Tag: Christmas
Dead Festive by Peter Buckman
Murder, mince pies, and mayhem—a family Christmas takes a deadly turn. For veteran lawyer Leo, Christmas Day is going according to plan. His vegetarian Wellington has been well received; his beloved partner Marion has finally introduced him to her dress-wearing brother Harold, who seems very happy with his partner Julian; Leo’s granddaughter Jazz is behaving impeccably; and his oldest friend Dennis, the doyen of … Read More Dead Festive by Peter Buckman
Six Tails at Midnight by Mandy Morton
Hettie, Tilly, Bruiser and the Butter sisters set out across the snowy fens to spend Christmas at The Fishgutter’s Arms. Snowed in with no hope of rescue, they find themselves sharing Christmas with some unwanted guests. #SixTailsatMidnight Twitter/X @lcloudmandy @farragobooks #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #booktwitterInstagram @mandyjmorton @randomthingstours #bookstagram #blogtour Will the ghosts of Christmas Past wreak vengeance on the present? Can our feline detectives dig themselves out of a spooky festive fiasco? … Read More Six Tails at Midnight by Mandy Morton
Bella’s Countryside Christmas by Claire Huston
An uplifting festive romance perfect for fans of Hallmark Christmas movies and authors such as Phillipa Ashley, Trisha Ashley, Sue Moorcroft, Rebecca Raisin and Donna Ashcroft. Fleeing her heartache and horrendous job, Bella stumbles upon a December wedding in the beautiful village of Haileybrook and the spirit of the season moves her to act as a fake date to handsome stranger Jack. Jack and … Read More Bella’s Countryside Christmas by Claire Huston
The 12 Murders of Christmas by Sarah Dunnakey
Twelve murderous mysteries to read. Nineteen perplexing puzzles to solve. One mystifying murder to crack… Mastermind Puzzlemaster Sarah Dunnakey cordially invites you to crack the code of whokilled Edward Luddenham. It’s the first anniversary of the mysterious death of Edward Luddenham, found dead at hishome on the Yorkshire moors one frosty Christmas Eve. #The12MurdersOfChristmas X/Twitter @SarahDeeWrites #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #bookX #booktwitter Instagram @sarahdeewrites @randomthingstours #bookstagram #blogtour Now twelve people gather at his manor house … Read More The 12 Murders of Christmas by Sarah Dunnakey
Happy Bloody Christmas by Jo Middleton
And you thought burning the turkey was the worst that could happen… Christmas is all about lists. To do lists. Shopping lists. Lists to bloody Santa. And doesn’t Anna Johnson know it. Waking up on Christmas Eve after the annual Johnson party, she’s hungover, exhausted and really sick and tired of Christmas already. #HappyBloodyChristmas Twitter/X @mummyblogger @avonbooksuk #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTToursInstagram @jomiddletonauthor @avonbooksuk @randomthingstours #bookstagram #blogtour All she wants is to tick … Read More Happy Bloody Christmas by Jo Middleton
Santa Steals Christmas by Eve Nairn-Magnante illustrated by Nicholas Child Out Now
A witty and surprising Christmas mystery! It’s Christmas Eve and a mysterious-looking Santa is stealing all the presents that Santa has just delivered! How could this be?! Santa, Rudolph and the other reindeer must beat the ticking clock to unmask the naughty imposter. Will Rudolph and the elves be able to save Christmas before all the girls and boys wake up? Genre: Children’s FictionAge: … Read More Santa Steals Christmas by Eve Nairn-Magnante illustrated by Nicholas Child Out Now
Another Year Over by Eliza Hope-Brown Publication Party
Christmas is coming and for Holly Coleman, it’s looking less than joyous. The worst year of her life, culminating in a conversation with her boss casting uncertainty about her job in the New Year, has left Holly feeling more flat than festive. Will the magic of Christmas find Holly in time or is she destined to be like a strand of Christmas lights that … Read More Another Year Over by Eliza Hope-Brown Publication Party
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The Twelve Days of Murder by Andreina Cordani
Twelve years ago, eight friends ran an exclusive group at university: The Masquerade Murder Society. The mysteries they solved may have been grisly, but they were always fictional – until their final Christmas Masquerade, when one of the group disappeared, never to be seen again. Twelve years later, the remaining members of the group receive an invitation to a reunion masquerade, to be held in a beautiful and … Read More The Twelve Days of Murder by Andreina Cordani
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Christmas At The Saporis by KD Sherrinford
What will the Saporis find under the tree this year—Christmas presents, or family skeletons? In the spirit of the holiday and a wish for familial harmony, Irene Adler persuades her detective husband to invite his brother Mycroft to Christmas luncheon. Holmes had cut ties with his brother when he discovered the machinations Mycroft employed that drove Sherlock and Adler apart for four years. He … Read More Christmas At The Saporis by KD Sherrinford
Elfing About by Cat On A Piano / Theatrephonic
Elves! Assemble! If you ever wondered what those pesky Christmas ‘Elves on Shelves’ get up to when you are asleep, they are ‘elfing about’, climbing up and down the tinsel and knocking things over in people’s houses (accidentally of course). ‘We are here to watch the children of this household to make sure that they deserve to be on the Good List,’ says Elfie. … Read More Elfing About by Cat On A Piano / Theatrephonic
Sweet Singing in the Choir by Cat on a Piano Productions / Theatrephonic
Here is a special minisode for you this Friday (Christmas Eve)‘Sweet Singing in the Choir’A Christmas Case It’s our friend DI Arthur Meadowes and his long-suffering wife Deirdre again with another exciting tale of burglary and carol singing. Deirdre needs to practice her singing but Arthur has a case to crack. How will it all turn out? I love this pair – I hope … Read More Sweet Singing in the Choir by Cat on a Piano Productions / Theatrephonic
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Christmas at No 5 by Cat on a Piano Productions / Theatrephonic
Merry Christmas!It’s the season of giving with ‘Christmas at No. 5’Friends are the family you choose. Four people (and one child) living in a block of flats in separate apartments. They speak to each other occasionally, even know each other’s names, but they never socialise, never even borrow the sugar or drop in for a cup of tea. Well it’s hard to admit you … Read More Christmas at No 5 by Cat on a Piano Productions / Theatrephonic
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