The Christmas Murder Game: The must-read Christmas murder mystery

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After the death of the family matriarch, eight cousins and in-laws converge on the Armitage family's Yorkshire mansion, Endgame House, for one last round of the traditional "Christmas Game". The stakes are high, as Aunt Liliana's will dictates that the game's winner will become the heir to Endgame House itself. Fun to read, fun to unravel , with excellent writing and plotting- darkly delicious as the bodies pile up and the snow keeps falling, there's a cosy sense of menace to the whole thing which sounds contradictory but is true none the less.

Her poems and short stories have featured in journals and anthologies including Best British Short Stories, Magma, Scaremongrel, and Great British Horror. Her first audio drama, The Victorian Age, was releasedas part ofthe Torchwood range at Big Finish in February, while Outbreak,a three-part Torchwood drama co-written with Guy Adamsand Emma Reeves, will bereleased November 2016. Follow the clues. Find the fortune. Solve the Mystery. This Christmas is to die for. Let the game begin . . ." So, this is my insurance policy, delivered by my lawyer. I know you don't want to come to Endgame, or play a silly divertissement. I know that you have absolutely no interest in inheriting the house, even though I dearly wish it to be yours. But I have another reason for asking you to take part in the game. It is time that you learned the truth, and the game is the way I will reveal it. Los adioses eran odiseas debido al ausentismo de entusiasmo, cuando penetré de repente en tu diáfana y afinada vida de diva. Alexandra Benedict serves up a traditional country house Christmas mystery set in the Yorkshire Dales as the snow falls heavily, threatening to cut off Endgame House. 33 year old Lily Armitage lost her mother, Mariana, as a child in an apparent suicide in the famous maze at Endgame House, an event that scarred her, which she has never got over, as she keeps the world at bay, not allowing herself to get close to anyone so that she would never be hurt again. She is a gifted dressmaker, rustling up copies of whatever her clients desire, living in a tiny place in London. Her adoptive mother, a professor of poetry at Cambridge, Aunt Liliana, has died, leaving behind instructions that Lily must go to Endgame House, a place she has avoided after her mother died there.

In summary, The Christmas Murder Game is an enjoyably macabre Christmas romp of a read, employing many familiar and beloved tropes of the genre. I'd recommend it as a seasonal read to any reader who enjoys modern interpretations of traditional formats and cryptic puzzles sprinkled throughout their mystery reads.

As the guests converge at Endgame House on Christmas Eve, the weather outside grows more foreboding and Aunt Liliana's lawyer sets out the details of the task that awaits them. Everyone must surrender their phones and other communication devices, and agree that to leave the grounds of Endgame House at any time during the game will mean instant disqualification. They'll each be given a succession of twelve cryptic clues, one on each of the twelve days of Christmas, each clue leading to a key hidden somewhere on the property. Using the keys found along the way and considering all twelve clues together, they'll also need to find a secret room somewhere within Endgame House by 4.00pm on Twelfth Night (5 January), where the title deeds to the property await the winner. After Isabelle the lawyer leaves, their only company is taciturn cook-housekeeper Mrs. Castle, who is responsible for ensuring everyone plays by the rules and that the clues are handed out on schedule. Other people may like this book for the same reasons I dislike it, but it's the closest I've ever come to writing in then burning a book whilst dancing around naked in the garden to celebrate. The sooner I forget this book the better. Alteras mis alertas y desde los altares relatas letras sin lastre mientras cortas la costra de una herida que adherí en esmerados desamores.The Christmas Murder Game is an entertaining seasonally-themed read, combining the long tradition of the snowed-in country house murder mystery, echoes of the board game "Cluedo" ("Clue" in the US) and the crime fiction trope of the deadly treasure hunt. No soy mucho de leer novelas navideñas, pero en este caso siendo un libro de misterio no pude resistirme cuando me propusieron leerlo. This is a clever mystery that feels current with themes of love is love (LGTBQ relationships), while distinctly evoking a Victorian flair, as Lily designs corsets. It was also fun to read close to the holidays!