'Tis the Season to Be Murdered [Mass Market Paperback]

Valerie Wolzien (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1994

Exhausted after shopping for teenagers, struggling with cappuccino machines, and eating way too many cookies, Susan Henshaw is glad she hired "The Holly and Ms. Ivy" to cater her annual New Year's bash. But when the blond and buffed Z Holly, chef extraordinaire and notorious ladies' man, is found strangled in a van full of helium balloons, Susan starts hunting for a killer -- and a way to save her party!

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Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Although I now live in New York City, there's a lot I can identify with in Valerie Wolzien's mysteries. Valerie's portraits of small towns and suburban communities remind me of my youth -- and I suspect they strike a similar chord with all those readers who live (or used to) far from urban centers. Also, Valerie's novels are like comfort food in a way -- because they are, in part, celebrations of holidays and happy social occasions (weddings, birthday parties, family vacation trips) . . . plus the mandatory addition of homicidal doings. Valerie is now writing two series with two different amateur sleuths -- suburban housewife Susan Henshaw (MURDER AT THE PTA LUNCHEON is her first appearance) and businesswoman Josie Pigeon (who started solving murders in SHORE TO DIE). I heartily recommend anything Valerie Wolzien writes.

--Joe Blades, Associate Publisher

From the Inside Flap

Exhausted after shopping for teenagers, struggling with cappuccino machines, and eating way too many cookies, Susan Henshaw is glad she hired "The Holly and Ms. Ivy" to cater her annual New Year's bash. But when the blond and buffed Z Holly, chef extraordinaire and notorious ladies' man, is found strangled in a van full of helium balloons, Susan starts hunting for a killer -- and a way to save her party!

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Fawcett (October 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 044914920X
• ISBN-13: 978-0449149201
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 3.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,929,484 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting Holiday Mystery, February 12, 2002

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Erika Sorocco (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 'Tis the Season to Be Murdered (Mass Market Paperback)

After years of cooking for teenagers, friends, and family, Susan Henshaw finally hires a catering company. Known better as "The Holly and Ms. Ivy". But when Z Holly, half of the catering team, turns up dead after being strangled by balloons, Susan begins searching for a way to save her party, and find the killer before it's too late.

I have to say, this is probably my favorite holiday mystery at the moment. I recommend this to any fans of the books "We Wish You A Merry Murder" or "Misteltoe Murder".

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Susan finally hires a caterer and all hell breaks loose, July 30, 2001

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Moe811 (New York USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 'Tis the Season to Be Murdered (Mass Market Paperback)

Susan is feeling run down after a bout with the flu, so she hires the sought after caterers The Holly and Ms Ivy to cater her annual New Year's Eve party. Z ( The Holly of the partnership ) is found dead in the business' van and people get ill and one person dies soon after another party. Worse yet, for some reason Kathleen and Brett are leaving her out of the investigation. Susan is determined to find out what's going wrong all around.

This is an excellent holiday mystery. Subplots abound. Great series