Christmas Pie - Taylor
Audio performance by Zara Ramm
3 stars

Another short story from the St. Mary’s time travel series. This has become a Christmas tradition for me. Clever marketing guarantees that a new audiobook will be released on Christmas day. I make sure it’s downloaded and cued for listening as soon as I have a quiet moment. (After the house is emptied of holiday guests…phew! The book was great for cleaning up the kitchen and driving back from the airport.)

This story is told in Markham’s voice. The usual trio, Max, Peterson and Markham recruit Sykes for a not so major investigation into contemporary time. They jump to Restoration London to assist Mrs. Mac with a cutthroat British bake-off. The purpose of the mission: research recipes of truly authentic Christmas pies. In addition to pies there are illegal time travelers, undercover Time Police officers, and everyone’s favorite recovery agents. It’s a mash-up. I didn’t always follow the rambling plot, but I still enjoyed the fun. . ( )

Back at St Marys and chaos still reigns the roost. ( )