![]() ![]() To celebrate Blackmail and Bibingka’s release, I made a list of my top 5 Christmas-themed mysteries, guaranteed to get you in a merry, murderous mood: My newest book, Blackmail and Bibingka, takes advantage of the lead-up to Christmas (a huge holiday for Filipinos, with the Philippines holding the record for the longest Christmas season in the world) to explore themes of family and forgiveness, joy and jealousy, and the power of a really good karaoke party. But romance isn’t the only genre that gets to enjoy the magic of the holidays-there are a plethora of mysteries that use Christmas time for dramatic effect. But I also know for many people, the holidays are also a time for capital D Drama, which makes them an excellent setting for books. My friends don’t play.įor me, the holidays are a time for family, friends, and feasting, a time of hope, and a time of merriment. That’s right, there’s a Christmas romance movie spreadsheet. I enjoy cooking for people, I love giving gifts, and I’m such a sucker for holiday romance movies that I’ve started an annual tradition with one of my closest friends where we create a holiday romance movie spreadsheet and then hold weekly streaming parties to get through as many as we can (and force our husbands to join us). ![]() Considering how much I write about murder, I’m surprisingly sappy around the Christmas season. ![]()
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