The Killer's Christmas List
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Crime; Thriller
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November 2023
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World Rights: HarperNorth, HarperCollins
All they want for Christmas is you...
In the picturesque village of Kibblesworth, DI Tom Stonem is dreaming of a quiet Christmas alone.
But in the shadow of the Angel of the North, a body lies waiting. The dead man is posed with a child’s Christmas list in his pocket, and the first mysterious item – 1. No angel – is crossed off.
When a second body is found – a woman, stabbed in the abdomen after her work Christmas do – Stonem is convinced there’s a grim connection between the crime scenes and the seemingly innocent list. 2. Red partee dress. Could this be a murderer’s twisted code?
As a blizzard rages in the Tyne & Wear countryside, the body count is snowballing. Can Stonem stop the killer before they get everyone on their Christmas list?
Selected Praise
“A brilliant premise and a very clever ending - I would dash through the snow to buy this!”
“Completely fooled me ... I am in awe of Chris Frost’s plotting skills. Loved it.”
“You’ll need ice in your veins to reach the stunning, twisting finale. This should be on every crime reader’s Christmas wish list.”