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The Christmas Clue
- Author
- Nicola Upson
- Narrator
- Keith Wickham
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 20 October 2026
- Run Time
- 3 hours 51 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In this festive whodunit, set in a cozy snowed-in country-house, an innocent mystery game goes horribly wrong, leaving the real-life couple who invented the game Clue to solve a real murder.
"A perfect Christmas crime story." —Elly Griffiths, bestselling author of the Dr. Ruth Galloway series
It is Christmas Eve, 1943, when Anthony and Elva Pratt arrive at a snowy English country house to host a murder mystery game, but instead find themselves solving a real murder.
The Pratts had planned on a festive game to liven up the dreary wartime atmosphere, where guests using prop weapons as clues would explore the house to solve the whodunnit.
It is all fun and games until Anthony discovers the cook’s sister Miss Silver beaten to death, leaving the sleuthy couple to solve an all-too-real murder. The hotel manager Mr. Browning is trying to keep calm, but the guests are agitated, Colonel Colman seizes the opportunity to take over the hotel for the war effort—and the enigmatic Mrs. Threadgold’s whereabouts remain a mystery.
Snowed-in with a murderer in their midst, the Pratts must investigate the novel’s colorful cast. But can they solve this Christmas mystery before someone else is killed?
Critics Review
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“A perfect Christmas crime story.”—Elly Griffiths, author of the Ruth Galloway series
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"Terrific historical detail… this twisted tale still resonates today."—Val McDermid, internationally bestselling author of the Detective Karen Pirie Series
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Details
- Author
- Nicola Upson
- Narrator
- Keith Wickham
- Duration
- 3 hours 51 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 October 2026
- ISBN
- 9781668660430
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery fiction, Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
In this festive whodunit, set in a cozy snowed-in country-house, an innocent mystery game goes horribly wrong, leaving the real-life couple who invented the game Clue to solve a real murder."A perfect Christmas crime story." —Elly Griffiths, bestselling author of the Dr. Ruth Galloway series It is Christmas Eve, 1943, when Anthony and Elva Pratt arrive at a snowy English country house to host a murder mystery game, but instead find themselves solving a real murder. The Pratts had planned on a festive game to liven up the dreary wartime atmosphere, where guests using prop weapons as clues would explore the house to solve the whodunnit. It is all fun and games until Anthony discovers the cook’s sister Miss Silver beaten to death, leaving the sleuthy couple to solve an all-too-real murder. The hotel manager Mr. Browning is trying to keep calm, but the guests are agitated, Colonel Colman seizes the opportunity to take over the hotel for the war effort—and the enigmatic Mrs. Threadgold’s whereabouts remain a mystery. Snowed-in with a murderer in their midst, the Pratts must investigate the novel’s colorful cast. But can they solve this Christmas mystery before someone else is killed?
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