Mistletoe Murders

My wife and I love to watch mysteries, and this one is quite special. Excellent writing and acting put this over the top for us. We have watched every episode and also listened to the audio version on Audible, and it never ceases to thoroughly entertain us. We fully recommend this series for all mystery lovers.

Now this is interesting! Only one episode in but I am already hooked. This definitely feels like a Hallmark Mystery win to me. Sarah Drew does a great job of being a sweet and charming small town girl with a secret darker past. She played it well! I love that there is a more obvious storyline of a the murder with a layered storyline of her past. I'm very excited to see where they go with her history storyline. And of course the good looking cop to banter with and develop something with will be a win too. Definitely worth watching. Love it when Hallmark actually tries to give a smart audience something a bit more intriguing.

Hallmark rom-coms and their murder mysteries can be hit or miss, seems like they've had more misses than hits. This one is an exception and looks to be a hit. A movie or TV series always starts with the script, it's what dooms many of them. I'm up to episode 3 and so far the plots, characters and dialog are good.

I like that they're running "Mistletoe Murders" as a series, like the British detective dramas of 3 to 6 episodes, each episode running from 50 minutes to 90 minutes.

The leads Sarah Drew and Peter Mooney are both drama school trained and are very good as is the rest of the cast. It's a shame it's called "Mistletoe Murders", instead of Fletcher Grove Mysteries or something similar, so we could see these characters year around.

I watched all 6 episodes thinking we'd find out more about who Emily Lane really is, but no luck. If it's renewed for a second season, the writers need to reveal Emily Lane's backstory in the first episode, otherwise viewers will start to lose interest in the series.

Watched the first two episodes of Season 2 and I'm happy that it's back. I hope it gets renewed for a season 3 because it's one of the best things Hallmark has produced. Most of Hallmark movies are mediocre and forgettable, not this series. Emily and Sam are a great team.

MISTLETOE MURDER: POISON IN A PEAR TREE. Christmas shop owner Emily Lane investigates a murder when a friend is falesly accused of murdering her fiancee. Detective Sam Wilner is investigating the crime and tells Emily to stay out of it, but of course she stays in the hunt in ordervto help her friend. Sam is divorced and he and Emily's relationship is also complicated because his daughter, Violet, works part time in Emily's shop. This mystery is very entertaining, just when you've think you've figured it out, you are thrown another twist and turn. There's also hints and flashback's of Emily's own mysterious past that's a continuing part of the series.

Sarah Drew and Peter Mooney are perfect in the lead roles of the engaging main characters. The supporting roles are also well cast. And as a feline fancier myself, I liked the small role Emily's cats played in her life, it added a fun element. An entertaining mystery and I look forward to the series, and the promise of a possible growing romance between Sam and Emily in future episodes.

I just found this and finished both seasons in two days. Love it! The new episodes cannot come out fast enough. The mystery is so well done and not as easily to predict as most these days. I love that every two episodes is a complete story, while still having the underlying backstory as such a big part of every season. Sarah Drew is excellent and so is the guy who plays Sam. The actress who plays Violet is adorable! It's really nice to have access to truly clean, fun entertainment, that can be enjoyed by the whole family.