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Murder at the Christmas Panto
The curtain's down... but who's hiding a deadly secret?
It's two weeks before Christmas, and Bramhurst's festive spirit has taken a the village panto has been cancelled.
Ellie Blix is reluctant to dismantle the set. But when she and her friend, Belle, meet the new director, Neville Snipe, at the village hall to give him back his property, a scream and a thud interrupt their plans.
Neville is found at the foot of the loft hatch - and it wasn’t a slip.
With more suspects than disappointed cast members, Ellie and her co-sleuths must untangle backstage rivalries, old grudges, and unrequited love.
And then there's the thorny question of what happened to Neville’s original "Cinderella"?
Can Ellie solve the case, find a new director and save the panto - all before Christmas?
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This is book 2 in the Canterbury Mysteries. Each book can be read as a standalone. There is a little character development through the series, but each mystery is self-contained.
If you enjoy Clare Chase, Katie Gayle and Alice Castle, you might enjoy Izzie Harper's books as they're often bought together.
It's two weeks before Christmas, and Bramhurst's festive spirit has taken a the village panto has been cancelled.
Ellie Blix is reluctant to dismantle the set. But when she and her friend, Belle, meet the new director, Neville Snipe, at the village hall to give him back his property, a scream and a thud interrupt their plans.
Neville is found at the foot of the loft hatch - and it wasn’t a slip.
With more suspects than disappointed cast members, Ellie and her co-sleuths must untangle backstage rivalries, old grudges, and unrequited love.
And then there's the thorny question of what happened to Neville’s original "Cinderella"?
Can Ellie solve the case, find a new director and save the panto - all before Christmas?
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This is book 2 in the Canterbury Mysteries. Each book can be read as a standalone. There is a little character development through the series, but each mystery is self-contained.
If you enjoy Clare Chase, Katie Gayle and Alice Castle, you might enjoy Izzie Harper's books as they're often bought together.
362 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 20, 2025
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December 26, 2025
Good book
Ellie and family and friends are busy trying to discover who killed Neville the director of the Christmas Panto. There's a lot of people who had issues with the director but who was angry enough to kill him?
Ellie and family and friends are busy trying to discover who killed Neville the director of the Christmas Panto. There's a lot of people who had issues with the director but who was angry enough to kill him?
December 26, 2025
What a fantastic book you feel you are in the Kent village on with Ellie and Dave the story had so many things going on
again I never guessed who done it .
again I never guessed who done it .
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