New Arrival The Christmas Jigsaw Murders : The new deliciously dark Christmas cracker from the bestselling author of Murder on the Christmas Express

Author: Benedict, Alexandra

Published on 9 November 2023 by Simon & Schuster Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 352 pages
165 x 242 x 30 | 510g

***GIVE THE GIFT OF CHRISTMAS EARLY. PRE-ORDER THIS DELICIOUSLY DARK CHRISTMAS MYSTERY FOR FANS OF CLEVER, PUZZLING CRIME. THE PERFECT STOCKING FILLER***THIS CHRISTMAS, A KILLER TAKES FAMILY GAMES TO A MURDEROUS NEW LEVEL.

On 19thof December, renowned puzzle setter, loner and Christmas sceptic Edie OSullivan 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. Its signed, Rest In Pieces. Edie contacts her nephew, DI Sean Brand-OSullivan, 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 killers 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 Benedicts Christmas mysteries: ‘The perfect gift for quizzers and mystery addicts . . .’ Val McDermid Whatever you unwrap for Christmas, you had better hope its this bookThis is 21st-century cosy Christmas crime that doesnt shy away from the darkness Janice Hallett A thrilling journey from start to finish. Highly recommended Elly Griffiths Its wonderful! A page-turning homage to the Golden Age, with a dash of Poirot and a dark, modern heart S J Bennett