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The Christmas Jigsaw Murders

The deliciously dark Christmas cracker from the bestselling author of Murder on the Christmas Express

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The Christmas Jigsaw Murders

By: Alexandra Benedict
Narrated by: Sandra Duncan
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 Pre-order The Christmas Cracker Killer, the fiendishly clever new Christmas mystery from the bestselling author of Murder of the Christmas Express, coming this November!

THIS CHRISTMAS, A KILLER TAKES FAMILY GAMES TO A MURDEROUS NEW LEVEL.

On 19th of December, renowned puzzle setter, loner and Christmas sceptic Edie O’Sullivan finds a hand-delivered present on her doorstep. Unwrapping it, she finds a jigsaw box and, inside, six jigsaw pieces. When fitted together, the pieces show part of a crime scene – blood-spattered black and white tiles and part of an outlined body. Included in the parcel is a message: ‘Four, maybe more, people will be dead by midnight on Christmas Eve, unless you can put all the pieces together and stop me.’ It’s signed, Rest In Pieces.

Edie contacts her nephew, DI Sean Brand-O’Sullivan, and together they work to solve the clues. But when a man is found near death with a jigsaw piece in his hand, Sean fears that Edie might be in danger and shuts her out of the investigation. As the body count rises, however, Edie knows that only she has the knowledge to put together the killer’s murderous puzzle.

Only by fitting all the pieces together will Edie be able to stop a killer – and finally lay her past to rest.

Praise for Alexandra Benedict’s Christmas mysteries:

'The perfect gift for quizzers and mystery addicts . . .' Val McDermid
‘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’ Janice Hallett
‘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 Amateur Sleuths Cosy Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Holidays Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Winter Christmas Crime Game
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brilliant book. plot great kept me interested and wanting ti find out more. really warmed to Edie

Excellent

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Easy-going to just listen to but also well written and good fun. I really liked the reading of this book. It’s very easy to listen to and the pace is really good.

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A wonderful festive murder mystery with characters that were well written and developed. I really enjoyed the narrator also.

Thoroughly enjoyed

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A good story for the wither, but we do not have enough clues to solve it ourselves till the end.

Nice characters and festive atmosphere

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Great plot, very good rendition, I enjoyed it thoroughly. A nice whodunnit as you wait for Christmas

A brilliant Christmas listen

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