The Killers Christmas List
By (Author) Chris Frost
Book 1
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperNorth
31st January 2024
23rd November 2023
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Thriller: serial killers
Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction
Psychological thriller
Narrative theme: Social issues
823.92
Paperback
320
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 28mm
200g
All they want for Christmas is you . . .
In the picturesque village of Kibblesworth, DI Tom Stonem is dreaming of a quiet Christmas alone.
But in the shadow of the Angel of the North, a body lies waiting. The dead man is posed with a childs Christmas list in his pocket, and the first mysterious item 1. No angel is crossed off.
When a second body is found a woman, stabbed in the abdomen after her work Christmas do Stonem is convinced theres a grim connection between the crime scenes and the seemingly innocent list. 2. Red partee dress. Could this be a murderers twisted code
As a blizzard rages in the Tyne & Wear countryside, the body count is snowballing. Can Stonem stop the killer before they get everyone on their Christmas list
An anti-cosy Christmas crime novel for fans of The Killer in the Snow and One by One
To come
Chris Frost grew up in Northern Ireland and now lives in the appropriately-named Marple. He is the author of ten crime books, including the Erika Piper trilogy and The Stonebridge Mysteries. He is a scriptwriter, and a regular voice on The Blood Brothers Podcast and Friends Of The North. He is a fan of football, heavy metal and dogs.