Mistletoe and Murder is part of the Daisy Dalrymple series by Carola Dunn. Plot In December 1923, Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher yields to the demands of her mother and the needs of her writing career and brings her family to an old Cornish estate for Christmas. The estate, occupied by the poor relations of the ancestral… More Mistletoe and Murder – review
It’s the most critical moment of the year: Christmas Eve at the North Pole! Santa is ready, the sleigh is shining, and the sack is overflowing… but then, a disaster! As the clock ticks toward lift-off, Mrs. Claus discovers the unthinkable: the reindeer are gone! Not just missing—they’ve been kidnapped by a mysterious, mischievous force. Christmas… More Online Mystery of the Missing Reindeer
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows is the gripping fourth novel in the Flavia De Luce series by Alan Bradley. In the deep midwinter, there’s a murder to solve… Christmas is coming and the snow is falling, but with the de Luce family finances in a parlous state, Colonel de Luce has been forced to rent out… More I’m half sick of shadows
A Highland Christmas by M C Beaton is a Christmas read from the Hamish Macbeth Mysteries. This one-off standalone story is a special Christmas read that can be read at any point in the series. The Plot In dark, wintry Lochdubh, Christmas Cheer is about as welcome as a flat tyre on a deserted road.… More A Highland Christmas – review
The Bullet That Missed is the third book in The Thursday Murder Club series Plot It is an ordinary Thursday and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club is concerned. A decade-old cold case leads them to a local news legend and a murder… More The Bullet That Missed
Time for an ingeniously plotted festive murder mystery set on the 1950s Yorkshire Moors from the bestselling author of the D.C.I. Daley series. The Plot A village of secrets.It’s December 1952, and a dead stranger has been found lodged up the chimney of Holly House in the snow-covered town of Elderby. Is he a simple… More Murder at Holly House
Assemble your ’79 Disco Detective Squad! This year, ditch the awkward small talk and step into Christmas 1979. You and your friends are the Disco Committee, trying to save the biggest party of the year from a holiday vandal. Grab your squad, choose your character, and uncover a mystery that’s more thrilling than tinsel. The Plot… More Tired of boring office Christmas parties? Try A Role-playing Mystery Game
Death at the Sign of the Rook is the 6th Jackson Brodie novel by Kate Atkinson and was a #1 Sunday Times Bestseller. Plot Welcome to Rook Hall. The stage is set. The players are ready. By night’s end, a murderer will be revealed. Ex-detective Jackson Brodie is staving off a bad case of midlife malaise… More Death at the sign of the Rook – Review
Murder at the Museum is another Bits and Pieces jigsaw by Artist Gene Dieckhoner. As with all Bits and Pieces puzzles, this jigsaw offers a variety of interesting and non-repetitive puzzle shapes. Although a mystery jigsaw, the picture on the box is also the picture on the puzzle. So you can do this as an… More Murder at the Museum
On our visit to Northumberland I purchased Holy Island by L J Ross to commemerate our visit to Lindisfarne. Also known as Holy Island, Lindisfarne is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England. The Plot Detective Chief Inspector Ryan retreats to Holy Island seeking sanctuary when he is forced to take sabbatical leave… More Holy Island