Murder On The Christmas Express
All aboard for the puzzling Christmas mystery of the year
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- 5,99 €
Publisher Description
The Christmas Jigsaw Murders, the brand new Alexandra Benedict novel, is out now.
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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
For her surprisingly dark follow-up to 2021's The Christmas Murder Game, Benedict tears a leaf out of the Agatha Christie playbook and sets her tale on a posh locomotive full of suspicious Brits. The passengers aboard the sleeper train from London to Edinburgh for the Christmas holiday get a rude awakening when they derail in a remote, snowy section of the Scottish Highlands. Among the marooned are Roz Parker, a recently retired Metropolitan Police Detective who's on her way to visit her pregnant daughter; Mary, a self-described "crone" who's traveling with her doting son, Tony; Grant, a reality TV star; Meg, a social media influencer; and a team of college students preparing to audition for a popular quiz show. Shortly after the derailment, Meg is murdered, and Roz takes up the role of investigator, determined to ferret out the culprit before more innocent travelers die. While Benedict sticks to frothy Christie pastiche for a while, sprinkling the narrative with pub games and quizzes, cozy fans should be warned that the investigation takes a somber turn, introducing weightier-than-average themes of sexual assault into the mix. Still, strong prose and a bevy of plausible suspects keep things intriguing. Readers willing to embrace this Christmas story's jagged edges are in for a ripping mystery.
