A review by saranel81
Happy Homicides, 1: Thirteen Cozy Holiday Mysteries by Lois Winston, Jenna Bennett, Joyce Lavene, Jim Lavene, Sara Rosett, Jim and Joyce Lavene, Linda Gordon Hengerer, Neil S. Plakcy, Camille Minichino, Joanna Campbell Slan, Annie Adams, Nancy Jill Thames, Teresa Trent, Nancy Warren

2.0

I'd give it 2.5 stars, to be fair. I didn't expect to like all thirteen stories, which may all be cozies but are still varied enough for different tastes. But I was still a little disappointed because there were only two or three that I really enjoyed. Warren's Toni Diamond story, Minichino's prequel to her series, and Slan's Kiki Lowenstein story were the highlights, and they all did a decent job at putting together well-constructed mysteries. On the other end, the three dog-related mysteries were all rather weak, and many of the other stories suffered from dysfunctional families masquerading as functional people. Not a bad holiday read if you're just looking for some cozy-style fluff.