Imagine waking up Christmas Eve, with the hangover from hell, and finding the body of your boss dressed as Father Christmas stabbed to death in your walk-in pantry.
This is exactly what happens to poor Anna following a gigantic party at her place the night before.
She must clean up the house and start preparing food before her in laws arrive, but there is the problem of the damn dead body to deal with.
She tells her husband about the inconvenient murder in the pantry and asks him to distract the kids while she works out what to do.
When two useless police officers turn up to investigate and seem more concerned about getting back to the station for their Christmas party than solving the murder, Anna takes matters into her own hands to figure out who killed him.
Everyone is a suspect. Her boss was a total sleaze, and many people despised him. With the help of her husband and her bestie, they start eliminating suspects.
Can Anna eliminate those closest to her, or is it possible she doesn't truly know them at all? Could her own husband be a murderer? What about her best friend? Is that why she is so keen to help, to take the focus away from her?
What ensues is a funny story that will have you laughing out loud on more than one occasion as Anna juggles the chaos of preparing for Christmas guests while trying to solve a murder and hide any trace of blood left in the pantry.
There are red hearings scattered throughout the story and the book kept me guessing until the very end. It is full of dark humour, with lots of great characters to keep you entertained. I also love British humour. This hilarious book has in bucket loads.
I love a good Christmas read, and this is something different from the romantic comedies and cute meets that flood the market during the festive season.
Don’t get me wrong, I love those books too, but if you want a good belly laugh and have a wicked sense of humour like me, grab yourself a copy to read over the Christmas break this year.
This book was a hoot. I really enjoyed it.
I give it 5 stars.
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