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The Christmas Murder Game

In this festive mystery, Lily Armitage’s aunt invites her to compete in a Christmas game at the manor where her mother died. If she can solve 12 clues – one for each day of Christmas – she will win the house, but her cousins want it too.
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Product information:
  • Publisher: Zaffre
  • Year: 2022
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368pp
  • Illustrated: No
  • Dimensions: 196x127mm
  • ISBN: 9781838774790
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.3kg
Product code:
545327
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'A PERFECTLY PLOTTED FESTIVE MYSTERY' SUSI HOLLIDAY, AUTHOR OF THE PARTY SEASON

'A DELICIOUS LOCKED ROOM MYSTERY' VAL MCDERMID

Twelve clues.
Twelve keys.
Twelve days of Christmas.
But who will survive until Twelfth Night?

Lily Armitage never intended to return to Endgame House - the grand family home where her mother died twenty-one Christmases ago. Until she receives a letter from her aunt, asking her to return to take part in an annual tradition: the Christmas Game. The challenge? Solve twelve clues, to find twelve keys. The prize? The deeds to the manor house.

Lily has no desire to win the house. But her aunt makes one more promise: The clues will also reveal who really killed Lily's mother all those years ago.

So, for the twelve days of Christmas, Lily must stay at Endgame House with her estranged cousins and unravel the riddles that hold the key not just to the family home, but to its darkest secrets. However, it soon becomes clear that her cousins all have their own reasons for wanting to win the house - and not all of them are playing fair.

As a snowstorm cuts them off from the village, the game turns deadly. Soon Lily realises that she is no longer fighting for an inheritance, but for her life.

This Christmas is to die for . . . Let the game begin

READERS LOVE THE CHRISTMAS MURDER GAME:

'I could not be more in love with this book if I tried'
'An absolute must read'
'Poetic, immersive and imbued with heart as well as an icy bite'
'the perfect read to snuggle up with in the bleak midwinter!'
'A wonderful read on a cold snowy winters day, sit back and enjoy the ride'
'Cluedo in a book!'
'An absolutely brilliant read for this time of year!'
'My favourite book of this year so far!'
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