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Murder On The Christmas Express

All aboard for the puzzling Christmas mystery of the year

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Murder On The Christmas Express

By: Alexandra Benedict
Narrated by: Sophie Roberts
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 CAN YOU SOLVE THE CASE?

'Whatever you unwrap for Christmas, you had better hope it’s this book. This is 21st-century cosy Christmas crime that doesn’t shy away from the darkness. Eighteen passengers, seven stops, one killer Christmas read' JANICE HALLETT
'The perfect book to read on a train . . . A thrilling journey from start to finish. Highly recommended' ELLY GRIFFITHS
'It’s wonderful! A page-turning homage to the Golden Age, with a dash of Poirot and a dark, modern heart' S J BENNETT

Eighteen passengers. Seven stops. One killer.

In the early hours of Christmas Eve, the sleeper train to the Highlands is derailed, along with the festive plans of its travellers. With the train stuck in snow in the middle of nowhere, a killer stalks its carriages, picking off passengers one by one. Those who sleep on the sleeper train may never wake again.

Can former Met detective Roz Parker find the killer before they kill again?

All aboard for . . . Murder on the Christmas Express. Amateur Sleuths Cosy Detective Genre Fiction Holidays Mystery Traditional Detectives Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction Christmas Crime Winter Suspense Murder Cosy Mysteries
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An ok detective yarn, though delivered in a bit of a flat way by narrator and includes some clunky dialogue …

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Good story overall but I think I found it hard as I wish there was a trigger warning that popped up before purchase.

Strong talk of domestic abuse and take throughout so I did struggle to listen.

Should come with trigger warning

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Bit dark at points, difficult subjects addressed Lovely Scottish accents and a great Christmas ending.

Great story telling

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This was an ok book. I liked the premise, wasn't so sure of the lingering of a particular event early on in the book which was overplayed. I know it was relevant to the wider story but it was just a bit much for me

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No where near as good as the author's previous book. Agatha Christie has nothing to worry about. The story was similar to Murder on the Orient Express: a train marooned in the snow so the murderer had to be someone on board, one of the passengers was a retired police officer. The plot was far fetched although clearly trying to raise awareness of rape, abuse and the potential evils of social media. There were too many clumsy attempts at metaphors and similes and introspection and too much repetition. More than one of the relationships between the characters was implausible. The plot dragged at times with too much padding. It wasn't clear if the narrator was aiming to be Scottish or Irish.

On dear. What a disappointment.

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