The Case of the Christmas Card, 9781529449587
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Christmas, murder, and Charles Dickens crash into a detective’s London.
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The Case of the Christmas Card

A festive murder mystery novella featuring Ali Dawson

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  • Paperback

    176 pages

  • Release Date

    5 October 2026

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Summary

A festive murder mystery novella featuring Ali Dawson

No-one is more surprised than time-travelling detective Ali Dawson when Charles Dickens suddenly turns up on her doorstep a few days before Christmas. The Great Writer is as baffled as she is as to how he got there. Ali takes him in, despite being preoccupied with a new cold case around the murdered artist Sylvester Strong.

Dickens is a rather demanding house guest. However, as a detective, he shows distinc…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529449587
ISBN-10:1529449588
Author:Elly Griffiths
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Imprint:Quercus Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:176
Release Date:5 October 2026
Weight:0g
Dimensions:216mm x 135mm
Series:The Ali Dawson Mysteries
About The Author

Elly Griffiths

Elly Griffiths is a multi-award-winning author and a No. 1 bestseller. She has written twenty-seven crime novels for adults; four for children, and a volume of short stories. Her books for adults include the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries, the Brighton Mysteries and the Detective Harbinder Kaur series, as well as The Frozen People, the first book in the Ali Dawson Mysteries.

Elly’s many accolades include the CWA Dagger in the Library, the Edgar Award, the Fingerprint Award for Crime Novel of the Year and the Theakston Old Peculier Outstanding Contribution Award, as well as being shortlisted multiple times for the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year Award.

Elly has two grown-up children and lives near Brighton with her archaeologist husband and their cat, Pip.

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