Poisoned Pen Press
The Christmas Murder Game
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A locked-room Christmas mystery where riddles reveal deadly family secrets... and the only escape is through the truth.
Fans of Agatha Christie and Lucy Foley will savor its locked-room twists, interactive puzzles, and chilling emotional stakes. Play along, uncover the truth, and beware: at Endgame House, the most dangerous gift is buried in the past.
Lily Armitage never wanted to return to Endgame House. The grand estate holds too many painful memories--including the unsolved murder of her mother, twenty-one Christmases ago.
But when a cryptic invitation arrives, Lily can't ignore it. Her aunt has resurrected the family's infamous holiday tradition: twelve days of riddles, one each day until Twelfth Night. The prize? The keys to Endgame House--and a promise to reveal her mother's killer.
Snowed in with her estranged, scheming cousins and a deadly game underway, Lily must confront the ghosts of her past, decipher riddles that cut to the bone, and survive a chilling race for the truth.
Because at Endgame House, everyone has something to hide. And this Christmas, the truth is worth killing for.
Praise for The Christmas Murder Game:
"Curl up by the fire (and lock all the doors) for this Christmas cracker of a book." --C.S. Green, author of Sleep Tight
"The perfect Christmas read . . . and puzzles galore for both readers and the players of the game." -- W.C. Ryan, author of A House of Ghosts
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Book Details
ISBN:
9781728263038
EAN:
9781728263038
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
288
Authors:
Alexandra Benedict
Publisher:
Poisoned Pen Press
This is a clever premise that is spoiled by rather poor writing. Not everything should be described with a simile or metaphor! Writing was far too flowery and sophomoric to allow the reader to enjoy the puzzles. Maybe next time, less clever puzzles and more emphasis on good solid writing.
Fun and easy read, kept me on my toes. Not the typical holiday story
I may be being generous, but it did keep me intrigued enough to get through it. Some parts were predictable, I knew who the killer was when the first person went down. Possible spoilers ahead: All of the clues were left in sonnet form, I think, and maybe I would have actually liked the book if i remembered what iambic pentameter was, or cared. Our leading lady is constantly putting herself and her unborn child in very unnecessary danger. Her argument for wearing a maternity corset (to poorly attempt to hide the pregnancy btw) is that they used to way back when. Um, yeah, and doctors told women they could smoke and drink during pregnancy, too. She truly is an idiot. Then there's the inbreeding. Everyone in my book club hated it.As far as the item itself, well, the font was readable and good size. Binding was good. Cover is as shown in the picture, which I think is beautifully done.
Lily hasn’t been to Endgame, the family manor house, since she was 12. After her mum committed suicide, she left and never went back. But now her Aunt Liliana has died, and has requested that the cousins meet at the house for one last Christmas game. And the prize is the deed to Endgame House.As children, they used to play the game to find their presents. Lily was always best at solving the clues, which earned her the resentment of her cousins. So she stopped playing and stopped coming for Christmas. But now Lilliana is dead and has told Lily that her mom was actually murdered and that she has to solve the clues to find out who did it. And so she goes. The cousins are gathered and there is still resentment. And this time people will kill for the win.This one was good. I am not great with clues, but I did figure out who the bad guy was. Some of the prose was a bit flowery for me but overall I did enjoy it. And Christmas Murder Mystery is a fun take on the holidays. OH! And the author hid games for the reader too. An anagram of each of the days of Christmas was hidden in the story. I got exactly zero of those
I really liked it and it kept me on my toes! I did figure it out a little easier than I would have wanted, but it had me second guessing myself. Overall I thought it was a fun and quick read!
