I received this ARC via Netgalley and the publisher in return for an honest review. I enjoyed this book. It is the third in a series and can be read as a stand-alone. Emily is a 50s-something(?) woman who inherited a huge Victorian house and a fortune from her aunt. Emily is a professor, on a leave of absence from her college. Since her aunt's death, Emily decided to modify the house so it could serve as a writer's retreat, as well as her home. This first retreat includes several difficult guests, some invited and some forced upon the host by terrible winter weather. On Christmas night, after dinner (and several days of preceding personality clashes), one of the difficult guests guzzles amaretto during a game of charades (English style) and subsequently dies of poisoning. Emily's significant other, the local sheriff lieutenant, is pressuring Emily to accept his repeated marriage proposals when the murder interrupts everyone's plans. They combine their sleuthing efforts (with some difficulty because of their personal situation) to solve the problem before more deaths (like Emily's!) occur.
I found the characters well-written and loved the Christie references that sprinkle throughout the book (and tie in the title). The only 'negative' I found was that Emily uses little to no modern technology; in this day and age, is that realistic? Particularly since she'd been teaching at a university for an extended period of time. Move her into the relatively modern era in the next in the series (a computer and/or a personal phone) would be my only improvement suggestion. Otherwise, I look forward to the next in this series.

Cyanide with Christie by Katherine Bolger Hyde is an amazing addition to this series.

In this story, a quiet writer's retreat at the holidays is taking place. When a surprise visitor shows up, things become heated and the visitor, aptly named Cruella Crime, is murdered! Things take a nasty twist when it is revealed that Cruella may not have been the target.
Who is the target and will the murderer succeed?
Join Emily, Katie, Jamie and Luke in this exciting addition to the cozy mystery family.

The author wove an excellent tale that kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I was so excited with the ending, but sad that I had to say goodbye to my friends.

I volunteered to read and view an ARC of this book provided by the publisher and NetGalley.