Alice Carroll loves running her Curiosity Shop in the village of Little Pride This is her first Christmas in Pride, and she has arranged to have a stall in the local Christmas fair. Her mom has come to visit with lots of knitted items to sell in at the fair. A Santa has stolen a knitted scarf with a wooden toggle in the shape of a bear from the stall. The thief is found dead with the scarf around his neck, apparently strangled. Who and why was he strangled. Alice and her next-door neighbor friend Robert decide to investigate.

What a charming holiday story! I could not put it down. It had a great mystery that kept me guessing, lots of secondary characters who I would love to have in my friend's circle. I enjoy that Alice and Robert are older and enjoy being sleuths together. Alice's mom and Robert's granddaughter are great additions to the story. I hope we get more of them in the next one. My only complaint was I was sad it was over. but definitely
looking forward to reading the next one! May it come soon!

Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for giving me the chance to read this ARC and give my opinion.

Christmas is fast approaching, the first one in Little Pride for Alice Carroll, aged 50, who split with her lawyer partner of many years Steven and relocated to the village whilst simultaneously being made redundant from her job as Victorian expert at the Broadwick City Museum. An overlooked clause in the sale contract of her new home meant she had to continue running the business now known as Alice’s Cotswold Curiosity Shop and, aided by her best friend Danny from the museum, also now lodging with her after splitting with his partner Martin, she finds she has become surprisingly good at it. A great added bonus has been her blossoming romance with billionaire industrialist neighbour Robert Praed (he of the famous Eternal Sponge, hence his nickname Bob), and her relationship with her mother Wendy has also become stronger than it has been for years. One of the highlights of the festive season is the Little Pride Christmas Fair, and Wendy is hard at work producing a mass of knitted items to sell. The day of the fair dawns, as dozens of costumed runners line up for the famous Santa Run but soon tragedy strikes. A scarf is stolen from Wendy’s stall by a Santa and is found wrapped around the neck of the man as he lies dying outside. The little wooden bear shaped toggle has been ripped off and Alice is reminded of several strange “button” themed incidents that have taken place recently. Could there be a connection? With the local police uninterested in her theories, it looks like it is up to Alice and Robert to undertake a bit of amateur sleuthing of their own again.
Well it’s hard to believe I’m already reading Christmas stories in the sweltering August temperatures! There is lots of wit and charm in this lovely third book in a great series featuring a village full of some very likable quirky characters such as Nell, Coralie, Suki and Maudie. Alice and Robert make the perfect pairing, together with regulars Jack, Danny and of course little Tilly. This is a nice easily enjoyable cosy crime story with a smashing ending and I look forward to seeing what book four brings!

This is the third book in this series, I read and enjoyed the second one but still haven't managed to get around to reading the first This one, however, also works as a standalone story. There is the obligatory murder, but the story is much more than this as the story is also centered around the theft of a valuable Japanese object. There are clues which point you in the wrong directions until things start becoming clearer, leading to the cases being solved. There is also the budding romance between Alice and Robert, both of whom are not in the first flush of youth. A real English cosy mystery set in the wonderful Cotswolds, filled with local characters. I would give it 4.5*,rounded up to 5*.
I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley, however this did not influence my review of the book.

I absolutely adore British cosy mysteries. Give me a Christmas themed entry during the holidays? I am there with bells on! The way that delivered a great Christmas vibe, it also delivered on a great British whodunit. A quick and easy read, just like the first entry in the series that I read.

This was just a fun cozy mystery. Alice runs a curiousity shop in the Cotswolds and she and her neighbour Robert get caught up in solving the mystery of a man who gets murdered during the Christmas Fair. The characters are charming and quirky, the romance between Alice and Robert is endearing and then when you add in a small village in the Cotswolds and Christmas, well, I couldn't ask for anything more. Wonderful storytelling with great characters, I'm there for it. Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for an advance copy.

Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood books for the chance to read this book. This is the 3rd instalment of the Cotswold curiosity shop books. This is set at the Christmas village fair just right to get you in the spirit for Christmas . Even though it is the 3rd in the series you could read it as a stand alone . Love Debbie’s writing it feels like you are there with them .

This one is my absolute favourite of this series so far!

Alice is getting excited for the Village Christmas Fair, especially with her mum visiting, who will be having her own knitting booth at the Fair. With a Santa run as well, it's bound to be a wonderful day. However, it soon turns deadly when there is a theft at her mum's booth and one of the runners turns up dead. With some help from her friend Robert, and others in the village, Alice soon turns her hand to solving another crime.

I really, really loved this one. Is it that the characters have been brought to life so vividly? Yes. The knitting? Of course, since I'm a knitter and indie yarn dyer. The seasonal atmosphere? Absolutely, or quite possibly all three! I've read all the books in this series, and alike to most cozy mysteries each book can be read as a standalone, but they do build on each other, and reading all of them really does bring the characters to life.

I really liked the mystery. It revolves around Japanese culture, and I always feel like I'm learning something from this series. In Alice's previous life she worked in a museum, and her curiosity shop does lend towards learning about different items. It was in particular buttons that this story gets drawn in from, and it was really fascinating.

If you love a good cozy mystery you can't go wrong with this series. However, just remember like a good box of chocolates, you can't have just one!!! So read them all!

It is always a treat to see your favorite characters return, and A Death At The Village Christmas Fair is one of mine. 💫💫💫💫💫

Everyone in Little Pride is excited and ready for the Christmas Fair and the Santa Run. Alice's mom just acquired lots of wool for knitting from Mrs. Hardy, who recently passed. Her mom will be bringing her knitted stock to sell at the fair. As the day approaches, Alice receives an odd visit at her curiosity shop. Someone looking for buttons, a toggle to be exact. On the day of the race, Maddie Frampton, who was keeping an eye on Alice's mom's stand, notices someone steal a scarf. It was one of the Santa runners. Later, that same santa is found dead with the stolen scarf. Alice and her beau Robert began to investigate the death. It all has to do with a valuable antique netsuke that someone had in their buttons collection. How did something so valuable land on a box of random buttons, and who would kill for it?

Thank you, Netgalley and Boldwood Books, for this ARC. All opinions are entirely my own.

Easy light festive crime read. This is the first book I've read in this series but I think it stands alone with only a few references to what has happened before. Set around Christmas in a Cotswold village with a well rounded set of characters, although I did find Alice, the main character, somewhat frustrating and haphazard at times. Slow burn, slightly bizarre crime which developed into a murder.

I absolutely love a book I can devour in one day! This one definitely kept my attention and had me doubting everyone I definitely enjoyed all the banter and all the colorful characters definitely puts me in the holiday spirit

This was a great book to add to the series and definitely a head scratcher!

I enjoy the characters set around and about the quaint Cotswold Village and the community feel to them too. There is a resident snark in Suki, token rich guy in Robert, Friendly face in Coralie and the outsider becoming an insider in Alice.

This series actually has the characters progress in relationships unlike some annoying others that never seem to get the protagonists together. I like seeing how the characters grow and being introduced to new ones too. I liked the introduction of a story-line involving the vicars wife and also other ladies of the village.

In this particular book there is something for everyone! A murder, knitwear galore, revenge, museum visits, new job opportunities and a whole sleighful of running Santa's!

I really enjoyed this well written book and will be looking for the next one! Thank you to Netgalley and Boldwood Books for putting this ARC into my eager hands!

Lovely series, Alice runs a small emporium and is heavily involved in village activities. At the Christmas fayre a scarf with a unique button is stolen from her Mums stall and the thief is found strangled by rue scarf. Alice and Robert her boyfriend feel that the police are not taking them seriously and take it upon themselves to unravel the mystery and investigate it. Good story line and a great read.
Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange of an honest review.

This is the third book in the Cotswold Curiosity shop series.
Alice and the gang are busy getting ready for the Christmas fair. Once again she finds herself caught up in a murder mystery.
This was a good addition to the series. It’s perfect for all cosy mystery fans.

This is the first in the series that I have read and works very well as a standalone. If you like a cozy mystery, you will love this one. The mother and daughter relationship works here as well as the Cotswolds setting and Christmas scene. I found the pacing slow at first and it took me a while to warm to the main female character. Overall a nice, quick easy read cozy crime.

I very much enjoyed the latest instalment of this cozy crime series featuring curiosity shop/tea shop owner Alice Carroll and her dashing neighbour and partner in crime (and maybe now in love) Robert Praed.

The time for the Christmas Santa run and village celebration has arrived in Little Pride and Alice’s mum has come to help out at the fair. One of her scarves is stolen by a man in a Santa suit, who is then found attacked and dying in the car park.

I found the budding relationship between Alice and Robert to be gentle and affectionate, with the added cast of village characters making a great reading experience. They are described well do the reader can picture them and the plot is very easy to follow with lots of clues along the way. It took no time at all to finish, although I was disappointed to do so as I was very much enjoying the book.

Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Alice Carroll loved her Curiosity Shop, and with Christmas coming, her Mum was joining her as well. Alice's Mum was a top knitter and could create magic with her knitting needles. She promised to knit plenty of Christmas items which could be sold at the annual Christmas Fair and Santa Run; Alice would add festive season items from her shop to the stall as well. When the Santa Run was over, the stalls were open for business. Alice was astounded at how quickly her Mum's items were selling, but suddenly the lady alongside yelled that a thief had stolen something from the stall. Two of Alice's friends, Jack & Danny, took off after the thief; when they caught up, he'd been fatally attacked. The police were soon on scene, and the investigation began. But Alice and her good friend, Robert, knew there was more to what was showing on the surface. Why was the man killed? And what was he killed for - surely not for the item he had stolen?

Death at the Village Christmas Fair is the 3rd in the Cotswold Curiosity Shop series by Debbie Young and it was fun and entertaining. I haven't read #1 or #2, so this one can be read as a standalone; I didn't feel I had missed anything in the telling. The MCs are all well written and likeable which is important to me; I'll be looking at more in the series. Recommended.

With thanks to NetGalley & Boldwood Books for my digital ARC to read and review.

A cosy mystery set at Christmas. Christmas is meant to be full of joy and glad tidings but in Little Pride there's a murderer.

Alice is caught up in it and determined to find out the culprit. Her amateur sleuthing takes her on an adventure around the community where she gets to know her neighbours better and learns about netsuke.

Alice's shop sounds a lovely place to visit and is a central part to the story. It's described well and sounds like the usual sort of independent shop you find in little villages with all sorts of trinkets and treasures.

There's a couple of culprits and one became obvious midway through. The motive not quite as clear but I'd sussed that one out.

A delightful cosy murder mystery. Alice Carroll runs her Curiosity Shop in Little Pride and is looking forward to her first Christmas there, first up is the annual Christmas Fair and Santa run, she asks her mother to provide some festive knitted goods and run her stall for her. All is going well until a man steals a scarf from the stall, one with a decorative teddy button sewn on as decoration.
As Danny and Jack catch up with the thief he has been attacked and the decorative button is missing from the scarf.
The Police are dismissive of Alice, so she feels that she must investigate herself.
My thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the arc.

Thanks to the Publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

Alice is looking forward to a quiet christmas with her boyfriend and her mum.

But it seems, that will be unlikely as someone is discovered on the school field in a Santa suit. Alice just knows that something bad has happened to them.

What comes next is Alice and Robert doing everything they can to find out the reason why the person is dead and what happened leading up to his death. As well as that, the police has to be made aware that it wasn’t an accidental death, but murder.

The story is full of events held that lead up to Christmas in the beautiful village.

I recommend this book.

This is a beautiful book and it is so amazing, the story is so lovely and very enjoyable to read. i loved everything about this book and i would recommend to anyone who loves reading to give this book a go. it is a lovely book and i will read other books from this author.