Q is for Nina Quinn series by Heather Webber

 

For 2013's Ato Z Challenge, I am talking about book series, particularly some favorite series as well as series I've been waiting to read for a LONG time. 

Q is for ... Nina Quinn series by Heather Webber

I read Trouble Under the Tree in December 2011 and loved it. Since then, I’ve been hoping to read the previous Nina Quinn mysteries. They’re cozy mysteries and so much fun. Nina is so quirky, and I enjoy Heather Webber’s easy-going reading style. By the way, in Trouble Under the Tree, there is a delicious hot chocolate recipe in it. I recommend it.

When landscape designer Nina Quinn agrees to deck the halls of Christmastowne, an indoor Christmas village, little did she know how dirty the job would be.

Christmastowne has been plagued by mishaps. Someone’s stealing toy donations, cutting lines to the security system, starting fires, and poisoning the poinsettias. Worst of all, Nina’s neighbor, Fairlee McCorkle (aka Mrs. Claus) is found murdered under Christmastowne’s enormous decorated tree.

The deeper Nina digs for clues to unwrap a killer, the more she discovers that some secrets are best left buried in the past.

Click here to read my review. 

Review: TROUBLE UNDER THE TREE by Heather Webber

Title: Trouble Under the Tree

Series: A Nina Quinn Mystery

Author: Heather Webber

Publisher: Blue Dandelion Press (November 27, 2011)

Format: eBook Novel

Source: Purchased from Amazon

Genre: Mystery

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Description: When landscape designer Nina Quinn agrees to deck the halls of Christmastowne, an indoor Christmas village, little did she know how dirty the job would be.

Christmastowne has been plagued by mishaps. Someone’s stealing toy donations, cutting lines to the security system, starting fires, and poisoning the poinsettias. Worst of all, Nina’s neighbor, Fairlee McCorkle (aka Mrs. Claus) is found murdered under Christmastowne’s enormous decorated tree.

The deeper Nina digs for clues to unwrap a killer, the more she discovers that some secrets are best left buried in the past.

Review: Heather Webber’s Trouble Under the Tree is a delightful page-turner with a witty amateur sleuth in Nina Quinn.

The holidays are stressful, and it’s even more so for Nina Quinn. She’s working long hours on decking out Christmastowne, her fiancé is out of town helping his ailing mother, and she may have lingering feelings about her ex-husband. When a string of incidents occur at Christmastown, it’s up to Nina Quinn to dig through the dirt and lies to solve not only Christmas capers, but also a murder, or two.

Trouble Under the Tree yanks the reader into the story with the wonderful voice of Nina Quinn. She’s sarcastic, witty, and a wonderfully well-written character within an amazing supporting cast. Each character is different and makes their mark. The plot is fast-paced. For a mystery, Webber does well in dropping hints of some secrets but still leaving some big surprises for the end. Since this is a book in the Nina Quinn series, backstory and re-telling who characters are and hinting at the previous books are used. Personally, I could’ve done without these tidbits and still enjoyed and understood the story, but it didn’t affect my love for it either.

After reading Trouble Under the Tree by Heather Webber, I want to run out and read the rest of the Nina Quinn series. Be prepared to dig right in!

Five Bookworms = I loved it!

Teaser Tuesdays: TROUBLE UNDER THE TREE by Heather Webber

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

 

 Trouble Under the Tree by Heather Webber

16% Kindle

"Why did Jenny fire her?"

"I believe Fairlane might have groped Santa one too many times." 

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