The 12 Murders of Christmas by Sarah Dunnakey

 

The 12 Murders of Christmas

by Sarah Dunnakey




The 12 Murders of Christmas by Sarah Dunnakey

 was published on 7th November 2024 by Avon.

My thanks to the author and the publisher for sending me a copy to review and to

 Random Things Tours for inviting me to take part on the tour.




Mastermind Puzzlemaster Sarah Dunnakey cordially invites you to crack the code of who killed Edward Luddenham. It’s the first anniversary of the mysterious death of Edward Luddenham, found dead at his home on the Yorkshire moors one frosty Christmas Eve. Now twelve people gather at his manor house for the reading of the Will. Each has their own motivations for coming: curiosity, duty, unrequited love, desperation, greed. They have been instructed to bring a “festive mystery story” to share. But all you need is a pencil. Safe from the biting cold and the relentless snowfall outside, settle in with your favourite tipple in hand, as the storytelling begins. Though you’ll need to keep your wits about you – for among the guests is Edward’s killer… Can you work out the puzzles and unmask the murderer before they strike again? 



My Review

This is like having three books in one and will keep you occupied for a long time over the festive period. Make sure before you start that you have pen and paper to hand, or in my case a pencil and a rubber as I kept having to rub things out and start again.

This is one of those incredible books that has 12 murder mysteries to read  along with 20 perplexing puzzles to solve whilst also actually trying to work out “Who dunnit “ !!!!!

It is absolutely brilliant and so time consuming, you will not be turning the tv on or do anything else you should be doing once you have picked this up. 

However, it is also great to have lying around for guests to try and get them to solve some of the puzzles too.

A great book for anyone to find in their Christmas stocking.



About Sarah



When she's not writing fiction, Sarah writes and verifies questions and answers for a variety of TV quiz shows including Mastermind, University Challenge and Pointless. She has an honours degree in History and has previously worked as a librarian, an education officer in a Victorian cemetery and an oral history interviewer. Sarah has won or been shortlisted in several short story competitions and her work has been published in anthologies and broadcast on Radio 4. She won a Northern Writer's Award, from New Writing North for her debut novel The Companion, and the NWA Arvon Award in 2019. She lives in West Yorkshire on the edge of the Pennine Moors. Follow her on X @SarahDeeWrites

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