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The Night Before Christmas

DI James Walker, Book 4

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The Night Before Christmas

By: Alex Pine
Narrated by: Sid Sagar
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About this listen

This Christmas, the hunters become the hunted…

When four trail hunters go missing in the fells of Cumbria on Christmas Eve, the race is on to find them before nightfall – when the temperature plummets.

After hours of searching, the first body is found… Not frozen in the snow, but brutally murdered and bearing a warning: the real hunt has begun.

As a snowstorm descends, three lives hang in the balance. But can the killer be caught before the trail goes cold?

From the master of Christmas crime comes a thriller that will chill you to the bone this Winter, perfect for fans of James Patterson, Clare Mackintosh and anyone who prefers their mince pies with a side of murder.

©2023 Alex Pine (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction Genre Fiction Holidays Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Winter Christmas Suspense

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It plods along and doesn't need too much attention. Easy to listen to while you're doing something festive. The characters are equally a bit flat but it's worth a listen.

It's slow but steady

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I really like this series, I actually liked it so much I’m now on the hunt for more detective series. Can’t find anything similar to this though. I obviously love the mystery but I REALLY enjoyed the snippets of the main characters life and following along with his own personal life throughout the series. Can’t wait for the next book!

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