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Set against the picturesque backdrop of the Lake District, this Christmas special by Rebecca Tope immerses readers in a festive mystery. The story unfolds with a blend of holiday cheer and suspense, featuring engaging characters and a captivating plot that intertwines seasonal themes with a gripping narrative. As the characters navigate the challenges of the season, the tension builds, promising an intriguing and heartwarming experience for fans of cozy mysteries.

Two days before a special auction at a large house in Borrowdale, Christopher Henderson meets up with Jennifer Reade, the only known heir to the entire estate, and the expected recipient of the proceeds of the auction. She discovers a dead man in the cellar but threatens and cajoles Christopher into remaining silent about it until after the auction. The auction begins, but after a few hours is halted by the police. Jennifer Reade has been murdered ... Christopher's wife, and amateur sleuth Simmy, applies herself to the mystery of who the dead man was, and why he and Jennifer were killed.

Set in the picturesque town of Askham, near Ullswater, the story opens with the funeral of Humphrey Craig, the builder who converted Simmy's new house in Hartsop. The following day, when Simmy goes back to look at the grave and the flowers on it, she meets two women, Lindsay Wilson, an academic in her late twenties who is writing a thesis on Charles Dickens' Dombey and Son, and Pauline Parsons, a local matriarch aged 90. Just 24 hours later, Mrs Parsons is found dead on Askham Fell and Simmy is summoned to Penrith police station. She is told that she has been identified as the prime suspect . will DI Moxon be able to help Simmy out of this unscathed?

Thea Osborne reconnects with her friend Emmy while on a visit to the church in Baunton, near Cirencester with her stepdaughter Stephanie. Emmy, now married to local farmer Nick Weaver, asks Thea to, help them find their missing niece, Ginny. But before Thea can get started, she stumbles upon the recently killed body of Alice, a woman they had briefly seen in Cirencester the day before. Stephanie concentrates on searching for Ginny via social media while Thea is diverted into helping the police with the murder investigation. It soon becomes clear that Ginny and Alice are linked in a sinister way.

'As Rebecca Tope tells it, every rural idyll is blighted by underlying menace. Such is her writing skill, I'm inclined to believe her' Daily Mail

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