A MIDWINTER MURDER IBD

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Homemade baubles, reindeer-shaped cookies and snowy walks across the rolling moors... but Lady SwiftâÇÖs festive plans are ruined when a body turns up!Winter 1924.áWhenáLady Eleanor Swiftáunexpectedly finds herself a guest of the reclusiveáDuke of Auldwyke, sheâÇÖs determined to enjoy Christmas with all the trimmings at his sprawling manor house. And that includes kisses under the mistletoe and cozying up by the fire with her fiancé, dashing detectiveáHugh Seldon.Instead, the season of goodwill turns frosty as she finds the DukeâÇÖs studious secretary,áMr Porritt, dead in the storeroom. Clasped in his chilly hand is a golden pendant in the shape of a rose. The Duke denies ever having seen the necklace before. But Eleanor can see the lies in his eyes... Did it belong to his mysteriously absent wife?Hugh and Eleanor must ditch relaxing with hot cocoa in favour of interviewing the DukeâÇÖs holiday guests. Every suspect has a secret theyâÇÖd kill to keep: the socialite with the false name, the Sir with a questionable inheritance and the husband hiding a crack in his marriage.As the blizzard outside rages,áAuldwyke Hall becomes cut off. Trapped by the snow, Eleanor and Hugh must skate around the increasingly secretive Duke to unwrap the identity of the killer. But does the answer to the secretaryâÇÖs murder lie with a ghost of Christmas past? And when an attempt is made on the DukeâÇÖs life too, they realise the killer is closer than they think...A gripping and twisty Golden Age murder mystery set in a country house on the Yorkshire moors, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey and Lee Strauss!Readers adore Verity Bright:âÇÖUnputdownable...áHad me hookedáimmediately... Filled with suspense... Will have you laughing until youâÇÖre crying...áA page-turning and unputdownable success!âÇÖáBookworm 86, â¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡ÈâÇÖI amáhooked! This is the best book that I have read this year... An extremelyáwitty, fast-pacedámystery...áI love the heroine, intrepid adventuress...áA most enjoyable read!âÇÖáReviews by Carol in Tallahasseeáâ¡Èï¸Åâ¡Èï¸Åâ¡Èï¸Åâ¡Èï¸Åâ¡Èï¸ÅâÇÖOMG! What an incredible read!... When Iádevouráa book this quickly it only means one thing: I was so enraptured thatáI couldnâÇÖt put it down!âÇÖáCelebrating Authorsáâ¡Èï¸Åâ¡Èï¸Åâ¡Èï¸Åâ¡Èï¸Åâ¡Èï¸ÅâÇÖI was literally on the edge of my seat until the last pageátrying to figure out the mystery. ItâÇÖs anáadorable,ácaptivatingábook.âÇÖáWashington Life MagazineâÇÖI absolutely LOVED this!... Had me hooked... and I kept flipping through the pages becauseáI could not put it down!âÇÖábookishbri_, â¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡ÈâÇÖOh my goodness...áAmazing... Wow, what a phenomenal addition to this fantastic series...áfabulous read... exactly what I needed. Itámade me laugh out loud... Captivating... So good I may have to go back and read it again.âÇÖáPage Turners, â¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡È