"Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la la la la!
'Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la la la la!
Don we now our gay apparel, Fa la la la la la la la!
Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, Fa la la la la la la la!
-lyrics from "Deck the Halls"
I found this book including two mysteries by these authors in a used bookstore. I felt like I would enjoy reading something Christmassy in December and the price was right!
I will say I am not sure what the title of this book has to do with the plot except that the setting is a few days before Christmas and there IS a deck involved.
Protagonist Regan Reilly, a private investigator, is visiting her mother, crime novelist Nora Regan Reilly, who is hospitalized with a broken leg. Right away Regan's father Luke disappears with his driver, Rosita. It soon becomes clear they have been kidnapped for ransom.
Regan, along with her friend Alvirah, an amateur sleuth, set out to find and rescue the two victims. Head of the NYPD Major Case Squad, Jack Reilly, works with them and wouldn't you know, there is some chemistry between him and Regan!
Two little boys are missing their mother, Rosita, adding more urgency to the situation but there is some humor offered by the kidnappers as C.B. hurls insults at Petey, who obviously isn't the brightest light in the chandelier!
I am giving this novel a 3, good entertainment but not much literary value.
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