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Gone By Christmas: A Gripping Christmas Domestic Thriller Novella of Family Secrets, Missing Children, and Deadly Deception
Her daughter vanished after the Christmas market.
Her husband insists he knows nothing.
The evidence says otherwise.
Fifteen-year-old Courtney Matthews should have come home after her choir performance.
Instead, her mother finds a single blue mitten on the frost-covered doorstep—and a photograph that freezes her blood.
As the police close in on Courtney’s father, Sian starts receiving messages that can only mean one someone inside her family has been lying for years.
With Christmas Day approaching and the investigation tightening around her home, Sian races through the winter streets of Lancaster in a desperate search for the truth.
But every clue pulls her deeper into a nightmare she never imagined—and closer to a danger she never saw coming.
Some secrets destroy a family long before they’re exposed.
A tense, chilling domestic thriller—perfect for readers wanting a gripping, fast novella they can finish in a single evening.
Start reading tonight!
Her husband insists he knows nothing.
The evidence says otherwise.
Fifteen-year-old Courtney Matthews should have come home after her choir performance.
Instead, her mother finds a single blue mitten on the frost-covered doorstep—and a photograph that freezes her blood.
As the police close in on Courtney’s father, Sian starts receiving messages that can only mean one someone inside her family has been lying for years.
With Christmas Day approaching and the investigation tightening around her home, Sian races through the winter streets of Lancaster in a desperate search for the truth.
But every clue pulls her deeper into a nightmare she never imagined—and closer to a danger she never saw coming.
Some secrets destroy a family long before they’re exposed.
A tense, chilling domestic thriller—perfect for readers wanting a gripping, fast novella they can finish in a single evening.
Start reading tonight!
132 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 28, 2025
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November 30, 2025
3.5 This was good, albeit a bit repetitive and some mishaps- the author misnames the husband and the fmc complains about the January cold but it’s set around Christmas.
I lovedddd the twist at the end. The way it was all orchestrated and came together, although rather implausible, was entertaining and crafty.
I lovedddd the twist at the end. The way it was all orchestrated and came together, although rather implausible, was entertaining and crafty.
December 28, 2025
3.5⭐s
Better than the other Christmas books I read this season, but still not great. The plot definitely did not go as I thought it would. I found some parts to be repetitive and the ending was just eh.
Better than the other Christmas books I read this season, but still not great. The plot definitely did not go as I thought it would. I found some parts to be repetitive and the ending was just eh.
December 6, 2025
it was a good quick read kept you hooked. There were some errors in names and some other things also it was very repetitive. But I enjoyed it.
December 16, 2025
Great read
Loved it. Absolutely brilliant short story. Makes you appreciate what you have. Will definitely be looking out for more by this author.
Loved it. Absolutely brilliant short story. Makes you appreciate what you have. Will definitely be looking out for more by this author.
January 8, 2026
Fine but weirdly repetitive
December 13, 2025
"Gone by Christmas" is a fast paced short story that had me hooked! Every mother's nightmare is something happening to her child. As this story unfolds, a shocking discovery comes to light. I enjoyed this book!
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