Perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Fiona Gibson and Gill Sims, donβt miss the BRAND NEW festive murder mystery for winter 2024!
Don't miss the perfect Christmas present for yourself (or for that best friend who would definitely help you hide a bodyβ¦)
Agatha Christie meets Gill Sims in this Christmas murder mystery with a world-weary heroine, for whom getting rid of an unexpected dead body is just another thing to add to the bloody to-do listβ¦
And you thought burning the turkey was the worst that could happenβ¦
Christmas is all about lists. To do lists. Shopping lists. Lists to bloody Santa. And doesnβt Anna Johnson know it. Waking up on Christmas Eve after the annual Johnson party, she's hungover, exhausted and really sick and tired of Christmas already. All she wants is to tick the last things off her endless list and sit down with the worldβs biggest glass of wine.
But apparently thatβs not going to happen any time soon because now her list looks like this:
1. Wrap the presents
2. Peel the potatoes
3. Stuff the turkey
4. Solve the murder of Santa
A mysterious death in her home really is the last thing she has time for right now, but with police officers who could double as the Chuckle Brothers and a husband and two kids intent on watching Christmas films, it looks like itβs up to her to find out what the hellβs gone on. Oh β and figure out what to do with the body before her in-laws arrive.
Happy bloody Christmas indeed.
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'A brilliantly written, hilarious whodunnit. Smart and very, very funny. Don't read on public transport, you'll laugh so hard people will think you're a lunatic.' IAN MOORE
βThis book is so funny, Iβm quite annoyed I didnβt write it!' GILL SIMS
'A compulsive Christmas cake binge of a read β terrific! So piercingly funny, I wasnβt sure whether to laugh or wince. A murder mystery brew that beats egg-nog hands down!' J.M. HALL
βI adored this festive and funny cracker full of glittering one-liners and wit. Itβs the perfect Christmas present for that best friend who would definitely help you hide a body!' CHRISSIE MANBY
'Chock-full of proper jokes!' ABIGAIL BURDESS
'An outrageously funny, festive romp which is as utterly wonderful as it is (Christmas) crackers!' MIKE GAYLE
'A brilliantly written, hilarious whodunnit. Smart and very, very funny. Don't read on public transport, you'll laugh so hard people will think you're a lunatic.' IAN MOORE
βThis book is so funny, Iβm quite annoyed I didnβt write it!' GILL SIMS
βThis hilarious, sweary, cheerful whodunnit is a full-on festive romp that will make you laugh out loud.β ADELE PARKS FOR Platinum
'So good, you should sack off Christmas dinner and read this instead.' HARPER FORD
'A compulsive Christmas cake binge of a read β terrific! So piercingly funny, I wasnβt sure whether to laugh or wince. A murder mystery brew that beats egg-nog hands down!' J.M. HALL
βHilarious, festive and strangely relatable. I will never look at marzipan fruits the same way again. A total Christmas cracker!β FIONA LEITCH
'Laugh a minute? More like laugh a second! I really enjoyed this delightful Christmas caper, where the humour is as rich as Christmas pudding and the plot is as tangled as tree lights.' HANNAH HENDY
'I adored this festive and funny cracker full of glittering one-liners and wit. Itβs the perfect Christmas present for that best friend who would definitely help you hide a body.' CHRISSIE MANBY
'Christmas and murder β the perfect combination! Hilarious with dollops of fun and a brilliant whodunnit. Excellent from start to finish!' JONATHAN WHITELAW
'A five-star triumph that will warm your heart, tickle your funny bone, and keep you turning pages long into the night. Itβs the perfect gift to yourself this holiday season.' ROSIE HANNIGAN
'Chock-full of proper jokes!' ABIGAIL BURDESS
βFast-paced, skilful, domestic festive fun!β NORIE CLARKE
Praise for Jo Middleton's Playgroups and Prosecco:
'Both extremely funny and insightful. I loved every page' KATIE FFORDE
Jo Middleton is an award-winning blogger, mum of two daughters, eater of Jaffa Cakes and drinker of gin. She lives in Somerset with her three cats, all named after fictional detectives. Jo has a passion for mysteries, loves escape rooms, and longs to capture a cave full of smugglers. She is also an author, copywriter and one half of the Itβs Five OβClock Somewhere podcast. Playgroups and Prosecco is her first novel.
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