The Murder Before Christmas: a Twisty Cozy Mystery Kingsley Mysteries Book

If you’ve got a problem, Charlie Kingsley probably has a tea that’ll help make it right.EXCEPT when it comes to love. She does NOT do love potions.Not even for Courtney, her pregnant new client who showed up three weeks before Christmas seeking a love potion because her husband was cheating on her.So, Courtney asked about poison, instead.She said she was joking. That’s what happens between wives and husbands. They get angry and talk about killing each other. They don’t really mean it.It seems to make sense … until Courtney’s husband turns up dead on Christmas Eve.He was poisoned, of course.And who is the number one suspect? Courtney. Of course.But did she actually do it? Or is she being set up?It’s up to Charlie to sort through all the twists and turns in a case that gets more complicated the deeper she digs.Meet Charlie. Better known as “Aunt Charlie” from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She’s back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin.While each book is a standalone, you may find it more enjoyable to read the books in order, which is:The Murder Before ChristmasIce Cold MurderMurder Next DoorMurder Among FriendsThe Murder of Sleepy HollowRed Hot MurderA Cornucopia of MurderArson, Old Lace and Murder (coming 2026)Masquerading as Murder (coming 2026)Other books in the Charlie Kingsley Mystery series include:A Grave Error (prequel)Loch Ness MurderA Wedding to Murder ForThree French Hens and a MurderA Room For MurderMargaritas and Murder (coming October 2025)Secret Santa Murder (coming 2026)