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Death Comes at Christmas
Death Comes at Christmas
Oct 7, 2024 2:22 AM

Author:Gladys Mitchell

Death Comes at Christmas

The perfect classic crime story to cosy up with this winter as Amateur sleuth Mrs Bradley investigates a puzzling Christmas mystery.

'The equal of Dorothy L. Sayers and Agatha Christie' Independent

It is December and Mrs Bradley has left London behind for a relaxing visit to the Oxfordshire countryside.

Then, on Christmas Eve, a local solicitor is found dead by the river. Everyone believes that he suffered a heart attack - but Mrs Bradley is suspicious and is soon investigating a series of disturbing clues.

As the frost thaws and spring begins, the inimitable detective must work fast if she is to protect the people close to her from a resourceful killer...

First published in 1936 as Dead Men's Morris.

Reviews

Mrs Bradley is an amateur sleuth to rival Miss Marple… A cackling, leering, hooting delight… Added to the interest of the murder itself, we can delight in the picture of society that the novels afford, in the way that a photograph of a long-gone street can fascinate and charm… I just let it all wash over me, soak up the atmosphere, and revel in the character of the detective. I am delighted to have made Mrs Bradley’s acquaintance

—— Nicholas Lezard , Guardian

One of the ‘Big Three’ female mystery novelists, judged the equal of Dorothy L Sayers and Agatha Christie

—— Independent

If a relaxing diversion is of the essence for a good holiday, a Gladys Mitchell novel is a must

—— Daily Mail

Chilling and utterly gripping. Loved the twists and the well-drawn everyday details. A fantastic new book from the Queen of Creepy

—— Will Dean, bestselling author of Red Snow

The Other People is a creepy, intense novel that drew me right in and never let go. C. J. Tudor's books keep getting better and better, and this one won't let you stop reading until the very last page!

—— Samantha Downing, author of My Lovely Wife

Hugely enjoyable and deliciously creepy. I was hooked from its gripping opening, all the way through its many twists and turns. Ostensibly about a man searching for his missing daughter, it's a tale about loss, where nothing is quite as it seems; and, although you may think you've got it worked out, C. J. Tudor is always several steps ahead. A brilliant storyteller.

—— Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient

Her books have the ability to simultaneously make you unable to stop reading while wishing you could bury the book somewhere deep underground where it can't be found anymore. Compelling and haunting

—— Sunday Express

An intense novel that gets right to the heart of what it means to love and to grieve. Intriguing, dramatic and heart-breaking

—— Woman & Home

A father's desperate search for his vanished daughter provides the beating heart of this complex thriller, which is suffused with loss, longing and vengeance. Touches of the supernatural bring an extra dimension to the spine-tingling thrills

—— Sunday Mirror

A darkly compelling tale of justice, revenge and the darkness lurking at the edges of everyday life - with an utterly propulsive plot that makes it very, very hard to put down

—— T. M. Logan, bestselling author of The Holiday

C. J. Tudor is fast becoming one of my favourite authors. She has such a gift for storytelling. Couldn't turn the pages fast enough

—— Fiona Cummins, author of The Rattle

C. J. Tudor's best novel to date. This tale of the lengths some people will go to to ease their grief was utterly emotionally believable while still treading at the edges of the worlds of Stephen King and Dean Koontz. Gripping and thoroughly entertaining. I can't wait to see what she does next

—— Sarah Pinborough

It's rare to read something so downright terrifying but C.J. Tudor manages it time and again. The Other People grabs you by the throat and keeps on squeezing till the very last page. Clever. Original. Brilliant

—— Chris Whitaker

Fabulous

—— Paul Burke, author of The Burning Men

I adored The Other People. I was absolutely gripped from start to finish. Deliciously dark, with realistic characters that you simultaneously root for, then recoil from

—— Caz Frear

Excellent. A clever, tense and touching novel

—— Literary Review

Sets the bar high for every other thriller this year

—— John Marrs

Diabolically clever and propulsive as a rollercoaster. If you like twisty thrillers that leave you guessing till the very last page, this is a must-read

—— Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger and The Deep

Another black fist of doom, smashing into the feeble world . . . loved it!

—— Max Wesolowski

Such intricate and enthralling storytelling. Evocative and creepy

—— Amanda Reynolds

This book is chilling. It's the type of book you need to read with the lights on and the doors locked but it's so gripping you won't regret the mild night terrors

—— Yahoo! Style UK

C. J. Tudor has crafted an intense novel that gets right to the heart of what it means to love and to grieve . . . Intriguing, dramatic and heartbreaking

—— Woman & Home

A chilling psychological thriller, pulsing with atmosphere and plot twists

—— Candis

A well-crafted story that blends a mystery with some supernatural chills. You'll want to leave the light on

—— Best

A chilling, atmospheric tale of justice, revenge, and the darkness lurking on the fringes of society

—— Daily Express

Vivid characterisation, lots of mystery as well as a twisting plot, it makes for a gripping page turner

—— NB Magazine

The chilling new novel by the bestselling author of The Chalk Man is an absolute page-turner. We'll just say the author isn't referred to as the 'Queen of Creepy' for nothing

—— That's Life

Complex thriller which is suffused with loss, longing and vengeance. Touches of the supernatural add to the spine-tingling thrills

—— The People

A novel with a formidable emotional pull

—— Financial Times

C.J. Tudor is mastering the suspense/horror genre . . . It's quietly disconcerting, completely relatable and shows you that humans have a wonderfully dark side

—— Woman's Weekly

Kidnap mystery and horror suspense all rolled into one as a man is haunted by his abduction of his daughter while the woman who knows what happened is on the run for her life

—— Love it!

Praise for C. J. Tudor

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CJ Tudor taps into those things that woke you up in the night when you were a kid and then stay with you when you're an adult

—— Richard Armitage

Britain's female Stephen King

—— Daily Mail

Some writers have it, and some don't. C. J. Tudor has it big time

—— Lee Child

A dark star is born

—— A. J. Finn

An intense novel that gets right to the heart of what it means to love and grieve

—— Woman

Wonderfully gripping and doubt-inducing

—— Woman & Home
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