Murder For Christmas Av Francis Duncan

<p><b>Mulled wine, mince pies...and murder.</b><br><br>Mordecai Tremaine, former tobacconist and perennial lover of romance novels, has been invited to spend Christmas in the sleepy village of Sherbroome at the country retreat of one Benedict Grame.<br><br>Arriving on Christmas Eve, he finds that the revelries are in full flow - but so too are tensions amongst the assortment of guests.<br><br>Midnight strikes and the party-goers discover that it''s not just presents nestling under the tree...there''s a dead body too. A dead body that bears a striking resemblance to Father Christmas.<br><br>With the snow falling and the suspicions flying, it''s up to Mordecai to sniff out the culprit - and prevent someone else from getting murder for Christmas.<br><br><b>''The book nods towards Agatha Christie but retains a crackling atmosphere of dread and horror that will chill the heart however warm your fireside'' <i>Metro</i></b></p>