This is another Christmas book where the author makes no attempt to introduce you to the characters. The assumption is that you have read at least some of the previous 16 books and already know the characters. I have never read any of this series and simply picked it up because it was a Christmas murder mystery and I like cats. I am about 70 pages in and about ready to give up due to not really understanding who everyone is.

I finally decided to stop trying to figure out who everyone was and just focus on the plot. The novel got better as it stopped introducing a million new characters every chapter. The major plot twist at the end was good, I totally didn't see it coming.

The best thing about the novel was the illustrations. They were really good and I loved seeing the two cats, and corgi curled up by the fire.