This was a great holiday read and I'm loving how this series is coming along. Ainsley and her friends team up again, this time to clear a friend after he's seen running from the scene of a murder. The victim had no shortage of people who'd want him dead, both due to his professional life as a successful realtor and his personal life of chasing women. Ainsley bowed out of helping much with this one, saying she "wasn't a local, so it was better that the locals do the sleuthing..." which didn't make sense to me. I mean, how are you going to know the locals if you don't go out and learn about the locals? It was a flimsy excuse so she could spend more time with Adam, which she did; ballroom dance lessons, cozy lunches in Adam's palatial apartment (within the mansion, no less) and volunteering at the Christmas tree farm. But we did get to learn more about Adam and his work, and I appreciated the glimpse into his life.

As with the last book, the main plot of the murdered man at the Christmas tree lot was not your usual cozy plot, and that's what I love about this author's books. How they tracked down the true culprit from just a few clues shows how resourceful and adept they are at putting the pieces together. Enjoyable!