The Christmas Murder Game - by Alexandra Benedict (Paperback)

About the Book

"Twelve clues. Twelve keys. Twelve days of Christmas. But how many will die before Twelfth Night? The annual Christmas Game is afoot at Endgame House, the Armitages' grand family home. This year's prize is to die for-deeds to the house itself-but Lily Armitage has no intention of returning. She hasn't been back to Endgame since her mother died, twenty-one years ago, and she has no intention of claiming the house that haunts her dreams. Until, that is, she receives a letter from her aunt promising that the game's riddles will give her the keys not only to Endgame, but to its darkest secrets, including the identity of her mother's murderer. Now, Lily must compete with her estranged cousins for the twelve days of Christmas. The snow is thick, the phone lines are down, and no one is getting in or out. Lily will have to keep her wits about her, because not everyone is playing fair, and there's no telling how many will die before the winner is declared. Including additional scavenger hunts for the reader, this clever murder mystery is the perfect gift for fans of classic mysteries, festive Christmas books, and armchair detective work"--

Book Synopsis

A locked-room Christmas mystery where riddles reveal deadly family secrets... and the only escape is through the truth.

Fans of Agatha Christie and Lucy Foley will savor its locked-room twists, interactive puzzles, and chilling emotional stakes. Play along, uncover the truth, and beware: at Endgame House, the most dangerous gift is buried in the past.

Lily Armitage never wanted to return to Endgame House. The grand estate holds too many painful memories--including the unsolved murder of her mother, twenty-one Christmases ago.

But when a cryptic invitation arrives, Lily can't ignore it. Her aunt has resurrected the family's infamous holiday tradition: twelve days of riddles, one each day until Twelfth Night. The prize? The keys to Endgame House--and a promise to reveal her mother's killer.

Snowed in with her estranged, scheming cousins and a deadly game underway, Lily must confront the ghosts of her past, decipher riddles that cut to the bone, and survive a chilling race for the truth.

Because at Endgame House, everyone has something to hide. And this Christmas, the truth is worth killing for.

Praise for The Christmas Murder Game:

"Curl up by the fire (and lock all the doors) for this Christmas cracker of a book." --C.S. Green, author of Sleep Tight

"The perfect Christmas read . . . and puzzles galore for both readers and the players of the game." -- W.C. Ryan, author of A House of Ghosts

Review Quotes

"A perfectly plotted festive mystery." -- Susi Holliday, author of The Last Resort

"Curl up by the fire (and lock all the doors) for this Christmas cracker of a book." -- C.S. Green, author of Sleep Tight

"It's a snowy Christmas Eve in this fun contemporary British country house mystery...Puzzle-loving readers will enjoy searching for anagrams of the gifts mentioned in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" and for the titles of 12 of the author's favorite country house mysteries embedded in the text." -- Publishers Weekly

"Super brainy." -- Kirkus Reviews

"The perfect updating of the classic Christmas Country House mystery . . . Fabulous festive fun." -- Derek Farrell, author of the Danny Bird Mysteries

"The perfect Christmas read . . . and puzzles galore for both readers and the players of the game." -- W.C. Ryan, author of A House of Ghosts

"There's love trapped in this house too, and the word puzzles posed to the family (and anagrams listed in the foreword for readers to solve as they read the book) provide an intriguing and engrossing way to get to that warmth. Just the ticket for next winter." -- First Clue

"Utterly original and breathtakingly intriguing . . . A must-read this Christmas." -- Steph Broadribb, author of the Lori Anderson Bounty Hunter series