The Merry Christmas Murders
a thrilling new murder-mystery series
$25.66
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2026
Summary
Murder is AFOOT in this brand new murder-mystery series by leading adult crime writer, Alexandra Benedict. Perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time with a puzzle hook for middle-grade readers.
‘Sometimes, to solve the toughest crimes, you need to see the world differently…enter our group of ND supersleuths. Not since the London Eye Mystery has an author championed the beauty of difference so enjoyably.’ Phil Earle
<…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398540873 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1398540870 |
| Author: | Alexandra Benedict |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 182g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 130mm x 198mm |
| Audience Age: | 8 |
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Alexandra Benedict
Alexandra (A. K.) Benedict is a bestselling, award-winning writer of short stories, novels, and scripts. Educated at Cambridge, Sussex, and Clown School, Alexandra has been an indie-rock singer, an actor, an RLF Fellow, and a composer for film and TV. She has also taught and run the prestigious MA in Crime Thrillers at City University. She is now a full-time writer and creative coach.
As A. K. Benedict, she writes acclaimed short stories, high-concept novels, and award-winning audio drama for Big Finish, Audible UK, Audible US, and BBC Sounds, among others. She won the Scribe Award for her Doctor Who radio drama The Calendar Man and was shortlisted for the eDunnit Novel Award for The Beauty of Murder and the BBC Audio Drama Podcast Award for Children of the Stones.
As Alexandra Benedict, she writes puzzle-filled Christmas mysteries, of which The Christmas Murder Game and Murder on the Christmas Express were both bestsellers. The Christmas Murder Game was longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger. Her first festive thriller to feature Edie O’Sullivan, The Christmas Jigsaw Murders, was published in 2023.
She lives on the south coast of England with writer Guy Adams, their daughter Verity, and dog Dame Margaret Rutherford.
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