JoAnne McMaster (Any Good Book)'s Reviews > Peril at Pumpkin Hill

Eloise's mother June turned their large home into an inn after her father's death. It's Christmas, and the entire place is booked with a group of people who are there for a family reunion. But not everyone is welcome to the town, and there are more than one person who would like to see that person gone.

Fortunately, they are. Unfortunately, they've been murdered in the back of the inn, and now all the family members are suspect. But which one had the greatest motive? After realizing the dead person's room had been ransacked before Eloise could lock it for the police, she has one clue. Then she overhears conversations -- and now she has more. With the help of her childhood friend, Matthew, who now works at the inn, they're determined to get to the truth of the matter. But will they be able to do so before someone else gets killed -- namely, one of them...

This is the first book in the series, and I really wanted to read it because I read Ms. Cambert's other series and enjoy it so much. This one is no less enjoyable than the other. While these are short mysteries, they are fun to read and are written well. The characters are interesting, and the dialogue is crisp.

Watching Eloise and Matthew go about their day while trying to put clues together and figure out a mystery was fun, but hearing the descriptions of the inn and the things around them made this pleasant to read. I myself had a few clues to the murderer, and it was pretty apparent before Eloise discovered it, but it was still entertaining watching the climax and how it played out. I enjoyed this book quite a bit and will continue with the series. Recommended.