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The Christmas Eve Murders: The hilarious and cosy festive murder mystery
An hilarious and gripping festive whodunnit, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Agatha Christie
It's Christmas Eve at the Merry Monarch.
Nestled amongst the Yorkshire Dales, the pub is preparing to host its annual scavenger hunt for its rabble of regulars. There's the landlord, Mickey, his wife Sofia and their wayward son, James; local policeman Alex and his supernaturally minded deputy Don; as well as Sita, Mrs Fazarkaley, the Kapoors and Curtis, who's never far from his beloved dog Barkley. Quite the crowd.
And this year, they are interrupted by a knock at the door from Maddie Marlowe, a journalist who was homeward bound to Edinburgh for Christmas - only to be stranded by car failure, and by the snow storm that's closing in on the village.
But Maddie's arrival won't be the only surprise of the night. When the power is cut off and darkness descends, the hunt turns deadly. Maddie and her unexpected Christmas companions must try to find the murderer amongst them, as it seems one of the group would kill to win . . .
'Nothing like a good murder to get you into the Yuletide spirit' READER REVIEW
'Cosy crime gets festive' WOMAN & HOME
'Really good fun' BEST
It's Christmas Eve at the Merry Monarch.
Nestled amongst the Yorkshire Dales, the pub is preparing to host its annual scavenger hunt for its rabble of regulars. There's the landlord, Mickey, his wife Sofia and their wayward son, James; local policeman Alex and his supernaturally minded deputy Don; as well as Sita, Mrs Fazarkaley, the Kapoors and Curtis, who's never far from his beloved dog Barkley. Quite the crowd.
And this year, they are interrupted by a knock at the door from Maddie Marlowe, a journalist who was homeward bound to Edinburgh for Christmas - only to be stranded by car failure, and by the snow storm that's closing in on the village.
But Maddie's arrival won't be the only surprise of the night. When the power is cut off and darkness descends, the hunt turns deadly. Maddie and her unexpected Christmas companions must try to find the murderer amongst them, as it seems one of the group would kill to win . . .
'Nothing like a good murder to get you into the Yuletide spirit' READER REVIEW
'Cosy crime gets festive' WOMAN & HOME
'Really good fun' BEST
336 pages, Paperback
Published December 23, 2025
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December 24, 2025
Truly, the narrator made this one. Everything about this story was meh - but the narrator was lovely. The characters weren’t well developed - mostly just flat caricatures. The mystery was good - but stretched thin after the second death. It had great bones, but no meat.
December 28, 2025
Started well, they found the murderer half way through the book and it keep going. Mostly recounting how they’d found the murderer. I presumed there was more to the story but no she just waffles on until it ends. It felt like she hadn’t hit her word count so padded it out.
February 8, 2026
Not a bad story but not great either. I had worked out the killer way before I was halfway through. The characters just didn't seem developed enough. The plot wasn't too bad but just seemed to fizzle in and out.
January 4, 2026
A good story, easy to read if a little wordy for some people in places.
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