{"product_id":"the-christmas-clue-9780571395026","title":"The Christmas Clue","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA true Christmas cracker!' Andrew Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat fun!' Lynne Truss\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristmas Eve, 1943. Anthony and Elva Pratt arrive in a snowy English village to run a murder mystery game  and instead discover a real murder.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ingenious plot' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA great read for Christmas . . . nostalgic and thoroughly entertaining.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnexpectedly emotive, engaging and sweet.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Pratts had planned for festive cheer, despite the wartime shortages: with Elva's map of the hotel and Anthony's prop weapons to use as clues, the guests in their parlour game would move through the rooms to figure out whodunnit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But when Anthony discovers the cook's sister Miss Silver beaten to death, they instead find themselves investigating a shockingly real crime. The hotel manager Mr Browning is trying to keep the peace but the guests are agitated, Colonel Colman is about to take over the hotel for the war effort  and the mysterious Mrs Threadgold hasn't been seen at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn games, there's only one victim  but this is real life. Can the Pratts puzzle out this Christmas mystery before it's too late?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Nicola Upson:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Always a delight.' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUpson [. . .] gives new life to a classic murder setting.' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderful writing.' Ian Moore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA talented author of historical crime.' \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742261608791,"sku":"9780571395026","price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780571395026.jpg?v=1758383831","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-christmas-clue-9780571395026","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}