12 Murders of Christmas

The perfect Christmas gift for armchair detectives – Agatha Christie meets Murdle.

12 murderous mysteries to read.

20 perplexing puzzles to solve.

1 mystifying murder to unravel…

Mastermind Puzzlemaster Sarah Dunnakeycordially invites you to crack the code of who killed Edward Luddenham.

It’s the first anniversary of the mysterious death of Edward Luddenham, found dead at his home on the Yorkshire moors one frosty Christmas Eve.

Now nine people gather at his manor house for the reading of the Will. Each has their own motivations for coming: curiosity, duty, unrequited love, desperation, greed.

They have been instructed to bring a “festive mystery story” to share.

But all you need is a pencil.

Safe from the biting cold and the relentless snowfall outside, settle in with your favourite tipple in hand, as the storytelling begins.

Though you’ll need to keep your wits about you – for among those present is Edward’s killer…

Can you solve the puzzles and unmask the murderer before they strike again?

Agatha Christie meets Murdle with these twelve puzzling whodunnits from renowned professional puzzler Sarah Dunnakey, that will test even the most seasoned of sleuths this Christmas.

Author Bio

Sarah grew up in Guisborough, on the edge of the North York Moors and later Redcar in Teesside, by the sea.

After brief stints as a College Librarian, an Education Officer in a Victorian Cemetery and an NHS researcher she landed her dream job as a Question Researcher on Mastermind.

Sarah now writes and verifies questions for several TV quiz shows including University Challenge, Pointless and 15-to-1. Her work, especially researching Specialist Subjects for Mastermind, has been a rich source of story ideas.

She has had short stories published in various anthologies. Sarah’s story ‘The Marzipan Husband’ was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. In 2014 she won a Northern Writers’ Award for the ‘The Companion’.

My Thoughts

When I decided to join this blogtour I came in with a completely open mind and an excitement that I hadn’t felt in a while about a new author to me.

What really intrigued me went beyond the stories to the riddles and puzzles that were placed into these stories.  This is an interesting way and giving the readers something extra.

The book was quite interesting and had lots of fun little clues that make this feel more entertaining.

The writing was very intense at times and while I felt that sometimes it went over my head I think they did an amazing job writing the book. 

Story flow is a big thing for me and this made so much sense and it kept me wanting to read more.  It is the sign of a great story when you want more and can’t stop reading the book.

This book made me feel interested again in new books.  Before I felt like I was in a slump where nothing was keeping my attention for long.  Thanks to this book I feel my reading mojo has returned.