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The Christmas Clue
The Christmas Clue: The Most Puzzling Festive Whodunnit to Gift This Christmas | Nicola Upson
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Christmas Eve, 1943. Anthony and Elva Pratt arrive in a snowy English village to run a murder mystery game - and instead discover a real murder. The Pratts had planned for festive cheer, despite the wartime shortages: with Elva's map of the hotel and Anthony's prop weapons to use as clues, the guests in their parlour game would move through the rooms to figure out whodunnit. But when Anthony discovers the cook's sister Miss Silver beaten to death, they instead find themselves investigating a shockingly real crime. The hotel manager Mr Browning is trying to keep the peace but the guests are agitated, Colonel Colman is about to take over the hotel for the war effort - and the mysterious Mrs Threadgold hasn't been seen at all. In games, there's only one victim - but this is real life. Can the Pratts puzzle out this Christmas mystery before it's too late?
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RaeLovesToRead
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Mehso-so

For anyone who is thinking about writing a cosy Christmas mystery, I have some advice. If you're going to do a cheesy set up with festive puzzles or (in this case) characters called Colonel Colman and Reverend Teal... it does not work to start tackling highly triggering subject matter.

It doesn't matter how sensitively it is handled, the book loses its identity as a cosy and leaves you feeling sad.

CW in comments.

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RaeLovesToRead CW: child sexual abuse 15h
Eggbeater Oh wow. That does not sound like a cozy at all. 14h
RaeLovesToRead @Eggbeater It was cosy until it wasn't :/ 14h
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Susanita 😬 14h
Bookwormjillk Yikes 14h
Ruthiella Oh, agree. I would definitely have an issue with that too. 🙁 12h
willaful Yikes! 6h
DGRachel Oh no. No, no, no, no. I would be so upset. 5h
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RaeLovesToRead
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https://youtu.be/Q6I18m5FRCo?si=twx12Al-7-3ij64c

@Ruthiella and anyone else joining in the #christmascrimechallenge ❄️🌟🎁🎅🎄

Please excuse the voice / face. I am still sick 🤒

Ruthiella Thank you! Lots of great ideas! 🎄💀🎅🏻🔪 2w
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