A THRILLER SHORT STORY!
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A gripping Christmas-themed short story from #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid!
What would you sacrifice for the perfect gift?
Despite working two jobs, she can't even afford a present for her husband on their first Christmas together. It was supposed to be a magical holiday, but instead it's a reminder of how much she can't provide.
Then a mysterious pawn shop owner offers Stella an intriguing trade. She wants more than anything to buy her husband the perfect gift. But there's a catch, and it may come at a terrible price. . .
Inspired by O. Henry's beloved classic The Gift of the Magi, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a chilling holiday short story where love, desperation, and deadly consequences collide.
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FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
Welcome to Christmas at Grey Gables, where everyone's a suspect.
Struggling mystery writer Nicholas Child is commissioned to help another writer finish the overdue follow up to his breakout bestseller.
Travelling to Grey Gables, the writer's Cape Cod home, in the week before Christmas, he discovers a house full of secrets, and a cast of very suspicious guests.
When two shocking deaths occur, Nicholas tries to write his account of what happened, and a perfectly fiendish puzzle starts to emerge.
Readers loved The Christmas Guest:
'Perfect. . . I was not prepared for the shocking revelation'
'All the Christmas cheer & nostalgia wrapped in a gothic murder mystery. I loved it!'
'Filled with lots of twists . . . the perfect one sitting read'
'A perfect small jewel of a story'
'I GASPED at several of the reveals. Christmas magic mixed with a quaint murder mystery'
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IT'S THE MOST MURDEROUS TIME OF THE YEAR. . .
Puzzle compiler and former Christmas sceptic Edie O'Sullivan returns in the newest seasonal mystery from bestselling author and 'Queen of the Christmas Mystery' Alexandra Benedict.
When Edie O'Sullivan wins a two-day Christmas break in a hotel on a remote Scottish island, she's looking forward to a picture-perfect Christmas full of winter walks, roaring fires, good books and even better whisky.
But when a guest dies under mysterious circumstances, Edie realises that there is a killer amongst them. As more guests begin to die, it's up to her to solve the strange riddles found in the victims' Christmas crackers and stop the killing spree. But as she gets closer to the truth, she puts herself in the way of a devious and clever murderer.
Can Edie solve these Christmas killings before she becomes the next victim?
PRAISE FOR ALEXANDRA BENEDICT'S CHRISTMAS MYSTERIES:
'The perfect gift for quizzers and mystery addicts' VAL McDERMID
'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' JANICE HALLETT
'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
'The conquering queen of cosy Christmas crime' FINANCIAL TIMES
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