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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

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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Oh for a hard copy and red pen!

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.

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atmosphere

loved this book soo good hope to read more by this author would recommend a very good read

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An ode to the Golden Age

Alexandra Benedict is a clear fan of the golden age. The story pulls you along confidently and with the certainty that you’ve listened carefully and followed the clues set out before you.

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Good and unusual murder mystery

Keeps you guessing all the way through . Well narrated with a Agatha Christie type plot.

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Festive mystery at its finest

Don’t usually write reviews but have to as I gave this a chance despite bad reviews! If you love Christmas, murder mysteries and clues you will love this.

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Brilliant story

Really enjoyed this book..it was very easy to follow! Story line was great...thank you very much!

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WHAT A BRILLIANT TWIST

absolutely fantastic book! Perfect for crime and Christmas lovers. VERY unexpected twist. Love love LOVE it.

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Great Christmas read

It keeps you wanting to read and keeps you trying to figure out who is to blame. lots of twists. Great. Lots of detail, so you can try look for clues yourself. Really enjoyed it and kept me listening. Give it a listen.

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Not the 'cosy crime' you might be expecting!

I loved this book and because of the beautiful writing and wanting to follow the sonnets, I may grab a physical copy too, to do a slow read through. I also really appreciated the subtle, usualised representation throughout.
The story is more complex and dark than it may appear on the surface and the author doesn't feel the need to over-explain once the truth is revealed, there's no, "Oh, I should have known it was you when you did X and Y"; it's more suble and dignified than that.
if you love a mystery, adore an anagram and enjoy shouting at hateful characters on the dog walk, this one's for you!

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Amazing flow and details

I loved the way the story flowed and you could never really fortell what would happen next. the characters were lively and captivating in their own way. I really loved this book

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