The Christmas Cracker Killer

(Hardback)

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Its the most murderous time of the year . . .

Puzzle compiler and former Christmas sceptic Edie OSullivan returns in the newest seasonal mystery from bestselling author and Queen of the Christmas Mystery Alexandra Benedict.

When Edie OSullivan wins a three-day Christmas break in a hotel on a remote Scottish island, shes looking forward to a picture-perfect Christmas full of winter walks, roaring fires, good books and even better whisky.

But when a guest dies in mysterious circumstances, Edie realises that they have a killer amongst them. As more guests begin to die, it is up to Edie to solve the strange riddles found in the victims Christmas crackers if she is to stop the murderers killing spree. But as she gets closer to the truth, she puts herself in the way of a devious and clever killer.

Can Edie solve these Christmas killings before shebecomes the next victim

Praise for Alexandra Benedicts Christmas mysteries:

The perfect gift for quizzers and mystery addicts . . .Val McDermid
Whatever you unwrap for Christmas, you had better hope its this bookThis is 21st-century cosy Christmas crime that doesnt shy away from the darknessJanice Hallett
A thrilling journey from start to finish. Highly recommendedElly Griffiths
Its wonderful! A page-turning homage to the Golden Age, with a dash of Poirot and a dark, modern heartS J Bennett

Author Bio

Alexandra (AK) Benedict is a bestselling, award-winning writer of short stories, novels and scripts. Educated at Cambridge, Sussex and Clown School, Alexandra has been an indie-rock singer, an actor, an RLF Fellow and a composer for film and TV, as well as teaching and running the prestigious MA in Crime Thrillers at City University. She is now a full-time writer and creative coach. As AK Benedict, she writes acclaimed short stories, high-concept novels and award-winning audio drama for Big Finish, Audible UK, Audible US and BBC Sounds among others. She won the Scribe Award for her Doctor Who radio drama, The Calendar Man, and was shortlisted for the eDunnit Novel Award for The Beauty of Murder and the BBC Audio Drama Podcast Award for Children of the Stones. Her Christmas mysteries,The Christmas Murder Game and Murder on the Christmas Express,were both bestsellers, and The Christmas Murder Game was longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger.Alexandra lives on the south coast of England with writer Guy Adams, their daughter, Verity, and dog, Dame Margaret Rutherford.