jeanne-scott (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Holidays Are Murder (Harlequin Next Tall) (Paperback)

A workaholic cop, Maggie, is faced with a murder and a series of strange break-ins and robberies as the Holidays approach. She throws herself into her work in order to avoid dealing with her socialite mother, her political climbing boss and a long time "friend" who wants more commitment from Maggie than she thinks she is capable of. As Maggie investigates the murder she must do as she is ordered even when it complicates the investigation. As the robberies continue she sees an unusual pattern and is drawn into a world of child neglect and endangerment. She senses that her career may be making an unexpected change and tries to get some control over that situation as well.
This is an interesting story of dealing with the things we can not change and directing those things that we can.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fabulous police procedural, December 15, 2005

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Holidays Are Murder (Harlequin Next) (Mass Market Paperback)

In Pelican Bay, Florida overworked Detective Maggie Skerritt knows she could use a break, but hides behind her work to avoid the holiday pressures on her from her family and to a lesser degree her lover and former law enforcement partner Bill Malcolm. Maggie tells everyone who ignores her ramblings that she will get into the spirit as soon as she solves a series of commercial robberies.

However, before resolving the thefts, Maggie begins working on a homicide that to her chagrin gets her socialite mother on her back. The victim is the son-in-law of her mom's best friend and in spite of mother's insistence otherwise the prime suspect is the wife. Bill helps her with her inquires even as he pressures his beloved to marry him.

The latest Skerritt mystery (see PELICAN BAY) is a fabulous police procedural due to the lead character who knows she needs R&R, but fears that rest does not include relaxation as her mother and her lover have demands on her time. Thus she is motivated to work the robberies and the murder investigations to avoid commitments to her family for the holidays and permanently with Bill. The who-done-it is cleverly devised so that the audience joins the heroine as she follows the clues.

Harriet Klausner