Alexandra (AK) Benedict is an award-winning writer of internationally bestselling novels, short stories, and scripts. As Alexandra Benedict, she writes Golden Age-inspired mysteries with a darker, contemporary edge. The Christmas Murder Game (Bonnier Zaffre, 2021), an Amazon Fiction Bestseller, has been published in twelve languages and was longlisted for the Gold Dagger Award. Murder on the Christmas Express (Simon & Schuster) is an international bestseller and reached number 12 in the UK paperbacks chart. The Christmas Jigsaw Murders (Simon & Schuster) is also a bestseller in hardback. The Christmas Cracker Killer (Simon & Schuster) will be out autumn 2025.

As AK Benedict, Alexandra writes high-concept speculative fiction, short stories, and audio drama. Shortlisted for the BBC Audio Drama Award for Children of the Stones (BBC Sounds/Radio 4) and other awards, she won the Scribe Award for her Doctor Who audio drama The Calendar Man (Big Finish) in 2019. Her debut novel, The Beauty of Murder (Orion), was nominated for the eDunnit Award, and her next novel, metafictional thriller Little Red Death (Simon & Schuster), is out February 2025.

Alexandra lives by the sea in Eastbourne, UK, with writer, Guy Adams, their daughter, Verity, and dog, Dame Margaret Rutherford.

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