Christmas books

The Christmas Bookshop: A Novel

Jenny Colgan · 2021

The Christmas Murder Game

Alexandra Benedict · 2022

A locked-room Christmas mystery where riddles reveal deadly family secrets… and the only escape is through the truth. Fans of Agatha Christie and Lucy Foley will savor its locked-room twists, interactive puzzles, and chilling emotional stakes. Play along, uncover the truth, and beware: at Endgame House, the most dangerous gift is buried in the past. Lily Armitage never wanted to return to Endgame House. The grand estate holds too many painful memories—including the unsolved murder of her mother, twenty-one Christmases ago. But when a cryptic invitation arrives, Lily can't ignore it. Her aunt has resurrected the family's infamous holiday tradition: twelve days of riddles, one each day until Twelfth Night. The prize? The keys to Endgame House—and a promise to reveal her mother's killer. Snowed in with her estranged, scheming cousins and a deadly game underway, Lily must confront the ghosts of her past, decipher riddles that cut to the bone, and survive a chilling race for the truth. Because at Endgame House, everyone has something to hide. And this Christmas, the truth is worth killing for. Praise for The Christmas Murder Game: "Curl up by the fire (and lock all the doors) for this Christmas cracker of a book." —C.S. Green, author of Sleep Tight "The perfect Christmas read . . . and puzzles galore for both readers and the players of the game." — W.C. Ryan, author of A House of Ghosts

The Killer in the Snow: The new and most chilling British detective crime fiction book you’ll read this Christmas (DI James Walker series, Book 2)

Alex Pine · 2021

The first fall of snow can be fatal... <p>A year has passed since DI James Walker cracked his biggest case yet, and he’s hoping for peace and quiet this festive season.</p> <p>But across the fells, a local farmer returns home on Christmas Eve to find footsteps in the fresh snow that lead down to his unused basement – and no footsteps leading away. Days later, his body is found, alongside those of his wife and daughter.</p> <p>Without a neighbour for miles, there are no witnesses and little evidence. And the crime scene has strange echoes of another terrible murder committed at the farmhouse, twenty years earlier...</p> <p> James knows that to catch this killer, he needs to solve a case that has long since gone cold... </p> <p> Perfect for fans of smash-hit TV series Whitehouse Farm, Simon McCleave’s The Snowdonia Killings and Catherine Cooper’s The Chalet. </p> <p> Readers love The Killer in the Snow: </p> <p>‘I loved this book! It is dark, gritty and thrilling ... It is fast-paced and has you hooked from the first few pages. I devoured this book in two sittings.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p> <p>‘Dang! Now this was one heck of a story! If you want suspense, thrills and chills, then this is your book!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p> <p>‘A chilling page turner’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p> <p>‘WOW! This book had me hooked from the first page, I didn’t want to put it down and this was one of the twistiest and most complicated murder cases I’ve ever read about.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p> <p>‘Another fantastic book from Alex Pine!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p> <p>‘I loved this book and enjoyed every minute of it. There were so many twists, turns and surprises on just about every page.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p> <p>‘DI James Walker is fast becoming a favourite of mine along with Alex Pine being one of my top authors.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p>