Murder at the Christmas Market by Rosie A. Point

128 pages

Pub date: 20 October 2026

Fiction-Hobbies

Four stars ****

My thoughts:

Word search puzzles are having a moment with many enjoying this relaxing activity. This book combines word searches with a cozy mystery. It offers a few minutes of escape to do each puzzle-there are fifty in all.

This time in the multi book series, the story is Christmas centered making this a great small gift for a puzzle lover during the holiday season. Note the inviting illustrations that accompany the text. I enjoyed these.

This book will definitely be a hit with its intended audience.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Adams Media for this title. All opinions are my own.

Description:

from the publisher

It’s Christmastime in Cranberry Creek, where cozy mystery meets word search for the perfect killer combo! The charming town is celebrating the season with a lovely Christmas Market, but a murder spoils the fun and has our favorite amateur sleuth Abby Jones trading her Santa hat for a detective one. Puzzle along—and solve the case!—with 50 word searches in this charming mash-up from USA TODAY bestselling author Rosie A. Point and puzzle master Charles Timmerman.

This interactive whodunit blends all the charm of a small-town mystery with fifty clever holiday word searches to help you solve the case. So settle in with your favorite blanket, a warm drink, and maybe a cat (or two!) and unwrap the secrets hiding within the most wonderful time of the year.

It’s Christmastime in Cranberry Creek, and the town’s annual Christmas Market is in full swing. But the festive mood is quickly soured when Willa Gunderson, dressed up as Mrs. Claus, winds up dead at the Christmas costume contest. While everyone is pointing fingers, amateur sleuth Abby Jones must trade her Santa hat for a detective one to find out which of the victim’s many enemies did her in. It’s up to Abby (and you!) to piece together the clues and catch the killer!