Fletcher Mendenhall is the guest juror of the arts festival show. When Joe, Lee's husband, isn't able to pick Fletcher up at the airport, Lee volunteers for the job. Fletcher Mendenhall is very drunk when she picks him up from the airport. While fighting off his advances, Lee decides to drop him at a motel and have someone else pick him up in the morning. The next morning Fletcher is found dead in his motel room, beaten to death with the hotel's bedside lamp. Joe and Lee are at the top of Sergeant McCullough's suspect list and he vows to throw them to the wolves. Then, another person connected with the committee is found dead, beaten to death with a cast iron kitchen skillet. Soon after that someone in a snowman suit assaults Lee. Joe and Lee scramble to solve this mystery before Sergeant McCullough throws the book at them.

The Chocolate Snowman Murders is an entertaining cozy mystery. I enjoyed the characters and found them delightful. The Chocolate Snowman Murders was a fun book to curl up on the couch with on this dark and rainy day. A fast-paced cozy mystery that is a delight to read.