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  • 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas

  • A Christmas Tree Farm Mystery, Book 2
  • By: Jacqueline Frost
  • Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
  • Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (310 ratings)
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'Twas the Knife Before Christmas

By: Jacqueline Frost
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Summary

A Christmas delight, 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas will charm the stockings off fans of Joanne Fluke and Leslie Meier.

It's out of the cupcake tin, into the fire for Holly White's best friend, Caroline. Can Holly clear Caroline's name in time to go caroling?

When a body turns up in the dumpster behind Caroline's Cupcakes, Holly White is horrified to learn her best friend, Caroline, is the main suspect. Everyone in town, including Mistletoe, Maine's sheriff, saw Caroline fighting with the victim on the night of his death. Worse, Caroline's fingerprints are all over the murder weapon, a custom-designed marble rolling pin. 

Now, just 10 days before Christmas, Holly's up to her jingle bells in holiday shenanigans and in desperate need of a miracle. Juggling extra shifts at her family's Christmas tree farm and making enough gingerbread jewelry to satisfy the crowd is already more than she can handle - and now she has to find time to clear her best friend of murder. Add in her budding relationship with the sheriff and run-ins with an ex-fiance looking to make amends, and Holly's ready to fly south until springtime. 

But her Sherpa-lined mittens come off when Caroline is taken into custody. Can Holly wrap up the case in time for Christmas...even after she gains the true killer's attention? Find out in 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas, Jacqueline Frost's second pine-scented Christmas Tree Farm mystery.

©2018 Jacqueline Frost (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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Oh dear!

What a shame - I read the first Christmas book and loved it, so easy to listen to. Because the first book was good I selected the second - there were times when I thought I was still listening to the first book. There were at least five sections that were identical to the first book.
On the whole the story was good. The narration was excellent and she brought the book to life.

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lovely gentle Christmas tale

my 2nd time listening to a Jacqueline Frost Xmas tale. more or less the same story but with different victim...I was sad the romance between them didn't blossom in the year between but enjoyed the 2nd coming together. love the attentive mum and dad...it's a harmless tale and perfect for bedtime listening. 💖

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Very cosy daft mystery!!

It’s a bit daft and cheesy when the story could have been very good. If the author hadn’t recycled the happenings from the first book and come up with new ways of the heroine being stalked it could have been good. I can see an hour and a half hallmark series though!!

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Somewhat hooked

Listened to the first book on a whim, hunted out the second and binged. Next stop book 3. Yes it is a slightly cheesy theme and yes not always are all strings tied up but very listenable.

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OMG what an irritating lead character

She knows more about the law of evidence and solving crimes than the sheriff. She's proud of being 'curious', read insufferably nosey. She ignores all advice about keeping safe and is surprised when her idiotic actions put her friends and family in danger.

The sheriff isn't much better. In real life, he'd charge Holly with obstruction! Instead he just breathes on her and sometimes kisses her.

Other than that it's a fun Christmas tale.

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Twas the knife before Christmas

Brilliant story and narration from start to finish. Loved it. Would truly recommend to listen.

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Wild ride throw snowy Mistletoe, Maine

Funny characters, lots of plausible suspects, suspense, and easy to follow voicing for different characters.

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Enjoyable

This is enjoyable light reading/listening, perfect for the run up to Christmas. Happily, there is no sex, no obscenity, no violence, and no bad language. The narrator is excellent, expertly performing all the voices – both male and female. Sound quality is perfect.

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Cheesy but fab!

A cheesy Christmas story but great fun and makes you smile. A lighthearted Xmas murder with some romance and Xmas magic - what’s not to like for an easy Xmas listen.

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Repeats a lot of the plot in book 1

Nice festive story and well narrated, would definitely like to visit reindeer games . Holly (the lead character) is starting to annoy me however as she continually ignores all advice and nearly gets herself killed (again). The plot is a bit repetitive with book 1.

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