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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

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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Totally loved it. SPOILER ALERT!!! It is obvious from quite early on who one murder is. But all the loose ends throughout the story, that tie up the entire package, lead you on some very intriguing and twisty pathways. Story is really well told, with a very clever modern twist on many a told country house mystery. Loved it!

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Oh for a hard copy and red pen! Very flowery with far too many descriptions leaving the listener with the thought they are assumed to have no imagination. Definitely in the cozy murder genre.

Oh for a hard copy and red pen!

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This book gets better as it goes on! The plot twists made me stop reading, multiple times!

Plot twists!

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wish i could of listened more it was definitely hooking you in and wanting you yo know more.
hard to follow some of tge clies but that was part of the appeal i suppose

lovely reader so easy to kisten to

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Somewhat predictable (the murderer was evident from quite early on) but still an enjoyable listen!

A cozy murder mystery

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