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Miz Scarlet and the Holiday Houseguests (A Scarlet Wilson Mystery Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Sara Barton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 1,687 ratings
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The third book in the popular cozy mystery series laced with humor and romance…”A great story with returning characters. There is suspense, lots of family and real life drama. I would love some time at the Four Acorn Inn.”Divorced parents who won’t stop bickering, a sassy teenager, and a killer stalking her are just what homicide investigator Laurencia “Larry” Rivera doesn’t need for Christmas! The short-handed state police investigator can't get a handle on the latest murder case...things just keep going wrong. Is someone trying to intimidate Larry and her team, to protect the killer and prevent him from being caught?Innkeeper Scarlet Wilson is a good friend. That’s why she invites the entire Rivera family to spend Christmas at the Four Acorns Inn. But a killer comes a-calling in the middle of their holiday preparations. "Miz Scarlet" may not have Larry's professional cop training, but that doesn't stop her from enlisting boyfriend Kenny Tolliver and Larry's former partner, Max, to rescue the uncooperative damsel in distress. If only she stuck to guest services....Before the Rivera visit to the Four Acorns Inn ends, not only will a killer be sent packing, everyone will learn two things: the shocking reason for the bitter divorce of "The Spitball King" and the "Queen of Clean", and how the granddaughter of a Red Sox assistant coach came to be named after a famous Yankee center fielder.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GZR2NZC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sara M. Barton (December 2, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 2, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2420 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 145 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 1,687 ratings

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Sara M. Barton is the author of several popular cozy mystery series that often feature humor, romance, and pets, but no ghosts, witches, or psychics (It’s not that she thinks these are bad books; it’s that she’s more of a traditionalist when it comes to cozies.)

She’s the author of a new historical mystery called "The Pantomime Double-Cross", with a heroine who has lived a secret life for forty-five years, unbeknownst to family and friends.

Under the pen name of S. M. Barton, she’s written several espionage thrillers, including "The Mirrors: A Moscow Joe Cyberspy Thriller".

Once she wraps up the final chapter of her old life, Sara’s slated to begin her new life and tackle her overdue bucket list. When she’s not writing, she loves to get outside and enjoy nature, especially after hip replacement: “If my new hip were a man, I would marry him in a heartbeat for all the right reasons. He’s good to me, takes me wherever I want to go, and he’s fun to be around. Perfect qualities in a mate.”

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JR
5.0 out of 5 stars A nice read
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2023
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The author has created a very enjoyable and exciting plot to go with a great group of characters making this hard to put down
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Glynn Young
4.0 out of 5 stars Fast-paced, easy-reading mystery with an edge-of-your-seat ending
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2020
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Christmas is coming, and Scarlet Wilson, known as Miz Scarlet to family and friends, is getting her Connecticut lodge ready. Her good friend Larry (short for Laurentia) has a double problem on her hands – her father and mother are coming for the holiday from different parts of the country, and she has her hands full with a recent murder.

Scarlet offers to have Larry’s father stay at the lodge. As the murder case deepens, and as a stalker seems to be following Larry around, Scarlet had her friend’s 14-year-old daughter stay at the lodge as well. And then Larry herself. Except Larry goes missing.

“Miz Scarlet and the Holiday Houseguests” is the third in the Scarlet Wilson Mystery Series by Sara Barton. It’s filled with family squabbles, romance, a touch of humor, a thirst for revenge, slightly more than a touch of romance, and, of course, a cozy mystery.

Barton has written numerous novels in several cozy and thriller series. In addition to the Scarlet Wilson Mysteries, she’s also written the Off the Books Mysteries, the Gabby Grimm Fairy Tale Mysteries, the International Killer Chefs Competition Mysteries, the cozy thriller series Cornwall & Company Mysteries, the Cat Ballentine spy thrillers, The Project Stargazer Thrillers, and The Arden Woods Thrillers. (That’s a whole bunch of books.)

“Miz Scarlet and the Holiday Houseguests” is a fast-paced, easy-reading story and a bit of holiday escapism, with an edge-of-your-seat ending.
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Mary
5.0 out of 5 stars Mickey Mantle
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2021
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This was a fun book to read. I am going to buy the series straight away.
Mix Scarlet is an inn keeper who seems to collect trouble like some of us collect pennies. Her best friend, a state cop, and her menagerie of relatives, boyfriend, and ex-cops are always there with a helping hand.
I recommend this book as a great way to get your crime hit and relaxing humor all together. Read any of the Miz Scarlet books.
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mynonie
3.0 out of 5 stars A bit disappointing
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2019
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I might have read a previous book, remembering I had liked the Miz Scarlet name, but found this a thin tale, and did not remember important people, so I might have mixed up this name and another tale.
If I am typical, maybe the author should have given us a bit more of an info dump about the other people, like the sisters, and the law enforcing absent boyfriend. if I have not read a previous book, so I have not forgotten people, then there could have been a bit more information about the secondary or tertiary characters, not just a thin running gag (?) about the clothes of one of the females.
Living in the Arctic as I do, I had to ask myself if the good guy really did drive off with a child, into unexpected blizzards without the mention of first putting on snow tyres.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2019
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I absolutely love this series! The way lives are entwined and the way they have each other's backs is truly wonderful. Everyone should have that kind of support. It truly is a one of a kind village. In this book Scarlet wasn't really doing much of the sleuthing. In my opinion, in this book, she took more of a supportive role. It's cool though. It's nice to get to know some of the other characters. On to the next one!
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Linda fore
4.0 out of 5 stars Christmas drama at the Bed and Breakfast..
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2019
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This novel is kind of like a Clue game, complete with a cast of characters with nicknames based on characters from that game. Miz Scarlet runs a bed and breakfast with a little help from her brother, Burr, her mother and her aunt. When Scarlet’s friend Larry (a female homicide detective) asks if she has a vacant room for her dad, Big Larry, Scarlet quickly agrees. Snowflakes, bad roads, and a quarreling set of divorced parents (Big Larry and Edna) add up to drama with a little romance thrown into the Christmas holiday game of cops and killers. This was a delightful cozy mystery – just right for an evening’s entertainment.
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Sharon Weyant-Muir
5.0 out of 5 stars Mystery bookworm
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2018
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Christmas is fast approaching and the family members are all working together to make the holiday a success. However, Miz Scarlet' s friend Larry, a state trooper, is caught up in a homicide investigation, has been threatened and is concerned about her teenage daughter's safety. Also her divorced parents are both coming to visit and stay at the hotel. Good fortune and humor abound as the bad guy is nabbed and the spirit of Christmas is restored. Great read!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Helping your best friend
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2019
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Scarlet's best friend, Larry, a Connecticut state homicide detective and mom to her daughter, Mickey, is in the middle of a major case as Christmas nears. Aspects of the killer's M.O. make it personal. Scarlet offers to have Mickey stay at her inn so Larry doesn't have to worry about her as she pursues the killer. Things get increasingly tense for Larry and Scarlet offers more support to allow Larry to focus on her case.
A short but satisfying, fun read. Hope you enjoy it!
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Krupa Chirravoori
3.0 out of 5 stars A well-written but plotless tale
Reviewed in India on June 16, 2021
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This was a really bizarre read for me. There were elements I enjoyed, things I disliked and stuff that I just couldn't make sense of.

The writing was good. The characters were built slowly and organically. Chapter 4 made me laugh and cry and chapters 10 and 11 were thrilling.

But there was stuff I didn't like - similar sounding names such as Laurel, Larry, Big Larry, Lacey. The proofreading could have been better - several errors related to punctuation, grammar and general editing. Certain phrases became so repetitive - chip off the block, that's your cue, metal in the mouth, homicide investigator - i began to feel irritated. I also disliked Larry completely. What an obnoxious person!

The plot was pathetic - there was absolutely no relevance of Jenny. Ditto about the bad blood between Larry's parents. These two threads got so much footage, and yet they felt like pure fillers in the beginning and the end of the tale. The mystery turned out to be a lame thing, while the reader is left to wonder why the hell Del brought Larry to the inn. There's also no explanation for Laurel's use of the wheelchair or why Lacey lives with these guys. Maybe these characters have back stories... And the worst bit of all is that the protagonist is a side-kick in this story and a side character is around whom everything revolves - the same obnoxious one I mentioned before.

Anyway, I liked the writing per se, but there being no substance to the plot, I wonder if I would read anymore of this series or this author.
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D. Valcourt
3.0 out of 5 stars It read more like a Harlequin romance story for my taste
Reviewed in Canada on November 13, 2014
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It read more like a Harlequin romance story for my taste. A good story and likable characters but I was expecting more suspense and involvement with the actual murder.
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Anne in Spain
4.0 out of 5 stars Comfortable read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2023
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A quick and easy read, with enough mystery to hold the imagination. Light and requires not too much concentration.
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Book Worm
4.0 out of 5 stars good read
Reviewed in Canada on August 4, 2015
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good read - bought most of the series, will buy more
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Father Ted
3.0 out of 5 stars "Light and fluffy"
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2019
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This is a successful series. Well, that says it all. If the kindle I read this on weighed any less it would have floated away. The tinsel and schmaltz of Christmas. The matriarch that solves everyone's problems with food and a homily. It's a murder mystery with enough sugar to drive any nutritionist to an early grave. The reader gets what the reader wants I guess. I'm going on a diet after this one.
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