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The Christmas Murder Game

By: Alexandra Benedict
Narrated by: Laura Costello
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Summary

Twelve clues.

Twelve keys.

Twelve days of Christmas.

But who will survive until Twelfth Night?

Lily Armitage never intended to return to Endgame House - the grand family home where her mother died twenty-one Christmases ago. Until she receives a letter from her aunt, asking her to return to take part in an annual tradition: the Christmas Game. The challenge? Solve twelve clues, to find twelve keys. The prize? The deeds to the manor house.

Lily has no desire to win the house. But her aunt makes one more promise: The clues will also reveal who really killed Lily's mother all those years ago.

So, for the twelve days of Christmas, Lily must stay at Endgame House with her estranged cousins and unravel the riddles that hold the key not just to the family home, but to its darkest secrets. However, it soon becomes clear that her cousins all have their own reasons for wanting to win the house - and not all of them are playing fair.

As a snowstorm cuts them off from the village, the game turns deadly. Soon Lily realises that she is no longer fighting for an inheritance, but for her life.

This Christmas is to die for . . . Let the game begin

The perfect gift for fans of Agatha Christie and classic crime this Christmas.

©2021 Alexandra Benedict (P)2021 Bonnier Books UK Amateur Sleuths Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Winter Christmas Fiction Game Detective Crime
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Critic reviews

'Curl up by the fire (and lock all the doors) for this Christmas cracker of a book' C.S. GREEN

'Utterly original and breathtakingly intriguing . . . A must-read this Christmas' STEPH BROADRIBB

'The perfect updating of the classic Christmas Country House mystery . . . Fabulous festive fun' DEREK FARRELL
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The narration was superb, and I was really gripped. a fantastic festive murder mystery. 4.5 stars - dropped half a star just because a couple of things were a little predictable, but overall it was really good. Lots of characters to get to know, with a location that couldn't help feeling a bit creepy!

terrific

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the characters were all very different yet believable good story didn't get the killer till almost the end

the descriptive scenes

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I love this, I enjoyed it thoroughly even though I saw the ending quite early on

amazing

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First off yes I did guess the whos and whys but that doesn't mean it's a bad story, it just means that the writer has placed clues so that the reader can play along. My only criticism is that there were loose ends and I would have liked more of an explanation by the big bad at the end, but that is because that is the usual formula in this type of book. To me it's a gentle cosy golden age style story that is purely for pleasure and not to show off how brilliant the reader is. If you are looking for Rebus you are more likely to find Jessica Fletcher so please move on.

Enjoyable

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Christmas at a big old country house! Cosy murder(s) and lesbians who live happily ever after. Loved it! I enjoyed the characters, the twists, plus, the setting!

Loved the characters!

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