Stockings and Spells by Nancy Warren

 It is Christmas time in Oxford and the Vampire Knitting Club has decided to do a booth at the local holiday market to raise money for charity. Lucy makes friends with another booth clerk, and then is horrified when she finds the woman partially strangled with one of the Knitting Club's long Christmas stockings.  Lucy is determined to find the culprit and her search leads to the dark underbelly of the publishing industry. It is a good thing she has several vampires, an ancient Egyptian witch, and her own burgeoning magical powers to call upon for help.

I am guessing I am not the only one that likes to read Christmas themed books at Christmas time.  This one isn't particularly Christmas-y. There is no warm, fuzzy, holiday cheer moment at the end or anything.  In reality, it is much like the others in the series.  It doesn't really further the overarching plot of the series and could be read out of order without much being lost (in case you want to save it to read at Christmas).  Still, it is a good mystery with fun characters and a decent twist at the end. All the books in this series are reliable cozy mysteries that are good for when I don't want any added angst in my life. (2018, 238 p)