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After a confession of murder, a sleuthing English teacher will need a Christmas miracle to prove a condemned man innocent.

Colorful Christmas lights dapple the family homes in the idyllic lakeside town of Sweet Haven when Jennifer Dean, a young librarian at the local elementary school, is brutally murdered. There are witnesses and her boyfriend Travis Blake confesses to the crime...but something doesn't quite add up. Blake is a third generation Army Ranger, awarded the Silver Star for his heroism in Afghanistan - how could a beloved son of this tight-knit burgh commit such a grisly deed?

As a community of military families a few miles down the road from an Army base, no one in Sweet Haven wants to investigate a war hero like Blake, not even the top brass at the police department. In steps Cameron Winter, a rugged and lonesome English professor haunted by the ghosts of his own Christmas past, whose former lover asks him to prove Blake innocent. The Sweet Haven murder reverberates in his mind, echoing a horrific yuletide memory from his youth, and Winter knows there are darker powers at play here than a simple domestic dispute. If he can solve this small-town mystery, just maybe he can find peace from his inner demons as well.

©2021 Andrew Klavan (P)2021 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Cosy Mystery Private Investigators Traditional Detectives Christmas Thriller
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I though there where to many narratives in this story and found it a little difficult to follow whiles listening to it, perhaps a better one to read.
however as the story unfolded itbwas interesting and I found myself wanting to carry on, and the ending... was great!

great twist

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I enjoyed this a lot. A compelling, touching story with a rich Christmassy feel, superbly written.

Wonderful

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Lovely first book of the series highly recommended
Looking forward to the next parts and see where the character goes

Short and sweet

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I'm a sucker for a Christmas crime novel – and I'm usually disappointed. Not this year. When Christmas Comes is the audiobook equivalent of a page-turner. Clever, skilfully written, brimful of character and mystery, it is everything a crime novel should be. The Christmas setting plays a significant role in the plot but not to excess. I will be reading more of Andrew Klavan... Highly recommended.

Gripping, fresh and festive

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Short story which was easy to get into. A good twist at the end. I thought this book would be festive but the title is deceiving.

Short story, good twist but not festive

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